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As we look ahead to 2025, the health data landscape is on the brink of transformative change. The increasing adoption of advanced technologies, evolving regulatory frameworks, and growing emphasis on privacy-first and limited-data-movement initiatives are driving organizations across the healthcare value chain to reimagine how they use data.

8 Predictions for the Health Data Industry in 2025

Explore how SDOH data from AnalyticsIQ enables actionable insights and advances health equity, with expert insights from Christine Lee.

Beyond the Clinic: How SDOH Data Informs Actionable Insights and Improves Health Equity

Patient registries help advance research and improve patient care. Understand the benefits and challenges of registry data, future trends, and the use of AI.

Elevating Patient-Centered Research with Registry Data: Insights from Angela Dobes of Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

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As we look ahead to 2025, the health data landscape is on the brink of transformative change. The increasing adoption of advanced technologies, evolving regulatory frameworks, and growing emphasis on privacy-first and limited-data-movement initiatives are driving organizations across the healthcare value chain to reimagine how they use data.

8 Predictions for the Health Data Industry in 2025

The Future of Health Data Summit, an annual event hosted by Datavant, brings together over 400 leaders, thinkers, researchers, and policymakers from across the public and private health sectors to discuss data challenges and opportunities in healthcare.

The 2024 Future of Health Data Summit: Key Learnings from Datavant’s Annual Gathering of Healthcare Ecosystem Leaders

Using Datavant Connect tokenization engine on Snowflake accelerates data processing while protecting patient privacy, and provides additional benefits.

Datavant Connect on Snowflake Marketplace accelerates tokenization and transformation

Real-world data processors are a growing and significant part of the European health data ecosystem. Learn about the fragmentation of European health data.

The Fragmentation of European Health Data

Real-World Data Connect 2024 convened more than 130 RWD experts and practitioners from theLife Sciences industry to explore the value of real-world data.

Top Takeaways from Real-World Data Connect 2024

Leverage a variety of real-world data sources, including electronic health records (EHR), claims data, and mortality data, to draw comprehensive insights about healthcare practices and policies.

The Critical Role of Linking Real-World Data for Insights in HEOR

Training AI models on aggregated, de-identified rare disease data, researchers can glean critical insights that manual scouring of data cannot detect.

How AI and Real-World Data Can Improve the Lives of Patients With Rare Diseases

Genomic data results from an individual's DNA sequence, including information about identified genes, variants, and their specific locations within the genome.

What is Genomic Data and How to Access It?

Explore how Experian is advancing health data privacy and utility in our latest Ecosystem Explorer interview with Jeremy Meade, VP of Marketing Data.

Privacy-First Approaches to Consumer Data: A Deep Dive with Jeremy Meade from Experian

De-identify unstructured data with Datavant. Redact identifying information and obtain expert determination. Explore the potential of unstructured free text data.

Datavant Announces Unstructured De-Identification Solution

Over 400 leaders, thinkers, researchers and policymakers from across the public and private health sectors discuss data challenges.

The 2023 Future of Health Data Summit: Key Learnings from Datavant’s Annual Gathering of Healthcare Ecosystem Leaders

Senior Data Scientist and Privacy Expert, Fran Lane, discusses her journey and the future of health data privacy. Get the inside track on HIPAA Expert Determination.

Inside Privacy Hub’s HIPAA Expert Determination Team: Fran Lane, Senior Data Scientist and Privacy Expert

Explore privacy challenges of using large language models in healthcare research. Learn how to extract valuable insights while addressing bias, regulations, and public trust concerns.

Patient Privacy in the Age of Large Language Models

HIPAA Privacy Expert, Patrick Baier, discusses his journey and the future of health data privacy. Get the inside track on HIPAA Expert Determination.

Inside Privacy Hub’s HIPAA Expert Determination Team: Patrick Baier, HIPAA Privacy Expert

Privacy expert, Anca Ionescu, discusses her journey and the future of health data privacy. Get the inside track on HIPAA Expert Determination.

Inside Privacy Hub’s HIPAA Expert Determination Team: Anca Ionescu, Senior Data Scientist

PPRL, often known as tokenization or data linkage, protects patient privacy, enhances accuracy, and enables diverse insights. Learn how it benefits government agencies and researchers.

What is Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage (PPRL) and Why Does It Matter?

Connecting de-identified real world data holds tremendous potential, but that potential can only be realized with thoughtful approaches to patient privacy.

Takeaways from Real-World Data Connect 2023 | Privacy & Data Governance Track

Referential data is exactly what it sounds like: a large body of data to which we can refer in the process of matching, a bridge between otherwise disjointed datasets.

Referential Data in Datavant Match

Datavant obtains FedRAMP Authorization, enhancing public health data connectivity and fostering collaborative public-private approaches for improved information technologies.

