Leveraging Price Transparency Data for Provider Organizations

January 18, 2024acoACP, CMS, EHR

Following July 1, 2022, most group health plans and issuers of group or individual health insurance across the country are required to disclose pricing information of negotiated rates for healthcare services between insurer and provider under the new Federal Price Transparency Rule (The Rule). The stated purpose of The Rule is “empowering consumers with the…

The Payer Federal Price Transparency Rule: Overcoming Data Challenges

January 18, 2024acoACP, CMS, EHR

Following July 1, 2022, most group health plans and issuers of group or individual health insurance across the country are required to disclose pricing information of negotiated rates for healthcare services between insurer and provider under the new Federal Price Transparency Rule (The Rule). The stated purpose of The Rule is to “empowering consumers with the necessary…

Generative AI IDs social determinants in EHR notes: Mass General Brigham

January 10, 2024acoAI, Artificial Intelligence, EHR, SDOH, social determinants of health

Generative artificial intelligence can identify social determinants of health within EHR notes, accurately and without bias, determining which patients might need extra support, according to Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham. The health system’s researchers fine-tuned large language models to automatically extract information about social determinants — factors such as housing, employment and family status that…

Health Equity Depends on Pragmatic Tech for Healthcare’s Digital Have-Nots

January 9, 2024acoACP, EHR

No matter how large or well-resourced a health system may be, making the right care decisions ultimately depends on its ability to exchange information with healthcare’s “digital have-nots”—organizations that weren’t eligible for EHR implementation incentives, like post-acute facilities, home health, substance use disorder clinics and assisted living facilities. When these technology connections don’t exist, this…

Retail Giants Vs. Health Systems: Fight Will Come Down To ‘Systemness’

July 24, 2023acoEHR, ICD-10-CM

Value-based healthcare, the holy grail of American medicine, has three parts: excellent clinical quality, convenient access and affordability for all. And as with the holy grail of medieval legend, the quest for value-based care has been filled with failure. In the 20th century, U.S. medical groups and hospital systems could—at best—achieve two elements of value-based…

AI And Other Technology Can End The Great Healthcare Paper Chase

July 11, 2023acoEHR, ICD-10-CM

Just as smart industries are putting aside their paper-laden processes and embracing exciting technologies, healthcare is ditching many cumbersome manual practices—albeit at a much slower pace. As a healthcare tech CEO, I cannot wait to see our industry catch up to our peers in using artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLM), machine learning (ML),…

Greater Collaboration Needed for Digital Health, Interoperability

June 30, 2022acoCollaboration, digital health, EHR, HIEs, Interoperability, ONC

While ONC has made significant progress toward achieving national health interoperability, continued interagency collaboration and public-private partnerships are needed to fully enable digital health, according to an article published by the National Academy of Medicine. “Through the work of ONC, data and interoperability standards have grown increasingly sophisticated over the past ten years,” the authors…

Use of Electronic Health Record Systems in Accountable Care Organizations

January 18, 2022acoeCQM, eCQM reporting, eCQMs, EHR

The usage of multiple electronic health record (EHR) systems is a common occurrence among accountable care organizations (ACOs). This paper summarizes the results of a survey on EHR usage within ACOs and discusses some of the issues this may present in reporting quality measures, including that: Just 9% of surveyed ACOs use a single EHR…

RECORDED WEBINAR: Collaborating to create seamless digital connections that transform member experiences

October 27, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsAccordant, Accordant Health Services, Condition Advisor, COVID-19, CVS, CVS Health, digital experiences, digital health, digital tech, digital technology, EHR, EHR systems, Interoperability, pandemic, patient applications, patient apps, rare diseases

Download Slides Accelerated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the digital transformation in health care is upon us. As we all look to rapidly adopt new technologies, deep integrations and interoperability become key components to help ensure seamless data exchange between patient applications and EHR systems. Mozzaz, a prominent virtual care solution provider, and CVS Health’s…

FLASH INTERVIEW — Healthjump — October 2021

October 7, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACO, ACOs, aggregated datasets, Data, data integration, data processes, data processing, datasets, EHR, EHR systems, health data, health tech, health technology, healthcare data, Healthjump, historical health data, Interoperability, normalization, transactional data, transactional health data, value-based care, vbc, Workflow

 Healthjump is a data extraction, normalization, and interoperability platform purpose-built to deliver both transactional and historical health data from EHR systems. With Healthjump, users can easily connect and extract EHR data, automate data processes, access aggregated datasets, and instantly integrate data into products or workflows. Healthjump uses top-notch technology and support to simplify interoperability…

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