Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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Patient matching, improvements in diabetes outcomes, software recall, more

Health IT developments this week include the positive effects of EHR use on diabetes care management and a retail chain's foray into healthcare innovation. Here are five developments you need to know this week.

Colorado’s largest medical labs linked up to HIE

Quest Diagnostics’ recent entry into Colorado’s health information exchange (HIE)—the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO)—means that all of the state’s largest medical laboratories are now linked to the exchange, according to CORHIO.

Study: EHRs improve care for patients with diabetes

EHR use in clinical settings helped drive down emergency room visits and hospitalizations for patients with diabetes, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

EHR software voluntarily recalled

EHR software used in 20 states has been voluntarily recalled by the vendor, according to a document filed with the Food & Drug Administration.

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Thoughts on MU

I recently spoke with Micky Tripathi, president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative and chair of the federal Health IT Policy Committee’s Information Exchange Workgroup. With a seat up close to the latest action in the progress of Meaningful Use and all the associated issues, he offered some interesting insights.

Survey: Health IT costs swelling at physician practices

Health IT costs are climbing as physician practices continue to adopt and optimize EHR systems, according to a recent cost survey report published by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

ONC offers new guidance for tech developers for non-MU eligible providers

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has issued certification guidance for EHR technology developers serving healthcare providers ineligible for Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments.

HHS: Entities need 32M hours to comply with HIPAA omnibus bill

Entities will require about 32.1 million hours to comply with the HIPPA omnibus bill, set to go into effect Sept. 23, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Around the web

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.