How our Security and Compliance Teams Approached Datavant’s FedRAMP®Authorization

Synthetic data has the potential to be a critical technology in healthcare, as it enables representative patient data with inherent privacy protection. See more.

The Value of Synthetic Data in Healthcare

Compare overlap estimation algorithms including token-based sampling, HyperLogLog, HyperMinHash, and Bloom filters. Analyze pros, cons, and evaluation results.

Algorithmic Overlap Estimations (Part 2)

To improve patient care, Healthcare IT companies must understand what 'information blocking' is and how to comply with the Cures Act Final Rule.

Fast Facts on the Cures Act and Information Blocking

Patient matching is critical to improving patient outcomes. Discover how patient health data is linked across the health data ecosystem.

Patient Matching: Privacy Considerations

Datavant’s mission is to connect the world’s healthcare data to improve patient outcomes while maintaining patient privacy. HIPAA has a list of 18 pieces of identifying information that must be removed ...

Data Anonymization Techniques: Tokenization and Bloom Filters

Privacy Hub by Datavant offers industry-leading, independent HIPAA disclosure risk assessment and expert determination products and services, incorporating a breadth of analytical technologies and leveraging decades of experience of the world’s leading experts from across the field.

Ksenia Aleksankina: Accelerating Expert-Led Privacy-Preserving Technology for the Health Data Ecosystem

Discover how healthcare data linking is being conducted with small populations while maintaining patient privacy.

Linking Healthcare Data for Small Patient Populations: Privacy Considerations

In Part 1 of this article, we discussed the evolving scientific landscape of disclosure risk in genetics data. In Part 2, we explore the legislative outcomes of this development. In particular, we will analyze the requirements of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule (2013) and propose a framework for how privacy experts should apply these in practice.

Privacy Frontiers in Health Data: Genomics (Part 2)

Learn how advances in genomics impacts genomic data privacy and how studies can adjust to meet new requirements.

Privacy Frontiers in Health Data: Genomics (Part 1)

Learn how genomic data has evolved through time and what are predictions are for how it will evolve in the future.

6 Predictions for Genomic Data in the Next Decade

Today, we are excited to welcome Dr. Daniel Barth-Jones and Dr. Patrick Baier to Datavant’s Privacy Hub team, which is dedicated to protecting the privacy of patient data throughout the healthcare system. Dr. Barth-Jones and Dr. Baier join Dr. Colin Moffatt and a team

Privacy Hub: Convening a “Dream Team” to Advance Patient Privacy Protection Across Healthcare

Every company in the healthcare ecosystem looking to connect health data must have a way to ensure they are also preserving patient privacy and reducing risk of re-identification. That responsibility often lands with privacy and compliance officers.

3 Criteria for Evaluating Privacy Expert Services and Technology

Discover five keys to getting HIPAA expert determination right and ensuring patient health datasets are HIPAA compliant.

5 Considerations for Getting Expert Determination Right

Today, we are excited to announce the expansion of the Datavant Switchboard to digitize the process of secure patient data release.

Expanding Datavant Switchboard for Digital Release of Information

De-identifying patient data protects patient privacy while allowing health data sharing, which can improve care continuity and more.

What Does It Mean to “De-identify” Patient Data?

To date, there have been 20 CMPs issued by OCR. Don't be the next healthcare provider to be faced with a fine. See how.

HIPAA Compliance Lessons Learned from OCR Civil Monetary Penalties

Datavant submitted comments on the recently issued FDA’s guidance that helped to clarify how real world data could be made “fit for purpose” in regulatory decision-making.

Datavant Supports FDA Guidance with a Privacy-first Approach to Using Real World Evidence for Regulatory Decision Making

Explore the landscape of privacy-preserving data sharing technologies, from synthetic data to differential privacy. For each technology, we provide summaries, pros, cons, and our projections for future usage in the healthcare industry.

An Overview of Approaches to Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing

Learn how Privacy Hub's privacy-preserving technology maintains data utility while protecting privacy through HIPAA expert determination.

Announcing Privacy Hub and the Future of Privacy-Preserving Technologies

As the healthcare industry complies with the Cures Act to combat information blocking, it's important to understand why mere compliance may not be enough.

Information Blocking: Why Compliance With the Cures Act Isn’t Enough

Health IT companies not in compliance with the Cures Act will be charged a monetary penalty of $1M per violation. Here are 8 ways to ensure compliance.

8 Things To Do To Ensure Compliance With New Information Blocking Rule

See a summary of information blocking, including a definition and criteria to determine if an action could be considered information blocking.

What Is Information Blocking? Am I an Information Blocker?

The Cures Act may affect how healthcare providers implement their Electronic Health Record platform. Will your EHR provider comply with new regulations?

