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Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR, EHR and Healthcare IT News ([Global] oracle cloud) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer launched Care...

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR and EHR ([Global] oracle cloud) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer launched Care Management Copilot,...

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR and EHR ([Global] oracle cloud) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer launched Care Management Copilot,...

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR and EHR ([Global] Oracle Advanced Analytics) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer launched Care...

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR and EHR ([Global] Oracle Advanced Analytics) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer launched Care...

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR and EHR ([Global] autonomous oracle) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer launched Care Management...

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR, EHR and Healthcare IT News ([Global] Oracle Advanced Analytics) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer...

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR and EHR ([Global] autonomous oracle) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer launched Care Management...

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR and HIPAA ([Global] autonomous oracle) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer launched Care Management...

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories by Brian Eastwood via EMR and HIPAA ([Global] oracle cloud) URL: https://ift.tt/mEp4AKH Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. NCQA launched a Virtual Care Accreditation evaluation program, with its first modules applying to primary care and urgent care. Studies A Health Affairs Scholar paper found 63% of health information organizations plan to participate in TEFCA, while 32% don’t know if they will. Not surprisingly, the most common barrier among holdouts is a lack of a strategic plan. A data analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies found a 9% increase in 90-day prescriptions for managing chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes. A March of Dimes report found 35% of U.S. counties lack a single obstetric clinician, while half of counties don’t have access to a hospital with obstetric care. Research from Authenticx found 19% of customer interactions with healthcare organizations are disrupted, with organizations spending an average of $3.8 million on agent time to resolve these disruptions. Partnerships AvaSure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an inpatient virtual concierge solution. Procurement vendor LogicSource is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to help health systems apply benchmarks to non-clinical spending categories. DrFirst and ContinuumCloud are partnering to bring advanced medication management and prescribing capabilities to behavioral health providers. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers. Lyric is partnering with Strout to offer coordination of benefits as part of its payment integrity product. RCM and population health management vendor UnisLink launched its Clinician Wallet powered by Axuall, a workforce management vendor. This integration streamlines clinician onboarding. In addition, Axuall received a patent for digital credential verification and management. Products Abbott announced U.S. availability of Lingo, a continuous glucose monitor cleared by the FDA in June and available without a prescription. Innovaccer launched Care Management Copilot,...