UnitedHealthcare and Quest Diagnostics have established a long-term strategic partnership as the two organizations focus on ways to create more personalized care recommendations and a simpler consumer experience for the more than 48 million people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare plans. Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, Quest will be participating as a national provider of laboratory services for all UnitedHealthcare plan participantsUnder the partnership, UnitedHealthcare and Quest will use real-time data
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KLAS Report Reveals 3 Core Barriers to NHS Interoperability in England
Electronic patient record interoperability in NHS England is benefiting patient care but facing substantial barriers, according to a new KLAS report. NHS England’s Five-Year Forward View and the National Information Board’s response have thrust interoperable systems into the national spotlight in England, including the development of a Local Health and Care Record Exemplar program. This report represents KLAS’ first look at interoperability within the NHS. The report, NHS Interoperability 2018:
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Redox Launches FHIR API for Health Data Exchange on Redox Network
Health integration platform Redox, today announced that they will now offer developers and healthcare organizations the option to use FHIR®, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource, for health data exchange over the Redox Network: R^FHIR. R^FHIR expands the capabilities of the Redox Platform by offering developers the choice to interact with a singular FHIR® implementation while still benefiting from the standardization and normalization provided to the network of organizations using Redox
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Why We Are at the Crossroads of the Next Healthcare Disruption
At a moment when consumer technology giants Apple, Amazon and Google are poised to put heavy footprints on the healthcare technology environment, new reports of patient dissatisfaction with current hospital EHR solutions seem to be paving the way. This confluence of developments may be the perfect setting for the next major disruption in our industry, a scenario that many hospital leaders, physicians and health tech vendors won’t relish. But many consumers will, especially those under 40. Here’s
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62% of Hospitals are Not Using Patient Information Outside Their EHRs
As nearly every U.S. hospital has an electronic health record system installed, sixty-two percent of¬¬ hospitals aren't using patient information outside their EHRs in Q1 2018, according to a new survey conducted by Black Book Market Research. The report reveals hospitals are still struggling with exchanging patient health records with other healthcare providers, particularly physicians not on the same EHR platform. In fact, twenty-four percent say they are still unable to use much meaningful
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Post-HIMSS18: Where are the Interoperable Killer Apps in Healthcare?
In his HIMSS keynote address, Alphabet’s former executive chairman and now current technical advisor Eric Schmidt warned attendees that the “future of healthcare lies in the need for killer apps.” But he also cautioned that the transition to a better digitally connected health future isn't just one killer app, but a system of apps working together in the cloud. He also advocated transforming the massive amount of data held in EHRs into information and knowledge.Schmidt is correct in his
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Human API Teams Up with CMS to Launch FHIR-based API
Human API, the largest patient-centric health data network has announced a collaboration with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make the new CMS Blue Button 2.0 API available through the Human API data network. This collaboration will enable millions of Medicare patients to connect and authorize the sharing of their longitudinal claims information with new providers, clinical researchers, and digital health services.With the CMS Blue Button 2.0 API available through Human
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SSI Group Acquires Health Data Aggregation Company ICA CareAlign
The SSI Group, an industry leader in revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions, has announced the acquisition of Nashville, TN-based Informatics Corporation of America (ICA), a provider of aggregation and exchange of patient clinical data under the brand name of CareAlign.The combined expertise and information services will help a diverse set of healthcare organizations improve their ability to address the growing need to combine administrative, financial, and clinical data driven by changes in
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Medsphere CEO Talks Affordable Healthcare IT and Future of EHRs
Medsphere’s Irv Lichtenwald explains why the health IT industry needs to push for interoperable EHR solutions to curb healthcare costs. Health systems are spending obscene amounts of money on EHR implementations. In 2017 alone, Mayo Clinic began implementing a $1.5 billion integrated Epic EHR system. Temple Health reported a $5.7 million operating loss largely due to higher than expected staffing costs associated with their recent Epic EHR implementation. The provider set aside $15.1 million in
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Sequoia Project eHealth Exchange, DSS Launch Health Data Sharing Pilot
DSS, Inc., today announced a DSS Direct Messaging pilot program on the nationwide eHealth Exchange health data sharing network. The pilot program is designed to bridge a gap for secure relevant data sharing with federal agencies using Direct Messaging. The pilot will increase the ability to coordinate care with community health facilities by reaching more rural community care / critical access hospitals and community health providers.When government entities choose to participate in this Pilot,
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