Aug 19
Data Analytics/SDOH Workgroup
Discussion on how ICD-10 coding can help improve the process of identifying SDOH to connect patients directly to resources in their communities.
Aug 13
Verity Research: Virtual HCIT and Services Conference
David Larsen, CFA, President and CEO of Verity Research, will be hosting a virtual health tech & services conference that will include fireside chats and 1x1s with 13 management teams as well as several expert panels. Participating companies include Inovalon, Phreesia, HMS, Livongo, HealthEquity, Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Benefitfocus, Omnicell, Health Catalyst, CVS Health, CPSI, UHS, and NextGen Healthcare.
The expert panels will take place on Thursday, August 13th. Below are the scheduled topics and participants (subject to change):
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Aug 04
Executive Insights: Healthcare Executives Discuss Fighting COVID-19 with Innovative Strategies & Technology
Smartphone apps, contact tracing, data analytics and artificial intelligence make finding and treating people with an infectious disease, like COVID-19, far more efficient than ever before. The connectivity we have today gives us ammunition to fight this pandemic in ways we never previously thought possible. The increased use of telehealth has shown itself to be a true lifesaving tool during this pandemic. Even EHR's provide valuable clues about how COVID-19 is moving through a population. Building on all these tech innovations will be critical for combating a second wave and future...
Jul 28
WEBINAR: COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Status, Challenges and Lessons Learned
Learn How Contact Tracing Works, the Inherent Issues It Raises, the Implications for Privacy and What We Can Learn Other Countries Experiences
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, countries around the world have turned to contact tracing—tracking down people who may have been exposed to the virus—to mitigate the spread. In the U.S., states from New York to Utah to Alaska are hiring thousands of tracers or retraining state workers to take on tracing responsibilities. Together with widespread and speedy testing, tracing is seen as a critical weapon in our...
Jul 23
Data Analytics Workgroup: Addressing and Utilizing SDOH with Converging Technologies
Please join our workgroup meeting where we will explore how interoperability, telehealth and analytics are being applied with SDOH in the real world to improve outcomes.
You will hear from Dr. Amy Salerno, Director of Community Health and Well-Being, from the University of Virginia Health System who will share how they are enhancing transitions of care, identifying patients most at risk, and aligning the extended care team including clinicians and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to utilize data on SDOH to intervene and have a positive impact on patients. The...
Jul 23
Five Members of Congress Join Leading Health Associations to Discuss Telehealth Legislation
While Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services acted quickly to implement waivers to allow for the reimbursement of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency, seniors will lose access to this important care unless Congress again takes decisive action.
House Telehealth Caucus leaders Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020. This legislation takes major strides to address the...
Jul 21
Consumer Health Privacy Framework Steering Committee Meeting (Steering Committee Only)
With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Foundation for eHealth Initiative (eHI) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) are collaborating on Building a Consumer Privacy Framework for Health Data, designed to address the current gaps in legal protections for health data outside HIPAA’s coverage. Experts and leaders representing healthcare, technology, academia and consumers are collaborating on the project and exploring preferred pathways to increase protection of non-HIPAA-covered data. The full Steering Committee met in Washington...
Jul 15
WEBINAR: Advancing an Effective National Privacy Framework for Health Data
Americans are increasingly apprehensive about the privacy of their personal information. A recent Pew Research Center survey found that approximately four out of five Americans are concerned about how their data is used, think the risks of companies collecting their data outweigh the benefits and believe they have little control of their data. The concerns are particularly heightened when it comes to health data. Today, companies that operate mobile apps, search engines, social media platforms and health-oriented websites can have more health information about many of their users than a...
Jul 15
eHI Leadership Council Meeting
Contact Amy Eckenroth for further details.
Jul 14
WEBINAR: Complete Patient Data – A Key Element to New York’s Response to COVID-19
In today’s digital age, our connectivity gives us a strong advantage in fighting infectious disease. Advanced technology gives us the ability to analyze data across communities, regions, and state lines to identify outbreaks, and predict future movement to help those most at risk. Collaborating and sharing data to provide real-time guidance and enable research is the key to better understand and control COVID-19. In an upcoming webinar, eHI will speak with healthcare stakeholders in New York, one of the states hardest hit by this pandemic, on their experience with data sharing for novel...
