Monday Morning Update 7/10/23

Top News

An Epic analysis of 1.7 billion clinical notes written by 166,318 outpatient providers during a nearly three-year period finds that average note length increased just over 8%, while the average time spent on documentation decreased 11%.

Analysts also determined that providers spent less time on reviewing clinical activities within the EHR, and that providers who decreased their use of copy/paste functionality and smart documentation tools reduced their average note length.

The analysis was undertaken to determine if CMS changes made in 2021 to evaluation and management CPT billing codes did indeed lead to a hoped-for reduction in administrative burden.

Webinars

July 12 (Wednesday) 2 ET. “101: National Network Data Exchanges.” Sponsor: Particle Health. Presenter: Troy Bannister, founder and CEO, Particle Health. It’s highly likely that your most recent medical records were indexed by a national Health Information Network (HIN). Network participants can submit basic demographic information into an API and receive full, longitudinal medical records sourced from HINs. Records come in a parsed, standardized format, on demand, with a success rate above 90%. There’s so much more to learn and discover, which is why Troy Bannister is going to provide a 101 on all things HIN. You will learn what HINs are, see how the major HINS compare, and learn how networks will evolve due to TEFCA.

July 26 (Wednesday) 1 ET. “Lessons We’ve Learned Since Launching our Cancer Prevention Program.” Sponsor: Volpara Health. Presenter: Albert Bonnema, MD, MPH chief medical information officer, Kettering Health System, and Chris Yuppa, product owner for oncology services and cancer prevention, Kettering Health System. Kettering’s IT department has played a critical role in providing an EHR-driven framework to bring cancer risk assessment and individual prevention plans to more than 90,000 patients. Primary care, OB/GYN, oncology, and imaging providers are now able to assess the hereditary, genetic, and lifestyle factors that affect the risk of developing lung, breast, ovarian, colon, and prostate cancer in any patient encounter. Learn how Kettering brings together people, processes, and technology to be more proactive in the fight against cancer and where its cancer prevention program is headed next.

July 27 (Thursday) noon ET. “Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Use Generative AI.” Sponsor: Orbita. Presenter: Bill Rogers, co-founder, president, and chairman, Orbita. The advent of generative AI tools truly represents a paradigm shift. And while some healthcare leaders embrace the transformation, others are hesitant. Invest 20 minutes to learn why you shouldn’t wait. When combined with natural language processing, workflow automation and conversational dialogs, generative AI can help leaders address a raft of challenges: from over-extended staff, to the rising demand for self-service tools, to delivering secure information to key stakeholders. You will learn where AI delivers the greatest value for providers and life sciences, how it can solve critical challenges faced by healthcare leaders, and how Orbita has integrated generative AI into its conversational platform so healthcare leaders can leverage its full capabilities safely and securely.

Previous webinars are on our YouTube channel. Contact Lorre to present or promote your own.

People

Loyal names Lauren Struck (BioDigital) chief people officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Lovelace Health System in New Mexico implements CareHarmony’s AI-powered care coordination software to help patients with two or more chronic conditions better manage their treatment, including medications.

Government and Politics

CMS proposes a voluntary pathway, dubbed Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies, that will enable companies with emerging medical “breakthrough devices” to more easily secure Medicare coverage.

Other

Intermountain Health expands its Pediatric Telehealth program to give its ER doctors access to virtual consults with pediatric specialists at Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah.

Sponsor Updates

• CereCore publishes the latest edition of its Partnership Perspectives magazine.
• Meditech makes available to customers presentations and recordings from its Clinical Informatics Symposium.
• NeuroFlow releases a new Bridging the Gap Podcast featuring EvolvedMD co-CEO Erik Osland.
• KLAS Research names Nuance as the clinical documentation integrity leader in partnering with customers to drive efficiency and outcomes.
• PerfectServe announces that customer satisfaction with its clinical communication solutions have been highlighted in a new KLAS Research report, “Clinical Communication Platforms 2023: A Closer Look at Customer Adoption.”
• Surescripts releases a new There’s a Better Way Podcast, “Mayo Clinic CIO Criss Ross: Finding Opportunity in the Face of Adversity.”

Blog Posts

• Eliminating Communication Breakdowns in Post-Acute Care with NLP AI (Consensus Cloud Solutions)
• Net Health Tissue Analytics’ Successful Wound Care Programs Draw the Spotlight in New Zealand (Net Health)
• Effective HCP Engagement in the Emerging Biosimilar Landscape (OptimizeRx)
• Healthcare Coding Series: CPT & HCPCS (Pivot Point Consulting)
• Nurses of Note 2023: The Nurse of Many Titles (PerfectServe)
• Leveraging AI to Enhance Revenue Cycle Management (PMD)
• Onramp to the Cloud Faster with Redox + Google (Redox)
• Advance Care Planning: A Deep Dive on Advance Directives, Healthcare Proxies, Medical Powers of Attorney and Living Wills (Trualta)
• Rapid Cycle Improvement Programs Deliver Speedy Results, Require Significant Effort (Zynx Health)
• Healthcare Applications in the Cloud: Is it Really the Easy Button? (CereCore)

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