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💡 Medical coding process is complex, requiring a deep understanding of clinical terminology, anatomy, and medical procedures. Read our latest blog to explore how AWS HealthLake, AWS HealthScribe, and Amazon Bedrock can be used to build a complete medical coding solution. 👉 https://go.aws/4ntMl35 Demo shows a complete medical coding workflow automated by #generativeAI, from patient encounter to CMS-1500 form generation. Amazon Web Services (AWS) #AWS #AgenticAI

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Sky Solutions partnered with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to modernize Medicaid.gov and InsureKidsNow.gov, enhancing security, accessibility, and user experience for millions of low-income families. By upgrading to the latest Drupal versions, implementing Agile and DevSecOps practices, and leveraging AWS cloud technologies, Sky Solutions improved scalability and streamlined content delivery. Our solution ensures compliance with FISMA and ATO standards while providing faster, more reliable access to critical healthcare benefits. Read the full success story here: https://lnkd.in/gs75PByt #Healthcare #TechForGood #CloudComputing #Security #Medicaid #HealthcareInnovation #Accessibility #DevSecOps #Drupal #CMS #DigitalTransformation #Agile #InclusiveDesign #SkySolutions #SuccessStory

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Fraud, waste, and abuse continue to challenge federal healthcare agencies, but modern tools like agentic AI, data, and actionable strategies are paving the way for transformative change. Kenyon Crowley, PhD, CPHIMS’s blog dives deep into how federal agencies can apply cutting-edge technologies to modernize workflows, detect fraud more effectively, and reclaim lost funds. Explore the potential of agentic AI to drive meaningful change in federal healthcare systems: https://accntu.re/48C4kj0. Learn three strategies to streamline operations and improve fraud detection: https://accntu.re/43wyNvg. #FraudWasteAbuse #AgenticAI #FederalHealthInnovation #FraudPrevention

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This one thing can derail a healthcare merger or acquisition: 💽 Fumbling the IT integration. To get it right, prepare for these challenges. 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Will you integrate or standardize diverse EHRs, especially complex Epic-to-Epic transitions? 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: Moving vast amounts of sensitive patient data securely and accurately. 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: Aligning clinical and administrative workflows across different systems and operational models. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐓 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: Creating unified, transparent decision-making structures for IT strategy and resource allocation. 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬: Managing differing team workflows, cultures, and approaches to technological change. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬: Finding specialized IT talent to manage existing systems while new ones are integrated. Understand these complexities, then execute your seamless integration. https://hubs.li/Q03vPclh0 #HealthcareIT #HealthcareTechSolutions #HealthcareTechnologySolutions

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Jupiter Medical Center went live with Epic on Sept. 1, 2024. Since then, the hospital's CIO, Kevin Olson, has been working to optimize the EHR to best meet the hospital's needs. Olson offers five best practices to gain the most value from EHR optimization projects: Engage clinical and operational stakeholders early and often. Collaboration between IT and clinical leadership is key. Ensure each EHR optimization initiative aligns with the organization's broader institutional goals (for example, improve patient outcomes, reduce administrative burden or strengthen financial sustainability). Use a regular and phased approach with measurable milestones and consistent feedback to ensure EHR optimizations provide real value rather than becoming a purely technical exercise. Approach all optimization projects with future interoperability requirements and data governance in mind. A well-optimized EHR should function smoothly within its own environment while integrating with external data sources for population health initiatives, telehealth or patient engagement platforms. Take a long-term approach to EHR management, balancing operational needs with nascent technology solutions and positioning the organization for sustained success. https://lnkd.in/eVBdJsJA

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Concord CTO Chris Larkin wrapped it up on "Bringing It Together: The Intersection of Interoperability, Identity & Cybersecurity," the closing panel at the 2025 DirectTrust Conference, where he shared insights on how Concord is helping health systems achieve operational resilience and data integrity. He joined other key voices, including Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, Chief Strategy Officer, DirectTrust; Mike Green, Chief Information Security Officer, Availity; and Laura Nixon, VP, Interoperability Solutions, Clinical Architecture, to recap the conference’s major themes, as well as provide their thoughts on the future of trusted data exchange in healthcare. It’s been a powerful week in St. Louis. The conversations around cybersecurity, identity protection, and interoperability were energizing, and Concord’s vision for Straight-Through Processing was met with strong enthusiasm. We’re heading home inspired and ready to accelerate the work. The challenge of healthcare interoperability is real — and Concord is here to meet it. #DirectTrust2025

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Navigating CMS 0057F Compliance: Where are you in your journey? It’s been a year since CMS introduced the Interoperability & Prior Authorization Rule—and payers are at different points in their journey to compliance. Whether you’re building foundational data layers or activating FHIR-based APIs, clarity and execution are key.   At CitiusTech, we’re helping payers: 🔹 Break down complex data requirements 🔹 Streamline prior authorization workflows 🔹 Ensure smooth, standards-based interoperability   📽️ Watch this quick explainer to understand the building blocks of compliance—and how to move forward, faster. Accelerate your journey towards seamless compliance—and beyond. Connect with our experts: Shobhit Saran | Aritra Roy   #HealthcareTech #CMS0057F #Interoperability #FHIR #PriorAuthorization #HealthcareInnovation #CitiusTech

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Many so-called “AI platforms” aren’t built to scale — they’re built to sell. We’ve compiled 11 capabilities every true clinical AI platform must deliver, from explainability and real-time integration to enterprise-grade governance and infrastructure. If you're evaluating AI for your health system, this checklist will help you separate what’s real from what’s hype. Read the full blog: https://okt.to/BAwlYu

