by Emily Bartos | Sep 1, 2020 | Health IT Briefing, News, Weekly 3 Things
In an effort to increase interoperability and patient data exchange, The University of Missouri Tiger Institute Health Alliance (TIHA) partnered with the Lewis And Clark Information Exchange (LACIE) to create a better and more efficient collaboration between the two...
by Emily Bartos | Aug 25, 2020 | Health IT Briefing, News
With a very quick ramp up of Telehealth due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a large shift has been made to virtual care delivery models. Preparing providers for this to be a new normal mode of healthcare delivery is crucial to providing a safe and seamless care experience...
by Emily Bartos | Aug 19, 2020 | Health IT Briefing, News, Weekly 3 Things
A new survey from cybersecurity firm CynergisTek found that 70% of respondents they polled plan to continue using Telehealth even after the Covid-19 pandemic subsides. But the poll also revealed that privacy and data security will play a big part in that continuity...
by Emily Bartos | Jul 30, 2020 | Health IT Briefing, News, Weekly 3 Things
Since the beginning of the year, Covid-19 has been the main focus of health systems as they work to flatten the curve, putting EHR Optimization and Health IT Projects on the back burner. With the initial surge of cases slowing down & better containment practices...
by Emily Bartos | Apr 22, 2020 | News, Outreach, Weekly 3 Things
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded $165 million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in rural communities. This funding will support 1,779 small rural hospitals and provide...