Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News In a blog post, ONC highlighted trends in patient access to electronic health information. Nearly all (97%) hospitals and roughly almost two-thirds (65%) of physician practices are now capable of enabling patient access. Though this is a significant increase from 2012, numbers haven’t budged much since 2015. On the other hand, and not surprisingly, the percentage of patients accessing information electronically saw the biggest jump from 2020 (38%) to 2022 (57%) amid the pandemic. eClinicalWorks completed Phase 1 of the QHIN application process, while the CommonWell Health Alliance intends to complete its application in early 2024 amid launching a new platform. Studies About 70% of hospitals face hidden challenges to business continuity, such as poor data integrity or network disruptions, according to a report from Veriti. Nearly 3 in 4 (73%) of mental health practitioners have seen an increase since the start of the pandemic, and 45% said they’ve had to turn patients away, according to research from Wiley. Forty percent of practitioners reported feeling burned out...
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