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Ready for a healthcare system that sees the whole picture? The CDC's new data strategy isn't just about modernization—it's about understanding how our health challenges connect. From early warning systems to addressing health equity, see how unified data is transforming public health as we know it. 🚀 Read the blog from John Bastin: https://lnkd.in/gEgEUyQc #PublicHealth #HealthcareInnovation

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Provider enrollment doesn’t have to be a multi-hour, multi-step process. In the first blog of our new series, we explore how intelligent design can remove friction and simplify the Medicaid provider journey from the start. Read how enrollment time can be cut by over 90%: https://ow.ly/uapG50VOQza #ProviderExperience #MedicaidInnovation #Gainwell

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100,000 healthcare workers are needed by 2028 – and AI is stepping up to help recruiters. Hear how from Cassie Pike, EVP: https://lnkd.in/g-tP5_pD She shares the ways tech is reshaping recruitment for healthcare teams and delivering time-saving results in this SmartRecruiters feature. #IlluminateTalent

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“For now, health systems are largely left up to their own devices to ensure the AI they pilot and integrate is safe. Brad Reimer, chief information officer for Sanford Health, a large rural health provider, says that he would welcome AI certifications that validate an AI program’s capabilities and standards that call on developers to have their systems verified by an independent body.” Thank you to POLITICO’s Ruth Reader for speaking with CHAI CEO Brian Anderson, MD and Joint Commission CEO Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD about the organizations’ newest installment of work together. Ruth covered the newly released Guidance on Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare, announced yesterday at Joint Commission’s UNIFY Conference in Washington, DC. CHAI is proud to work with hospitals and health systems across the country, like Sanford Health in South Dakota, to help provide resources on AI adoption. Together with Joint Commission, we are able to provide a roadmap for how these organizations should be thinking about providing structure to their AI programs. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eqtfx7Z7 #HealthcareOnLinkedIn #AI #HealthAI

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Have experience in data and want to drive real health care impact? Health care data analysts transform the future of medicine by using data to enhance patient care, minimize costs, and optimize operations. 💵 Median total US salary? 113k (Glassdoor) 📈 Job growth? Rising Curious and ready to enter the health care industry? Explore the first module about data analytics on Coursera for FREE. 🔍 IBM - Broad data analysis skills: https://bit.ly/3IUPwS7 📊 Google - Advanced data analytics skills: https://bit.ly/3WgcYMR 🩻 Columbia University - Relevant health informatics skills: https://bit.ly/4nHCiY9 #DataInHealthcare #CareerGrowth #Analytics #HealthcareInnovation

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💡 "The Postmodern EHR is a new paradigm that combines stability with flexibility, innovation, and improved outcomes." 💡 Our CEO and founder, Tomaz Gornik, has been exploring the Postmodern EHR for the last decade. For the new edition of our Mission magazine, he wrote a comprehensive blog about this hybrid approach that combines the benefits of the mega-suite and best-of-breed applications. 🎯 "The architecture consists of existing (or new) EHR and best-of-breed, pre-integrated applications based on a standard, vendor-neutral common data layer (CDL). In addition, new applications are built faster using a low-code approach, while UX consistency is achieved by adding a design system. The legacy EHR surrenders data to the CDL while low-code applications (or forms) built on top of the CDL can be embedded into the EHR front-end, creating a seamless user experience and a patient-centric care record at the same time," he wrote. 💥 To know more about the concept, to learn about the key benefits, and to see why the leading healthcare institutions in Europe 🏥 are embracing the Postmodern EHR, read the blog here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dRH4_CyA. And if you want to know more, get in touch, and we will answer all your questions. ✔️ #PostmodernEHR #BetterDataBetterCare

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Interoperability is key to better care, but many #payers still struggle with fragmented systems. Advances in FHIR, AI, and cloud integration are helping providers and payers securely exchange data, streamline workflows, and improve outcomes. Read Mike Penich's full quote on Healthcare IT Today: https://shorturl.at/KXsNH   #HealthIT #Interoperability #DigitalHealth

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We’re proud to announce our partnership with SpinSci Technologies LLC. As part of the 8x8 Technology Partner Ecosystem, this combined patient care solution integrates 8x8 Contact Center with leading Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems to enable improved patient engagement, streamlined healthcare workflows, and secure, compliant data management. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3QGyIyg

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💡 In a recent speaking session at #HIMSS25, our president and COO Srinivas Velamoor and chief product officer Diane Kaye explored how AI agentification is enabling a fully reimagined way of approaching every aspect of healthcare delivery—starting with the EHR. Curious about what this means for your healthcare organization today? Catch their full conversation here: https://ow.ly/iULA50VtTTB

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A new post from Becker's Healthcare shares that health system CIOs want better ambient AI tech embedded within the EHR. But for these technologies to be truly impactful, they need to operate across systems — something that’s still lacking. Easily integrating consumable patient data between EHRs is key to achieving better outcomes with AI. Providers are choosing Redox to power their AI solutions with real-time, bi-directional data exchange. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/efYd-H3Z

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𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.💫   OptaFi isn’t just another cloud provider - it’s a healthcare-born solution shaped by real-world EMR migration, regulatory insight, and clinical operations.   A joint venture between 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, OptaFi is rethinking what it means to modernize healthcare IT - with a clear focus on patient safety, data integrity, and care continuity.   Read more details: https://lnkd.in/d_p8PeVQ   #InfinitePossibilities #OptaFi #CloudForHealthcare #EMRMigration #HealthcareTransformation #AIinHealthcare #HealthTech

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