HIT News Round Up: DirectTrust Digital Therapeutic Partnership; Home Health and Data Interoperability; and Future of Digital Health
Welcome to the Health Information Technology Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to HIT and health information exchange.
DirectTrust Partners with DTA on New Accreditation Program
DirectTrust and the Digital Therapeutics Alliance announced last week that they'll work together on an accreditation program designed to test the efficacy and security of digital-therapeutic apps and platforms.
3 Health IT Challenges Facing Home Health Agencies
Home health agencies (HHAs) face distinct health IT challenges due to the remote nature of services, compounded by exclusion from federal interoperability adoption incentives, according to this recent Tech Target article.
Rural Hospitals: The Forgotten Frontier Needs Advocates for a Better Model
Rural hospitals deserve tools and infrastructure that enable them to provide the best possible care for their unique communities, says one IT leader in this recent Healthcare IT News article.
Benefits of EHRs Go Unrecognized as Assisted Living Trails Other Providers in Adoption
For senior living facilities, EHR software can integrate with other software solutions to improve care and maximize efficiencies, but most providers have not expanded their use of EHRs in the past year, according to a new study.
Harvard Physicians on the Future of Digital Health
Harvard physicians believe that the remedy to problems of cost, access, and quality lies applying digital technologies to the healthcare system, according to this recent Harvard Magazine article.
5 Views on AI In Healthcare from the American College of Physicians
Medical professionals using AI in clinical decision-making should limit the technology’s reach to a supportive role. In fact, used in these settings, the technology is best thought of—and referred to—as augmented intelligence, as highlighted in this recent AI in Healthcare article.
VHA Establishes Digital Health Office
The Veterans Health Administration has created a new office that combines a number of technology-focused components, including health informatics, population health, connected care, artificial intelligence programs and strategic initiatives laboratory.
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