Weekly Roundup – November 19, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. eClinicalWorks, the Cloud, and Medical Practice Expansion. John Lynn recently wrote about how eClinicalWorks has invested heavily in Microsoft Cloud Services. It’s a good strategic move for the EHR vendor, but it also benefits eCW customers, as John found out when he spoke to Bryant Stetz at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute and learned that hosted EHR helped can help practice expand their national footprint since they don’t need to find new physical data center. Read more… Patient Empowerment Is About Understanding Information, Not Just Accessing It. The 21st Century CURES Act gives patients the right to immediate access to their info – but fast access to data like radiology reports may only lead to confusion and anxiety. Colin Hung took a look at SCANSLATED, which helps patients read their test results in plain language (and pictures). Read more… Regulators Need to Pay More Attention to Long-Term Care. The digitization wave triggered by the HITECH Act and the ACA has yet to hit long-term care, John learned in his conversation with Bill Charnetski at PointClickCare. Bill said long-term and post acute care need the same types of government incentives to implement EHRs that acute ca...
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