Will Your EHR Comply with the New Information Blocking Regulations?

Understand the potential impact of the information blocking prohibition for your organizations by asking these key questions.

Confused About Information Blocking Prohibition? Start Here

Discover privacy-preserving health record linkage, its demonstrated value, and its future potential in healthcare...

Why Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage is Having a Moment: Interview with Abel Kho

See some common FAQs about information blocking and learn how to prepare appropriately.

Information Blocking FAQs

View our suggestions and considerations for HIM professionals to ensuring readiness for Information Blocking Enforcement on November 2.

Get Ready for Information Blocking Enforcement

Learn 5 critical aspects of the patient experience when developing a best-in-class HIM compliance program in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic here.

The 5 T’s of a Best-in-Class HIM Compliance Program

With compliance deadlines approaching, follow these steps to successfully meet the requirements for interoperability and avoid information blocking.

Interoperability and Information Blocking. What Now?

Many people are unaware that the same health data that is protected when held by a covered entity is not protected if held by anyone else. Learn more.

True or False: Patients’ Health Data Is Protected by Privacy Rights

Datavant’s mission is to connect the world’s health data, and make it accessible for valuable research and analytics. The traditional approach of aggregating data creates a direct tradeoff between individual privacy and analytical capability...

Advancing the Frontier of Privacy-Preserving Technology in Healthcare

Datavant is a health data technology company focused on facilitating the exchange of patient information in a privacy-preserving way. Our software de-identifies patient health data and provides a secure method of linking patient records...

Datavant’s Comments to CMS on Patient Matching

Learning about my genetic mutation (BRCA2), and optimism for the future of health research Last month, I decided to try Color–one of several new personal genetic sequencing tools.

Learning About My Genetic Mutation (BRCA2), and Optimism for the Future of Health Research

The news today is full of discussions about data privacy and data protection legislation, with diverse views from policymakers, advocacy groups, and industry. For healthcare leaders, ...

Executive Summary: Evolution of Health Data Regulation

An overview of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), CCPA exemptions, and how health companies can ensure compliance, if applicable.

CCPA Exemptions: What They Really Mean for Health Companies

Data access and connectivity are ethical requirements for the healthcare industry: commentary on ONC’s 2018 Report to Congress Since the passage of HITECH in 2009, the Office of the National Coordinator...

Data access and connectivity are ethical requirements for the healthcare industry: commentary on…

At Datavant, we build software that makes it possible to share patient data securely, but our mission is bigger than that: to make it easier for players in the healthcare system to connect and use their health data for the good of patients.

Applying the “Do No Harm” Principle to Health Data

With the opioid crisis, health information professionals are struggling to educate providers on 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA and state law differences. Learn more.

Confidentiality and the Battle Against Substance Abuse

Get the answers to real questions regarding HHS relaxing HIPAA to address opioid abuse and how it will impact providers in this post-webinar Q&A. See more.

Your Questions Answered: New HIPAA Laws Around Opioid Crisis

It's hard to trust a website when you don't understand what the security standards mean. Get some peace of mind that Healthjump is secure.

Privacy and Security of Information at Healthjump

In recent months, many healthcare organizations have expressed concerns over the Meaningful Use attestation reporting period for 2015.

CMS Proposes Rule To Shorten Attestation Period for Meaningful Use

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are digital versions of a patient's medical history that healthcare providers maintain over time.

What are Electronic Health Records (EHR)? Best Practices

Datavant offers health data exchange solutions, strengthening digital release of information (ROI) supporting value-based care organizations.

Datavant Strengthens Technology Offerings and Health Data Exchange Network

Interoperability in healthcare ensures communication and exchange of information across disparate healthcare systems and technologies. It empowers providers to leverage data across a wide range of uses.

What is Interoperability in Healthcare and Why is it Important?

Health information exchange is the secure and seamless sharing of patient data electronically between healthcare organizations. Learn how it works and its benefits.

Health Information Exchange: What It Is and Why It Matters

Being in conversation with others in the industry has a value that cannot be underemphasized. Here's 10 Healthcare IT Leaders we interviewed at HIMSS23!

10 Healthcare IT Leaders You Should Know: Recap of HIMSS23

Medicaid and CHIP are public health insurance programs that provide healthcare coverage for millions of low-income individuals and families. Learn more.

FAQs on Medicaid Redetermination, Unwinding, Eligibility, Enrollment, PHE, and CHIP

ViVE is one of the newest health conferences in the industry. Learn 3 key takeaways from a healthcare technology executive who attended ViVE23!

ViVE: The Trending Health Conference for Healthcare Tech Professionals

Find ways to maximize your time at HIMSS23, and if you aren't already going, enter for a chance to win a free badge to join us in Chicago next month!

