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OSF deploys care transition program, reduces readmission rate from 29% to 9%

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OSF HealthCare, a health system that serves Illinois and Michigan, had a big challenge: Managing the high rate of patient readmissions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities and eventually to home care. This continuous engagement helps to maintain the stability of patients' conditions and prevent readmissions.

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New healthcare privacy challenges as online data tracking, sharing methods evolve

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What makes this situation especially complex and troubling is that the healthcare organizations themselves may not have been aware that the Meta Pixel Tool had been embedded in its website and/or that it was tracking, comparing, and receiving data about patients, including PHI.

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Enabling a Better Future for All by Embracing Healthcare Interoperability

HIT Consultant

Rajesh Sharma, Vice President and General Manager of Systems Integration, Data Analytics and Interoperability Product Offerings, Gainwell Technologies The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has laid the critical groundwork to create a connected healthcare system in which patients, providers, and payers can easily exchange information.

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Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Implantable Medical Devices

HIT Consultant

The uptick in data breaches and cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry correlates to the number of internet-connected and insecure technology facilities are adopting. Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center and the Office of Information Security, the frequency of healthcare data breaches has trended upward since 2012.

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Healthcare Interoperability Has Arrived: 3 Ways to Harness the Potential

HIT Consultant

Shawna Koch Mishael, Head of Healthcare and Biomedical, RN, MBA, SenecaGlobal. This year’s HIMSS Conference offered some exciting insights and a renewed focus on data-sharing and interoperability. – Take note of how organizations like Health Level Seven (HL7) are approaching and helping to launch interoperable solutions.

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Healthcare APIs: 3 Ways APIs Differ in Healthcare vs. Enterprise

HIT Consultant

The recent enforcement of new rules to encourage the freer flow of healthcare data mainly through application programming interfaces (APIs) has jolted providers and payers into action to meet interoperability standards. To contribute to and benefit from the healthcare API market—which is globally estimated to be worth $277.4

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The Single Market for Healthcare in Europe: Learnings for the U.S.

Health Populi

Here, healthcare is evolving toward a Single Market in the EU. When I’m in the UK later this week, I’ll address the challenge for the UK, Brexit and the National Health Service. Over one-half of EU health citizens are concerned about the risks of health data privacy breaches and cybersecurity.