Interoperability in healthcare

Interoperability in healthcare refers to how information systems, devices, and applications access, exchange and cooperatively use data. Learn how seamless information flow among various healthcare organizations improves the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery.

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Feature 28 Feb 2025
Once an underdog, Connecticut’s HIE network gains traction

While Connecticut was one of the last states to launch a statewide health data exchange, the HIE network has grown rapidly, adding 1,078 new locations over a 12-month period. Continue Reading
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- Hannah Nelson, Assistant Editor
News 24 Feb 2025
Oracle Health applies for TEFCA QHIN designation

If approved, Oracle Health will be the ninth TEFCA qualified health information network (QHIN), joining Epic, Health Gorilla, eHealth Exchange and others. Continue Reading
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- Hannah Nelson, Assistant Editor

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xtelligent Rev Cycle Management

Providers face $80B losses without Medicaid expansion
If states drop Medicaid expansion following funding cuts, providers could face substantial revenue losses and higher ...
Physicians decry ongoing Medicare payment cuts
The AMA criticizes Congress for allowing a fifth year of Medicare payment cuts, warning it threatens patient care and forces ...
Common denial reason codes in medical billing
Claim denial reason codes in medical billing indicate problems in the revenue cycle, understanding the codes and identifying ...

xtelligent Patient Engagement

Dismissing patient concerns 2025's top patient safety threat
Dismissing patient concerns can have adverse patient safety consequences like dismissed diagnosis and delayed care.
Top-rated orgs see up to 50% lower patient safety indicators
Patients at top-performing hospitals saw lower risk of key patient safety indicators, including in-hospital fall rates and ...
Top patient relationship management software systems
Patient relationship management software is designed to support better patient communications and health system access.

xtelligent Healthtech Analytics

HIMSS25: Navigating the cost-benefit dilemma of health AI
At HIMSS 2025, healthcare leaders discussed how they approach cost-benefit analyses of AI tools, focusing on the need for ...
KLAS: ClosedLoop leads health AI vendors in client satisfaction
In a KLAS report, ClosedLoop clients reported the highest levels of satisfaction across four measured health AI vendors, noting ...
How health systems are building clinician trust in AI
Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Duke Health leaders highlighted strategies to foster trust in AI tools and ...

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Cobalt Strike abuse drops 80% following takedown campaign
Microsoft, H-ISAC and Fortra worked together on takedown efforts over the past two years, resulting in a significant reduction of...
Healthcare cybersecurity budgets expected to rise in 2025
Healthcare cybersecurity budgets are projected to rise in 2025, enabling improvements in tools and staffing, according to HIMSS ...
How does HHS resolve HIPAA complaints?
The HHS Office for Civil Rights evaluates every HIPAA complaint it receives and resolves each with an appropriate resolution, ...

xtelligent Virtual Healthcare

Telehealth prescribing ups SUD risk among some ADHD patients
New research shows that telehealth prescribing of ADHD medications did not increase substance use disorder risks overall, except ...
HIMSS25: A look into UPMC's digital health ROI framework
UPMC uses a detailed ROI framework to quantify its digital health programs, including clinician time savings, cost reductions and...
Telehealth does not boost low-value care, study finds
Telehealth was linked to lower use and spending on some low-value tests, suggesting it may help reduce unnecessary healthcare ...

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