3 Ways to Optimize Your Experience at HIMSS Global Conference

Healthjump and Aledade outline how they work together to maximize savings while reducing integration timelines with Healthjump's healthcare data.

Boost Financial Performance By Improving Patient Outcomes

In this post, Healthjump's Demand Generation Specialist discusses the top 5 reasons she found the Out-Of-Pocket's Healthcare 101 Course to be so valuable!

5 Reasons You Could Benefit From Out-Of-Pocket's Healthcare 101 Course

Determine whether it's better to build integrations for your EHR and Practice Management systems in-house or hire an outside interoperability vendor.

EHR Integrations: To Build or Not To Build?

Healthjump is excited to announce that we have earned the Validated Data Stream designation in the new NCQA Data Aggregator Validation program.

Healthjump Earned the Validated Data Stream Designation from the NCQA

Healthjump explores 5 major challenges within value-based care and explains how to solve them.

Top 5 Challenges in Value-Based Care (and How to Solve Them)

Healthjump explores some of the valuable insights we gained at FLAACOs 2022 from the nation's leading experts in value-based care.

Valuable Insights on Value-Based Care: What We Learned at FLAACOs 2022

Healthjump explains why FLAACOs 2022 is a valuable event and highlights a few sessions and exhibitors we are particularly excited about this year.

A Small Event Full of Value—Why You Should Attend FLAACOs 2022

We sat down with the President and CMO of Bravado Health, John Bernot, MD, to learn how they are improving the quality of care through patient engagement.

Improving Healthcare Through Patient Engagement With John Bernot, MD

A few members of Healthjump’s Healthcare Organization team, Dane Rasmuson and Calli Styczynski attended NAACOS Fall 2022, and here's what they learned.

4 Key Insights on Accountable Care

Laura Stewart, Healthjump’s Director of Product Delivery, shares tips on how to best solve your interoperability issues and not break the bank.

Solving Your Interoperability Issues: How to Integrate Data and Not Break the Bank

Starting October 6, 2022, the definition of EHI includes the entire scope of the EHI definition (i.e., ePHI that is or would be in a DRS). See how to prepare.

Four Things You Can Do to Prepare for the “New” Definition of EHI

Healthjump's Director of Product, Jose Horta, and expert Ian McClendon discuss the importance of high-quality data within the public health infrastructure

Why Data is Key in Modernizing Public Health From Expert Ian McClendon

Healthjump's Jose Horta interviewed Nathan Guest, the Director of Business Development at AdvancedMD.

How AdvancedMD Improves 13,000 Practices with Tech Partnerships

Healthjump interviewed Garrett Schmitt, CEO and Managing Editor of the VBC Exhibit Hall, a resource & educational hub for value-based care organizations.

3 Steps to Enter the Value-Based Care Space

Healthjump interviewed Joy Rios, Host of HIT Like a Girl Podcast and CEO of Chirpy Bird Health IT Consulting.

What To Look For In a Value-Based Care Consultant

Learn more about Healthmonix from an interview Healthjump conducted with Founder and CEO, Lauren Patrick.

Using Data Reporting to Improve Healthcare

A discussion with two women visionaries in healthcare technology to learn more about their experiences.

Uplifting Voices of Women in Healthcare Tech

HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification validates Healthjump is committed to meeting key regulations and protecting sensitive information.

Press Release: HITRUST R2 Certification Awarded to Healthjump

Nicole is the CEO and founder of Elaborate, a health data company that makes lab results easy for patients to understand.

Using Health Data to Improve the Lab Result Experience for Patients

Consumer expectations for request and release of confidential information are changing, and providers’ ROI strategies must change with them.

What is Release of Information and How is it Changing?

Technology has automated menial and high-volume tasks while improving quality by minimizing errors. It can also solve staffing shortages. Learn more.

Staffing Woes: Automation Mitigates Risk

Learn how bi-directional APIs give healthcare providers maximum visibility and control–and they are shaping the future of Release of Information.

Healthcare APIs and Release of Information

As we increasingly use technology to drive improvements, it is imperative for HIM Directors to be able to quantify the impact of digital ROI. Learn more.

Making the Case for Digital ROI: Three Talking Points to Advocate for IT Resources

Is your organization prepared to deliver an exceptional patient experience? This article provides answers to frequently asked questions about Digital ROI.

Setting the Stage: Demystifying Digital ROI and Delighting Patients

The first step for preparing for digital release of information changes is to overcome the myths about technology-enabled ROI. Learn More.

Digital Release of Information: It’s Easier Than You Think

Health information management leaders have an exciting opportunity to shape patient experience and embrace digital transformation during the pandemic.

Embracing Digital Transformation to Elevate Patient Experience

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

INTERVIEW: Improve Patient Care and Avoid EHR Burnout

Data normalization allows those in healthcare technology to consume and share data into specific, expected, and transportable units of information.

