2020 Year in Review
A look back at the news we have reported on this past year. These are our recurring reports that highlight and focus on the important areas of the health IT industry. If you have news you would like us to report email to me at roberta@hitechanswers.com. Thanks for reading and listening!
Health IT Business News
Our bi-weekly business report featuring financial, contract, acquisition, collaboration, product, and company achievement news in health IT.
This past year saw a plethora of mergers, acquisitions and innovative new products throughout the industry.
Telemedicine 2020
Our bi-weekly report on the hottest topic in health IT – Telehealth. The report highlights industry, product, State, and company achievement news along with suggested reading and a pick from our HealthcareNOW Radio channel podcast episodes all on the most current happenings in telehealth.
This past year, with the sudden onset of COVID-19, telemedicine use is up and billing has been approved. It looks like this method of receiving healthcare isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
COVID-19 Updates
This bi-weekly report rounds up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the healthcare industry along with suggested reading and a pick from our HealthcareNOW Radio channel podcast episodes for listening.
This past year has been a whirlwind with new developments and challenges happening daily around the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
Our bi-weekly report of accumulated CMS communication from their newsroom.
This year, a continuation on the overhaul of the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, 2021 Final Rule for the Quality Payment Program was released, and more payment models announced to advance regional value-based care in Medicare.
State HIE News and Updates
This monthly report checks in on our State Health Information Organizations. State HIEs come in all shapes and sizes but have one thing in common: To improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care delivered in their states.
This past year, HIEs across the country stepped up to support healthcare organizations in their response to the ongoing pandemic. Going forward we expect to see this support extend to areas of vaccination administration and testing data.
HIE Rundown
This monthly report keeps an eye on the industry’s progress on health data interoperability. News from vendors and national organizations, along with suggested reading and a pick from our HealthcareNOW Radio channel podcast episodes for listening.
This year, the quest for true interoperability has continued. ONC final rule has pushed the industry that did not rise to the occasion on its own, and mandated an end to information blocking and requiring development consumer apps to access health information data.
What’s Happening at the ONC
The Office of the National Coordinator is an agency of HHS to support the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care. This monthly report keeps you up to date on what they are up to.
The biggest news this year of course was that the Cures Act Final Rule was announced. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ONC is extending compliance dates and timeframes for Information Blocking and the ONC Health IT Certification Program.
Revenue Cycle and Payer News
This monthly report includes the latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry.
This past year in payer news the focus on telemedicine coverage was front and center due once again to the pandemic and then it was on to COVID-19 coverage. Next the industry awaits the Supreme Court decision regarding the ACA.
Sorting out AI, ML, DL, and NLP
Another hot topic in health IT – Artificial Intelligence. This monthly report brings you news and resources along with suggested reading and a pick from our HealthcareNOW Radio channel podcast episodes for listening.
Like telemedicine, this year AI business has exploded with the need for more solutions, and we have seen how AI has aided in the diagnosis and tracking of COVID-19 cases, predicting future outbreaks and assisting in selecting treatment plans.
Health IT Marketing
Our Director of Marketing, Carol Flagg brings you this monthly report answering these questions. What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more?
This year, Health IT Marketing has been an overall challenge because of COVID, but there is hope for the coming year.
NursesNOW
Looking to keep your finger on the pulse of the nursing industry? Check out our monthly report on top nursing news stories from around the globe.
This past year the nursing shortage was brought top of mind as nurses braved the front lines of the coronavirus. Chris Caulfield, RN, NP-C, Chief Nursing Officer and co-founder, IntelyCare offers his prediction of what’s to come in 2021 for nurses.
Talent Tuesday
If it is Tuesday we are talking about our industry’s talent. This bi-weekly report features new hires, who is hiring, and tips for the experts.
This year, front-line workers have been overworked, overburdened, and overstressed with the weight of the pandemic on their shoulders. But despite COVID-19, the Health IT industry has still been hiring.
PHARMA Updates
With new developments and discoveries happening around coronavirus every day we’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining the pharmaceutical industry in this bi-weekly report.
In an effort to sort through and organize the abundance of news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic we decided to collect vaccine, therapeutic, testing and trial news into a report separate from our original COVID-19 report.
