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What will be the impact of COVID-19 on the next wave of health IT innovation?

Healthcare It News

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of all kinds of healthcare information technology, from telehealth to artificial intelligence. Crunchbase estimates that healthcare technology companies have raised a record-breaking $36.6 billion globally from 2020 through October 2021.

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Healthcare Interoperability Has Arrived: 3 Ways to Harness the Potential

HIT Consultant

While the healthcare industry has been extolling the virtues of data interoperability for years until recently it has remained one of the biggest obstacles to providing quality healthcare today. Yet, the tides are turning.

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Healthcare & Life Science M&A Activity Plummets 1H’22

HIT Consultant

CMS Proposed Changes to the Physician Fee Schedule 2023 : On July 7, 2022, the CMS announced that it is soliciting public comment on proposed policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) effective on or after January 1, 2023. Health IT Equities: Healthcare Information Technology equities were down 21.2%

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

It has to do with the every-evolving advancement in healthcare information technology. If you have been working in healthcare over the past 10 years, you’ll remember the implementation of attesting to “Meaningful Use”, the government’s ploy to strongly encourage implementation of electronic health records.

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Ensuring Provider Directory Compliance With H.R. 133

Verisys

While the three regulations combined place a strain on healthcare information technology resources, there is hope. Donald Potts has helped healthcare customers define business problems and design innovative solutions since he started at Optum in 2008. The post Ensuring Provider Directory Compliance With H.R.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

It has to do with the every-evolving advancement in healthcare information technology. If you have been working in healthcare over the past 10 years, you’ll remember the implementation of attesting to “Meaningful Use”, the government’s ploy to strongly encourage implementation of electronic health records.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Before that she served as director of the State Innovation Models Initiative at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Nathaniel is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council and is the president of Calcom Technologies, using his expertise to improve technological adoption in his area. Isaiah Nathaniel.