What is Data Normalization? (And Why Do We Need It?)

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

INTERVIEW: Reduce Practice Burden with Robotic Process Automation

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

INTERVIEW: Digital Healthcare Transformation in COVID-19

See why legacy EHR data must accurately and reliably be moved to a newer, more robust enterprise-wide EHR.

Why Legacy EHR Data Is Vital to Patient Safety

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

INTERVIEW: Increase Provider Efficiency with Flexible EHR

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

INTERVIEW: Prevent Harm and Reduce Waste with Your Medication Data

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

INTERVIEW: Elevate the Physical Practice into the Digital Space

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

INTERVIEW: Clinically Meaningful Improvement for At-risk Patients

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

INTERVIEW: Boost Revenue By Meeting Patients Where They Are

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

INTERVIEW: Better Patient Care Through Actionable Insights

Healthjump explores where we are now with interoperability in healthcare and why the transition to data liquidity is so slow.

Interoperability to Data Liquidity: The Blockbuster to Netflix Analogy

An EMR conversion is a complex process that involves migrating all patient data to a single enterprise-wide electronic EHR system. See more.

What is an EMR Conversion?

At the HIMSS21 conference, we sat down with 9 of the industry's front-runners in leveraging health data. Here are the insights we learned.

9 Ways to Leverage Your Health Data

Healthjump has a humble, heartfelt beginning...as an idea for a solution on the back of a napkin.

From Patient Portal to Interoperability: Healthjump's Story

Data aggregation is the holy grail for some large health networks and accountable care organizations.

Welcome to the Heartbeat of Interoperability: The Rebrand of Healthjump

We highlight the important details around NCQA’s proposed changes to HEDIS and what plans can expect to report going into HEDIS Measure Year (MY) 2022.

NCQA Proposed Measure Changes for HEDIS 2022

The Vision of ONC: Interoperability, Key Priorities and Partnerships for Success

The Vision of ONC: Interoperability, Key Priorities and Partnerships for Success

Achieving interoperable EHR integrations presents challenges. Here are the top 5 challenges with interoperability in healthcare and how to solve them.

Top 5 Challenges with Interoperability in Healthcare

V2 of the Healthjump Platform Portal is here and brings new changes to enhance your interoperability and data management experience. More updates to come!

Meet the New Healthjump Platform Portal

Healthjump works side-by-side with organizations to help manage the enormous influx of COVID-19 data. Learn about how Healthjump has provided support.

Healthjump's Data Management Assists COVID-19 Registries & Research

With social distancing and other limitations in place, what constitutes a legal signature? From electronic to voice signatures, learn more here.

What Constitutes a “Signature” in the World of COVID-19 Social Distancing…and Beyond?

SAMHSA guidance and the CARES Act offer direction for releasing substance use and treatment records in medical emergencies during the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19 Pandemic Prompts Changes to Relax Disclosure of Substance Use Disorders PHI

While each hospital has its own approach to managing its health data, here are 5 steps all hospitals can take to prepare for health data interoperability.

5 Actions Hospitals Should Take Now to Prepare for Interoperability

Read the latest details on our product features and enhancements

Healthjump Feature Release Notes - Q1 2019

Focusing on improving the quality of documentation and medical records will allow you to consistently present the true clinical picture.

The True Clinical Picture Begins with a Solid Foundation of Documentation

By taking a holistic approach to managing health information, healthcare organizations can improve quality, ensure compliance and increase revenue. Learn more.

The Importance of Capturing the True Clinical Picture

Learn more about the importance of strong partnerships for starts up in the healthcare industry and tips for strengthening them.

The Importance Of Strong Partnerships For Healthcare Technology Startups

Interoperability in healthcare is an integral part of the patient experience and is paramount for patient safety and the care continuum.

The Impact of Healthcare Interoperability on Patient Safety

Technology has made it easy to transfer data from one institution to another, yet healthcare still lags far behind when it comes to interoperability.

Why Is It Taking Healthcare So Long To Conquer Interoperability?

The U.S. healthcare system has been evolving at a furious pace, and we must remember to make integration planning a fundamental component of IT operations.

Building An Integration Plan For Health Data Exchange

Business Associate Agreements are a crucial component of healthcare practices' federal compliance efforts, but what if the vendor hires a subcontractor?

Should Healthcare Subcontractors Sign Business Associate Agreements?

Making sure protected health information stays protected is of chief concern to health information management professionals. Learn how HITRUST helps here.

Making Sure Protected Health Information Stays Protected

The true cost of data integration is in how it's implemented. Hidden costs reveal why a good integration platform, like Healthjump, is necessary.

The True Cost Of Data Integration In Healthcare

Large-scale data migration has always been a challenge, but it has become particularly important over the past decade with the switch to EHRs.

