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With wider EHI scope compliance on tap for 2022, ONC offers clarity

Healthcare It News

In a blog post , Kathryn Marchesini and Michael Lipinski offer providers, certified health IT developers and health information networks/exchanges some clarity on a deceptively simple question: "So, what is EHI anyway? Much more detail is available in the ONC blog post.

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Report confirms racial disparities in patient access to their health data

Healthcare It News

Overall growth in patient portal engagement has been encouraging, but prior studies have identified persistent disparities in patients’ access and use of online medical records, wrote study co-author Chelsea Richwine, an economist with ONC's Office of Technology, in Thursday's HealthITbuzz blog post summarizing the findings.

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Microsoft releases data-driven updates for healthcare cloud

Healthcare It News

The new Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare tools have been designed to address provider burdens and facilitate proactive patient care, according to an October 12 Microsoft Health blog post by Tom McGuiness, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Health.

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ONC launches SDOH interoperability pilot

Healthcare It News

"Our combined efforts are expected to demonstrate how best to advance our nation’s technical infrastructure to enable SDOH interoperability as supported by ONC’s United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Version 2," ONC authors Ryan Argentieri, Samantha Meklir and Jawanna Henry wrote in ONC's HealthITbuzz blog.

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms.

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Tort Liability is a Potentially Powerful Tool for Pandemic Response

Bill of Health

In this blog post, I will describe why this represents a lost opportunity. This blog post is excerpted and adapted from his article, Responsive Analysis: Public Health Federalism and Tort Reform in the U.S. Neither the U.S. Response to COVID-19 , published in the DePaul Law Review and available on SSRN.

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Eight Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Social Determinants of Health

Bill of Health

By Jon Larsen and Sterling Johnson Addressing the opioid crisis cannot stop at providing better access to treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) , expanding and enhancing harm reduction efforts, and reimagining the role of law enforcement, as explored previously in this blog series.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

This blog explores the compelling reasons why healthcare settings should bid farewell to pagers. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals.

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The Role of Technology in Remote Patient Monitoring

This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings.