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Deadline for interoperability compliance delayed

With health systems bracing for an autumn surge in cases of COVID-19, the federal government pushed back the date for health IT companies to comply with interoperability mandates stemming from the 21st Century Cures Act for a second time.

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One-on-one with IMO’s Chief Operating Officer Ivana Naeymi-Rad

IMO started as group of clinicians looking to improve the physician’s EHR experience. Now, more than 20 years later we’re pivoting to help healthcare organizations respond to the coronavirus pandemic, innovating to build new analytics products, and exploring new markets. Modern Healthcare sat down with our Chief Operating Officer to discuss what’s next for the company.

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Using data analytics to prioritize COVID-19 vaccine distribution

In late August, the federal government predicted a limited amount of COVID-19 vaccines would be available at the beginning of November, and that healthcare systems in all 50 states should be ready to implement an inoculation plan by this date. However, only targeted populations will be eligible for receipt – begging the questions: who should be immunized first, and how should existing epidemiological data be used to help guide the decision-making process?

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IMO’s CEO leads with intention

IMO CEO Ann Barnes believes in leading with intention to build teams that are diverse and inclusive. Listen to her interview with Modern Healthcare’s new podcast Healthcare Insider.

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Five things to know about the 2021 ICD-10-CM updates

It’s been quite a year for clinical terminology, with the need for new medical coding terms never seeming to stop. Whether clinicians are documenting complexities related to COVID-19 or describing electric scooter mishaps, the latest updates to ICD-10-CM are here to help. Below, we take a look at five interesting changes to the standardized coding system that went into effect on the first of October.

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The struggle to standardize clinical terminology in the UK

In the US, structured clinical terminology is integrated into most electronic health records. However, across the pond there is no standard clinical terminology that is widely being used for documentation. This means clinicians must often go directly to code sets such as ICD-10 or SNOMED®* to document clinical encounters. IMO’s Senior Vice President of Global Clinical Services, Steven Rube, MD, takes a look at the reasons for this difference in the capture of patient data from a clinical informatics perspective.

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