Most healthcare organizations have already managed the transition from paper to electronic medical records. It was time-consuming, challenging and nerve-wracking. But with the first-generation of EMRs approaching the end of their usefulness, with mergers and acquisitions requiring the adoption of new systems (most incompatible with the legacy systems), with the advent of new government standards, more rigorous legal requirements and higher expectations associated with “value-based care” and
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Geisinger’s KeyHIE to Deploy FHIR-Based Imaging App Across Network
Key Highlights- Geisinger’s KeyHIE has selected Life Image to become the first in the nation to implement FHIR-based imaging app to share diagnostic content in the provider portal. - From the KeyHIE provider portal, doctors can call up a patient’s medical imaging directly through the Life Image Viewer app and examine it while reading the diagnostic report within their portal.- The solution allows the integration of actionable data and clinically important information for diagnosis or treatment
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MEDITECH to Offer Expanse EHR Through Google Cloud Platform
- MEDITECH Expanse platform will be one of the first EHRs available through Google Cloud Platform (GCP), delivering a new level of digital transformation. - Collaboration with Google Cloud will securely deliver greater access to patient data, facilitating interoperability, and enhancing scalability.As healthcare organizations look for new ways to enhance health IT interoperability while reducing infrastructure costs, many are turning to the cloud. Today, MEDITECH announced it is expanding the
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Through EHR Integration, CVS Specialty Launches Specialty Expedite to Streamline Prescription Onboarding
- CVS Specialty launches Specialty Expedite, a pharmacy solution that uses technology to significantly streamline the process and keep patients informed of the status of their prescription along the way.
- Streamlined prior authorization and benefits verification process using connectivity with EHR platforms, helping patients get their medications in as little as three days.
- Patients are also able to choose how they want to get their specialty medications – at their local CVS
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Allscripts Certifies Redox as First Global Integration Engine of Allscripts Developer Program
- Allscripts has certified Redox as the first global integration engine of the Allscripts Developer Program (ADP).- Redox provides a single, global connection to Allscripts Unity APIs that digital health vendors can use to integrate and exchange data with approved Allscripts client sites.- All digital health vendors that are part of the Redox Interoperability Network will automatically be eligible for Allscripts Unity API access; these digital health vendors benefit from faster implementation
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HHS Announces 2 Leap in Health IT Awardees Focused on Interoperability
- HHS announces San Diego Regional Health Information Exchange and The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) as awardees of the LEAP in Health IT funding opportunity. - Awardees projects will focus on advancing health IT interoperability to improve healthcare for patients nationwide.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced two awards under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health
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ONC Awards The Sequoia Project to Serve As Recognized Coordinating Entity to Support Interoperability
Quick Glance- ONC awards The Sequoia Project a cooperative agreement for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement to support advancing nationwide interoperability of electronic health information- The RCE will be responsible for developing, updating, implementing, and maintaining the Common Agreement component of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)- RCE will collaborate with ONC to designate and monitor Qualified Health Information Networks (QHIN), modify and
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Interoperability: Why Health Systems Need to Integrate Their Digital Stack
Several years ago, Thomas Friedman, the best-selling New York Times columnist, began pointing out how application programming interfaces (APIs) and the resultant connectivity was enabling one-touch consumer engagement with a broad range of services. We now take it for granted that we can call a car service from our phone, watch the driver approach on a map, and then pay for our ride without leaving a single application.
Similarly, we can scroll through dozens of different brands of olive oil
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Cerner Names Amazon Web Services (AWS) As Preferred Cloud Provider
Cerner names Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider to power enhanced clinical experiences, etc.Cerner Corporation (CERN) today announced a multi-faceted, strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, to accelerate healthcare innovation across the globe including naming AWS its preferred cloud provider. This expanded relationship is expected to power enhanced clinical experiences, increase efficiencies by lowering operational burdens for
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CMS Launches Pilot to Give Clinicians Direct Access to Claims Data
New CMS Pilot program gives clinicians direct access to claims data, putting patients over paperwork and at the center of their care.Today, at the White House Blue Button Developers Conference (BBDC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new pilot program for clinicians called “Data at the Point of Care” (DPC). DPC is based on an industry-standard application programming interface (API), and is part of the MyHealthEData Administration-wide initiative that is
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