Structured vs. Unstructured Data Migration Across EHRs

Natural language processing uses computer algorithms to mine meaning from notes to convert to action items for healthcare providers, saving time and money.

Natural Language Processing - Filling the Gap

Partnering with the right company for data migration can be the difference between gaining usable data or just gaining data.

Right Partnerships are Paramount to Success When Migrating Health Data

The importance of Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) is at an all-time high and is continuing to evolve. Learn how to address a HIE initiative here.

Why Health Information Exchanges Are More Important Now Than Ever

Better understand authorized requests under Bocage v. Acton Corporation in this case profile highlighting February 2016 OCR medical record access guidance.

Authorized Requests Under Bocage v. Acton Corporation

On the surface, standards in data seem great to organize and categorize information, but the idea is flawed and headed toward extinction.

Standards Are Great, But They Are At Risk Of Becoming Extinct

How transparent is your relationship with your healthcare business partners dealing with protected health information? Learn key trust-building tips here.

How Transparent Is Your Relationship With Your Business Partners?

When connecting complex systems in the healthcare industry, it’s essential to keep in mind the importance of interoperability and data normalization.

The Importance Of Normalized Data In Healthcare

It's time to build a link to innovation. By focusing on understanding EHR data healthcare providers often are unable to incorporate machine learning.

Machine Learning And The Health Data That Educates

Healthjump CTO & Founder, Cliff Cavanaugh was interviewed by eHealth Radio on the importance of a true health data record and preventing medical errors.

Healthjump CTO On The Importance Of A True Health Data Record

The 2017 AHIMA convention covered a host of sessions to keep HIM professionals abreast of the latest industry developments and resources. Read more.

Hot Topics at AHIMA 2017

Over the next year, Ciox will continue improving our processes through digitization and a full launch of the HealthSource platform. See more.

Looking Ahead: Insights from Paul Roma

Grasping nuances in the web of laws governing fees takes serious time and effort, but Ciox has the technology and resources to do it correctly. Learn more.

The Complexity of Regulatory Pricing

Healthjump is a registered developer in Epic's App Orchard program, an initiative that acts as a marketplace for Epic customers to find integrated apps.

An Olive Branch In Epic's App Orchard

The disparity between tech and data collection has never been greater in the healthcare. ONC certified vendors are providing EHR products and services.

Variation - The Enemy of Consistent Quality Data Collection

If you're on the fence about adopting your own EHR or patient portal system, these tales of success may be just what you need to push you over the edge.

Get Inspired By These EHR Success Stories

With doctors sending patients into vast care webs, there are opportunities for error. Take a look at these three common communication errors.

3 Common Inter-Office Communication Errors

APIs enable the seamless exchange of data between multiple platforms and practices.

How APIs Can Overcome Interoperability To Improve Patient Outcomes

The sad reality is that sometimes, a visit to the hospital or healthcare provider makes patients more sick.

Medical Mistakes That Could Have Been Prevented With More Data

Given the accelerating pace of new technology and the shifting regulatory environment, health care providers would be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed.

5 Health IT Trends to Focus on in 2016

The benefits of having access to your own health information are both numerous and proven.

3 Myths Standing Between You and Your Health Data

2015 has been a year of innovation in the Health IT industry. Here are how three of the biggest topics progressed.

2015: Health IT Year-End Review

Regulations and momentum will ensure that interoperability works its magic to improve healthcare outcomes.

Interoperability Will Make Life and Business Better

Patient health data and financial information are two attractive and lucrative targets for cybercriminals.

How To Prevent a Data Breach

When the American Medical Association and a team of researchers recently tested commonly used EHRs, they found that most had mediocre usability at best.

Usability Still an Issue for Many EHRs

Data aggregation is the holy grail for some large health networks and accountable care organizations.

5 Ways Big Data Can Help Big Health Networks

Being able to seamlessly and securely transfer patient data between different software applications remains the holy grail of health IT.

How Will APIs Boost Interoperability for Patient Data?

Keeping all of your healthcare and provider information organized and secure isn't only challenging, it can also be the difference in care quality.

Top 4 Reasons You Need A Personal Health Record

Big data and analytics have the potential to change patient lives.

4 Ways Analytics Empower Practices to Achieve Better Patient Outcomes

Interoperability is still an Achilles heel for many EHRs.

Interoperability Still a Challenge in Healthcare IT

As the health IT landscape continues to evolve, the ease of communicating between practices is increasing.

Secure Communications are a Top Concern for Medical Practices

Healthjump is now an accepted business in the MIT Startup Exchange program.

Healthjump Accepted into the MIT Startup Exchange

Clinical Data Management (CDM) is a component of clinical research, which is instrumental in the generation of statistically sound data from clinical trials.

