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HIMSSCast: Whole person care and data interoperability drivers

Healthcare It News

Social determinants of health – the food, shelter and security attributes of patients that exist outside of care settings – contribute disproportionate risks for disease, hospital readmissions and a lack of access to quality healthcare among vulnerable populations, including people on Medicare.

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AHA says OCR's online tracking tool rules need to go

Healthcare It News

AHA, however, noted two specific issues that "would benefit from congressional attention" – OCR's December rule regarding the use of online tracking tools and the various state privacy regulations that pile on HIPAA.

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How AI-Powered Ambient Listening Is Transforming Clinical Documentation

HIT Consultant

These algorithms account for background noise, medical terminology, and speaker variations, ensuring high accuracy. â–ª Integration with EHR Systems: Most tools are designed to seamlessly integrate with existing EHR systems, enabling all patient data to be stored centrally and easily accessed by authorized personnel.

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People Using Health Apps and Wearable Tech Most Likely Track Exercise and Heart Rate, Sleep and Weight – But Cost Is Still A Barrier

Health Populi

Among those people who do not yet use health apps or wearable tech for health, cost is the top reason they haven’t adopted digital health tools, Morning Consult found. Why do people own and use health wearables? In a distant third place is encouragement in losing or controlling weight (13%).

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): Proceedings from the National Forum on Care Coordination for CYSHCN

NASHP

High-quality, integrated care requires strong system-level partnerships, information and data sharing, and family-centered practices. Yet, states often face barriers to integrated care including a lack of trust across agencies, privacy regulations that may hinder data sharing, and misaligned eligibility, enrollment, and referral systems.

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July 2022 Semi-Annual Health IT Market Review

HIT Consultant

Note that point estimates such as the mean or median can often be misleading on their own, as they do not convey the level of variability which can be very high such as in the Telemedicine and Population Health sectors. The Controlled Substances Act regulates the distribution of potentially addictive medicines like Adderall and Xanax.

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The Monetary, Clinical and Ethical Value of Patient Data – A View from the UK and NHS

Health Populi

Some of the names mentioned are Allscripts, athenahealth, Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd., Health Populi’s Hot Points: In the U.S., fear of health data privacy breaches is a bipartisan issue, a US Chamber of Commerce/Morning Consult poll found last this week. In the U.S., without greater protection.