HIMSS24
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Now that participation among multiple QHINs is allowed under TEFCA, The Sequoia Project addresses how cybersecurity requirements apply to all entities exchanging protected health data.
"What data do you have? Where is it located? How do you get to it? And is the data fit for purpose? Data doesn't need to be perfect to be useful. But you don't ever want to use data that's not perfect and not know it."
In an update on several looming regulatory deadlines, the HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association said it asked ONC for enforcement discretion on a December 1 deadline.
Emergency medical response information isn't used enough in healthcare. Agencies are looking to align with TEFCA, seeking partners to improve interoperability with state EMS systems and to build out technical resources for bidirectional exchange.
The Indian Health Service is installing its own EHR that is expected to connect tribal communities across 37 states.
At HIMSS24, Dr. Denise Hines and Shirelle King of Georgia Health Information Network discuss social integration to foster trust in underserved communities.
The anchor exhibitor featured performance improvements, pre-built clinical quality analytics and more to help increase reimbursement and enhance care. Oracle Health EVP Seema Verma shared insights on AI's potential, interoperability under TEFCA and more.
Transactional leaders are reactive and focused on goals. Transformational leaders are proactive and execute on a vision. One is "much more effective in this day and age than the other one," said the legendary Alabama coach at HIMSS24.
Veronica Walk, senior director analyst, healthcare and life sciences, at the consulting giant offers an end-of-the-week look at the emerging technologies at the conference that provider organization C-suite executives must grasp.
"We thought if we could bring more transparency to decision support intervention, we can instill more trust and we can help optimize the use of these algorithms."