Data Management in Clinical Research: Best Practices

Translational research bridges the gap between basic scientific discoveries and clinical applications, playing a crucial role in understanding and enhancing patient health outcomes.

Major Breakthroughs in Biomedical Research Made Possible by Real-World Data

Invitae's Andrew Hadd discusses how genomics data is reshaping R&D, precision medicine breakthroughs, strategies for AI/ML, and patient privacy.

Genomics Data in Health Research Insights from Invitae's Andrew Hadd

Patient registries help advance research and improve patient care. Understand the benefits and challenges of registry data, future trends, and the use of AI.

Elevating Patient-Centered Research with Registry Data: Insights from Angela Dobes of Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

Learn how integrating electronic health records with other data sources is unlocking new research avenues, ensuring patient privacy, and driving medical breakthroughs.

Charting New Territory: Advancing Research with De-Identified EHR Data

Patient Authorized Workflows enable the secure exchange of data for use in an identifiable workflow. Effectively and efficiently match patients with appropriate trials.

A New Role for Real-World Data in Clinical Trials

Real-World Data Connect by Datavant uniteLife Sciences groups on use of real-world data in clinical development and its impact on innovation and patient care.

Takeaways from Real-World Data Connect 2023 | Clinical Development Track

See reflections about the growing momentum and adoption of trial tokenization, as well as our recommitment to drive innovation in 2023 and beyond.

The Growing Momentum and Adoption of Trial Tokenization in 2023 and Beyond

COVID-19 Research Database uses Datavant for transformative health research. Learn about the impact on patient outcomes, privacy, and innovative studies.

The COVID-19 Research Database and the Future of Tokenized RWD

Over the last three years, the proliferation of real-world data at scale has dramatically changed how researchers are thinking about study design, operations, and execution — and the role digital patient data can play. Learn more.

Launching Datavant Trials for Next-Generation RWD Connectivity

In our Data & Analytics Thought Leader Series, Datavant’s Head of Data Strategy, Su Huang, interviews leaders who are advancing data-driven use cases at their organization. Learn more.

Data & Analytics Thought Leader: Sid Jain, Janssen Research & Development, LLC

In the early days of the pandemic, Datavant recognized a pressing need for national insight about COVID-19.

5 Studies from the COVID-19 Research Database that Shaped Health Policy and Changed the COVID Conversation

Clinical Trials Day celebrates connected clinical trials, and how they improve clinical development success and propel innovation.

Celebrating the Next Generation of Connected Clinical Trials

Learn how to link traditional clinical trial data with real-world data and more efficiently recruit patients for clinical trials and measure patient outcomes.

Introducing Datavant for Clinical Trials

Revenue cycle management tracks healthcare revenue from a patient's initial encounter to final payment.

What is Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) in Healthcare?

As the volumes and complexity of denials increase, RCM leaders grapple with the increased workload while striving to retain dollars to improve financial performance.

Denials & Revenue Recovery Solutions

Effective denial management requires continuous collaboration, improvement, and solutions to optimize provider revenue cycles for long-term success.

Denial Management: A Guide to Support Denial Prevention

Learn more about how Rivet can improve profitability for healthcare providers from our Healthjump interview with co-founder and CEO Ted Ferrin.

How Revenue Cycle Management Software Makes Providers More Profitable

COVID-19 long-haulers are a unique group of patients who suffer a diverse range of symptoms. See why clinical documentation is so important for this group.

Clinical Documentation — In It for the Long Haul

Find ways to prepare for revenue cycle management in 2021, while considering new regulations, new medical codes, and continued financial uncertainty.

Five Revenue Cycle Management Resolutions for 2021

Learn how a clinically-integrated revenue cycle can be essential to turning financial crisis to opportunity when it comes to denials prevention. Read more.

Turning Financial Crisis Into ‘Opportunity’ Using A Clinically-Integrated Revenue Cycle

Without a proactive strategy to prevent denials, organizations run the risk of post-COVID financial fallout. See 3 mantras to mitigate this.

Three Denials Prevention Mantras to Mitigate Post-COVID Financial Fallout

See 5 actions you can take to create a clinically-integrated revenue cycle and lay the groundwork for proactive denial management.

5 Actions to Take for Proactive Denial Management

See lessons learned from almost six years of ICD-10, as well as some key changes this year. Also, learn about coding CEU opportunities from Ciox.

Key Changes to ICD-10: FY 2021 Updates

Physician offices are the first stop in developing a denials prevention strategy. Find denials prevention tips for HIM and revenue cycle professionals here.

Denials Prevention — Look Upstream with a Physician Office Focus

Now is a good time to consider building a Clinically Integrated Revenue Cycle (CIRC). Learn why and how to get started here.

