News 6/30/23

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Just in time for the long holiday weekend, HHS publishes a 130-page final rule outlining the civil money penalties health IT developers will incur for information-blocking. HHS may publish a proposed rule for provider penalties in September.

Webinars

July 12 (Wednesday) 2 ET. “101: National Network Data Exchanges.” Sponsor: Particle Health. Presenter: Troy Bannister, founder and CEO, Particle Health. It’s highly likely that your most recent medical records were indexed by a national Health Information Network (HIN). Network participants can submit basic demographic information into an API and receive full, longitudinal medical records sourced from HINs. Records come in a parsed, standardized format, on demand, with a success rate above 90%. There’s so much more to learn and discover, which is why Troy Bannister is going to provide a 101 on all things HIN. You will learn what HINs are, see how the major HINS compare, and learn how networks will evolve due to TEFCA.

July 27 (Thursday) noon ET. “Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Use Generative AI.” Sponsor: Orbita. Presenter: Bill Rogers, co-founder, president, and chairman, Orbita. The advent of generative AI tools truly represents a paradigm shift. And while some healthcare leaders embrace the transformation, others are hesitant. Invest 20 minutes to learn why you shouldn’t wait. When combined with natural language processing, workflow automation and conversational dialogs, generative AI can help leaders address a raft of challenges: from over-extended staff, to the rising demand for self-service tools, to delivering secure information to key stakeholders. You will learn where AI delivers the greatest value for providers and life sciences, how it can solve critical challenges faced by healthcare leaders, and how Orbita has integrated generative AI into its conversational platform so healthcare leaders can leverage its full capabilities safely and securely.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

The Idaho Health Data Exchange prepares to exit bankruptcy after filing for Chapter 11 last August. The nonprofit found itself facing insolvency after government funding dried up and business deals fell through, leaving it $4 million in debt and facing lawsuits from creditors. The exchange, which replaced its executive director several weeks ago, plans to achieve funding through user fees, which may be a challenge given that only 46 healthcare organizations are currently signed up for IHDE’s top tier of service.

Sales

• Ochsner Health (LA) selects Aidoc’s enterprise AI implementation and integration platform and imaging AI algorithms.

People

Cordea Consulting names Mike Blundell (Sharp HealthCare) VP of consulting and delivery.

Evelyn Daniels (2Morrow) joins Laguna Health as VP of business development.

Announcements and Implementations

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (IL) integrates Sonifi Health’s patient engagement and educational content with its interactive bedside television system.

Community Health Northwest Florida rolls out EClinicalWorks across its 19 locations.

Cleveland Clinic prepares to open a new hospital in Ohio that will offer patients in each of its 57 rooms the ability to access telehealth services from off-site specialists.

EMPI vendor 4medica announces GA of its new EZReg patient registration software.

AtlantiCare leverages Unite New Jersey, the care coordination and social services referral network developed by Unite Us.

Government and Politics

IHealth Solutions, doing business as medical coding, billing, and health IT services vendor Advantum Health, will pay $75,000 to settle potential HIPAA violations related to the 2017 unauthorized transfer of PHI from an unprotected server.

Sponsor Updates

• EClinicalWorks releases a new podcast, “Redesigned Dashboard: Transforming Safety & Compliance.”
• VisiQuate announces its selection as the number-one solution for hospital and health system financial IT revenue analytics by Black Book Research.
• Carson Medical Group (NV) successfully transitions to the EClinicalWorks Cloud EHR.
• Everest Group names AGS Health a leader in RCM operations for the third consecutive year.
• Pivot Point Consulting partners with HIMSS as part of the HIMSS Digital Health Technology Partnership Program.
• First Databank names Eddye Hernandez advanced software engineer, Paul Kuzma software test engineer, and C. Brett Smith business development representative.
• The Health Information Resource Center honors Healthwise with six digital health awards for its medical illustrations and health education videos.
• Cordea Consulting names Bill Smith (Affirm) director, Epic practice; Aubrey Sherffius (Cerner) senior revenue cycle consultant; Henry Jemiola (Meditech) HIS consultant; and Kendra Krauss (Krames) strategic account director.
• Interbit Data partners with Florie, bringing its connected communications application to Interbit’s Beacon Active downtime solution.

Blog Posts

• Is Driving Revenue Growth Your Top Priority? Spoiler: It Better Be (Get-to-Market Health)
• Technology integration is key to improving the patient experience (Wolters Kluwer Health)
• How Analytics Can Help in the Emergency Department (Dimensional Insight)
• The Power of RPA in Reducing Burnout in Healthcare (Divurgent)
• Solving the Top Reasons Patients LWBS: Wait Time (Experity)
• What Do Your Calls Look Like? (Five9)
• How health systems can reduce their attack surface with VTM (Fortified Health Security)
• Health Information Management Budgets: What You Need to Know (HealthMark Group)
• How to Prepare for Your Facility’s Next EHR Upgrade (HealthTech Resources)
• Nuvolo Implementation Prep: Getting the Data Right (Healthcare IT Leaders)
• Unlocking Testing Efficiency and Reliability: A Case Study Anthology on EMR Test Automation (Keysight)
• Longitudinal care records: How an EMPI can help make these a reality (Rhapsody)
• Linking People and Processes: IT Implementation for Community Hospitals (Medhost)

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