By Hannah Nelson
August 10, 2023 – Aetna, a CVS Health company, has awarded Georgia’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE) $200,000 for a pilot project to drive social determinants of health (SDOH) interoperability.
The Georgia Health Information…
Joel Landau, founder and chairman of The Allure Group
Nursing homes have embraced technology, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, to help seniors, staff, and clinicians better communicate with one another and for residents to stay…
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By Hannah Nelson
August 04, 2023 – The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has awarded health IT vendor PointClickCare Technologies a contract to implement a behavioral health treatment…
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By Hannah Nelson
June 26, 2023 – Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has rejected proposed rule changes by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) regarding the implementation of a statewide health information exchange (HIE), according to reporting…
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By Hannah Nelson
June 21, 2023 – Life is a Journey, a behavioral health practice outside of Dallas, Texas, has selected eClinicalWorks EHR to improve care coordination.
The EHR vendor’s behavioral health module includes progress note templates,…
The following is a guest article by Patrick Reetz, Chief Product Officer at LinkLive
The pandemic was the catalyst for digital healthcare and transforming modern patient care. But it happened abruptly, leaving many challenges in…
Tammi Jantzen, Co-founder, Astarte Medical
Protocol Driven Care
Often proclaimed as the most effective method of reducing costs for hospitals, standardization is said to promote quality patient care at a cost-effective price. Standardization reduces waste, makes…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
June 01, 2023 – While more primary care practices are screening patients for social risk, the cost of social determinants of health (SDOH) interventions targeting housing security, non-emergency medical transportation, and community-based care…
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By Hannah Nelson
May 30, 2023 – Health information exchange (HIE) may mitigate information discontinuity present in fragmented readmissions, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
Fragmented readmissions, defined as readmissions to a different…
Seamless healthcare data exchange is significant in today’s digital age. It helps provide high-quality and efficient patient care every time. The ability to share health information among healthcare providers and patients efficiently and securely…
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