From Crisis to Best Practice — Using the COVID-19 Pandemic to Create a Better Denials Program

Read about the advantages and disadvantages of home-based or remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to move forward in your business here.

Location, location, location — 5 Things to Consider When Evaluating At-home vs. On-site Staff

Whether your HIM team is working on site, remotely, or both, learn 12 things to keep in mind when managing clinical information during COVID-19. Read more.

12 Things for HIM Professionals to Remember During COVID-19

Healthcare's transition to a value-based model requires revenue lifecycle management changes. Learn how these changes can help denials management here.

How a Clinically Integrated Revenue Cycle Addresses Denials Management Challenges

The proposed reclass would have forced organizations to take a fresh look at processes, documentation capture, and coding of records. Why not do that anyway?

Reclass Armageddon Averted…for Now

The Clinically Integrated Revenue Cycle ensures that people, processes, and technology are aligned to ensure the financial health of the organization.

The Revenue Cycle Revolution — Are You Ready?

Use denials to provide education on coding, documentation, and the importance of ensuring the True Clinical Picture is always captured. See more.

Navigating Denials Using the True Clinical Picture

By ensuring the clinical truth is evident in every record, we begin a chain of positive outcomes. Learn more.

Clinical Documentation Improvement and the Clinical Truth

The idea that we may have to revise CDI talking tracks for provider discussions, possibly even develop new ones, is a distinct possibility indeed.

CC/MCC Analysis — What’s in Store?

Denials can be great opportunities for growth and organizational success. Learn how to check your denial management strategy effectiveness here.

The Healthy Benefits of Denials: Is the Management of your Denials Rock Solid?

Medical coding is the process of translating healthcare diagnoses, procedures, services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes.

What is Medical Coding? Types, Uses & Job Opportunities

See best practices for socializing new codes throughout stakeholders and empowering your coders to apply them with confidence and precision.

Best Practices for Implementing New Medical Codes and Guidelines

Overwhelmed by coding changes happening with COVID-19? Here are some tips to navigate coronavirus-related coding and take action on emerging guidance.

5 Quick Tips for Navigating COVID-19 Coding

Read the latest information for properly coding COVID-19, including the new ICD-10-CM Code effective April 1, 2020. Learn more about COVID-19 coding here.

Emerging Coding Advice for Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-2019)

This blog post is part of our ongoing series discussing the True Clinical Picture. Learn more about coding for the True Clinical Picture.

Coding for the True Clinical Picture

A successful approach to comprehensive coding accuracy begins with instilling into coding personnel the idea that every code matters.

Calling All Codes!

In this post, we discuss some basic strategy for getting coders and providers prepared for annual coding changes. See more.

Strategies for Mastering Annual Code Changes

Wendy Spires, Privacy Lead, European Privacy Solutions at Datavant, explores why complying with European data protection requirements can seem like a daunting prospect for those considering expanding clinical trials across the Atlantic – and why those fears are unfounded given the many accommodations which are on offer for research.

Still Think GDPR Compliance Bars Expanding Clinical Trials to Europe?

Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding is a risk-adjustment model designed to estimate future healthcare costs for patients.

Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) Coding: Purpose & Use

Examine how the new Making Care Primary model from CMS aims to integrate primary care, clinical and SDoH data to transform healthcare.

Making Care Primary Model Integrates Primary Care, Clinical and SDoH Data to Transform Healthcare

See why plans need to solve for risk adjustment blind spots using a member-focused retrieval of information.

Modern Day Risk Adjustment Reimbursement

Chase lists produced with old methods don't deliver the best outcomes, are inefficient, error prone and results in provider abrasion. See the alternative.

Traditional Chase Lists vs Modern Chase Intelligence

An HCC is a category of chronic medical conditions that share similar cost patterns. Learn more. Read more HCC FAQs here.

HCC Coding FAQs

Risk adjustment is used to appropriately compensate health plans for the costs associated with taking on members with chronic health conditions. See more.

Risk Adjustment FAQs

MAOs have six additional months to ensure a complete and accurate data submission. See how to optimize your additional PY2020 Reconciliation Run.

How to Optimize Additional PY 2020 Reconciliation Run

NLP enhances healthcare risk adjustment coding. Payers validate unmatched codes efficiently, boosting accuracy. Implement an NLP-enabled Second Level Review.

How Payers Can Use NLP to Improve Risk Adjustment Coding

Without risk adjustment payments being conducted, the instability of the market will continue, and drastic rate increases for the future are imminent. See more.

Trump Halts Risk Adjustment Payments, Impacts Health Plans & Consumers

2018 HEDIS changes included new measures, early deadlines, and successful Ciox support. Looking ahead to 2019, Ciox aids in year-round quality data collection for smoother processes.

Hurray — HEDIS®2018 Is Over! Reflecting on This Year’s Season and Preparing for 2019

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