Jun 22
COVID-19 Federal Policy Work Group: Public Health Surveillance (Members Only)
Thank you to everyone who joined our June 8th COVID-19 Federal Policy Workgroup. The meeting focused on health information exchange. You can find a recording of the meeting here.
Our next meeting will be held on Monday, June 22nd from 1-2:30 PM EDT and will focus on public health surveillance. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Scott McNabb, Research Professor, Emory University Rollins School of Public...
Jun 17
Data Analytics Workgroup: SDOH
Two HIEs discuss their SDOH initiatives - to register, please contact Claudia Ellison.
Jun 11
Webinar: After the Curve Flattens: What’s Next for Healthcare and COVID-19 June 11, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak caused by the coronavirus has had a profound impact on our healthcare delivery and support systems, our economy, safety and overall way of life. The U.S. healthcare system is still in the throes of COVID-19 mitigation and treatment. As hospitals and health systems look to open their doors to non-COVID patients, what happens to our healthcare delivery system? Healthcare has had to pivot and did in many cases in ways never thought possible. The question remains - do we or can we go back to the way things were?
In this one and a half hour panel, we will discuss...
Jun 09
Workgroup: Privacy Implications of Contact Tracing Apps
With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Foundation for eHealth Initiative (eHI) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) are collaborating on Building a Consumer Privacy Framework for Health Data, designed to address the current gaps in legal protections for health data outside HIPAA’s coverage. Experts and leaders representing healthcare, technology, academia and consumers are collaborating on the project and exploring preferred pathways to increase protection of non-HIPAA-covered data. The full Steering Committee met in Washington...
Jun 08
COVID-19 Federal Policy Work Group: Health Information Exchange (Members Only)
eHI invites our members to join us in our COVID-19 Federal Policy Work Group series to help craft a report with a set of recommendations to fully leverage health IT and digital health to fight COVID-19 and future public health challenges. This meeting will focus on the health information exchange.
Jun 04
Discussion with Patrick James, MD - Quest Diagnostics
Is Regular Testing the Solution to Get Back to School & Work? A Conversation with Patrick James, Quest Diagnostic’s Chief Clinical Officer
As COVID-19 has added more and more challenges to our healthcare system, Quest Diagnostics has been focusing on ramping up testing. Join eHI CEO Jennifer Covich Bordenick and Quest's Patrick James, MD for a discussion on the possibilities and limits of regular testing, how testing is currently being used and scaled - and what strategies can be used moving forward.
Jun 01
Webinar: The COVID-19 pandemic is influencing consumer health behavior. Are the changes here to stay?
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the economy, the way we work and the health system. A comparison by PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) of American consumer sentiment before and during the pandemic reveals that people are accessing health information in new ways. Their trust has shifted as well.
In this webcast a panel of health experts will examine insights from PwC’s recent consumer survey findings: The COVID-19 pandemic is influencing consumer health behavior. Are the changes here to stay? HRI, which surveyed 2,533 Americans between April 2 and 8, found that the delivery of...
May 26
Workgroup: Consumer Health Privacy Framework Substance (Workgroup Members Only)
With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Foundation for eHealth Initiative (eHI) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) are collaborating on Building a Consumer Privacy Framework for Health Data, designed to address the current gaps in legal protections for health data outside HIPAA’s coverage. Experts and leaders representing healthcare, technology, academia and consumers are collaborating on the project and exploring preferred pathways to increase protection of non-HIPAA-covered data. The full Steering Committee met in Washington...
May 26
COVID-19 Federal Policy Work Group: Broadband (Members Only)
eHI invites our members to join us in our COVID-19 Federal Policy Work Group series to help craft a report with a set of recommendations to fully leverage health IT and digital health to fight COVID-19 and future public health challenges. This meeting will focus on broadband.
May 20
Workgroup: Consumer Health Privacy Framework Substance (Workgroup Members Only)
With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Foundation for eHealth Initiative (eHI) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) are collaborating on Building a Consumer Privacy Framework for Health Data, designed to address the current gaps in legal protections for health data outside HIPAA’s coverage. Experts and leaders representing healthcare, technology, academia and consumers are collaborating on the project and exploring preferred pathways to increase protection of non-HIPAA-covered data. The full Steering Committee met in Washington...