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E-Newsletter • February 2025 |
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Editor's E-Note
Health data is some of the most private, and valuable, data. Ensuring patient consent when sharing it is of the utmost importance. The Sequoia Project is looking at best practices for handling and sharing such data, and it’s no easy task. For more on this crucial topic, see this month’s Exclusive.
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— Dave Yeager, editor |
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Moving Toward Computable Consent
The Sequoia Project, a trusted advocate to advance health information sharing, recently published “Moving Toward Computable Consent: A Landscape Review” for public feedback. This whitepaper explains the importance of managing privacy and consent when sharing personal health information, scans the current landscape of challenges facing those entrusted with personal health information, enumerates existing solutions, and explores the strengths and deficiencies of these approaches.
“As laid out in the findings of this report, privacy and consent are some of the most complex issues we face in health IT interoperability today, given the dramatic increase in health information exchange and the growing attention to the sensitivity of health information,” says Mariann Yeager, CEO of The Sequoia Project. “Patients and providers are trusting us to find approaches to computable consent and data segmentation to ensure secure and appropriate exchange of their most sensitive data.”
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Health Systems Target Efficiency in AI for 2025
According to Healthcare IT News, a global survey from Deloitte found 70% of C-suite executives view operational efficiency and productivity gains as essential areas of focus. More than 90% of respondents anticipate an acceleration in the use of digital technologies this year. However, 52% of respondents outside the United States, compared with 30% in the United States, expect digital transformation to play a critical role in shaping strategies.
AI Set to Reshape Health Technology Assessment
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announces the publication of a working group report for the introduction of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in health technology assessment. The report identifies three key areas where generative AI could impact health technology assessment processes.
Older Adults Face a Digital Divide
A study published in JAMA found large disparities in the use of digital health tools in older adults. The results show a need to carefully consider the unique characteristics of older adults when developing digital health tools to avoid worsening the digital divide.
AI Responsibility in Health Equity at HIMSS25
Healthcare IT News reports Jennifer Stoll, chief internal affairs officer at OCHIN, will speak at HIMSS25 on the trustworthy responsible AI network (TRAIN) and the safeguards, toolsets, and best practices TRAIN is developing. |
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Health Cyber Threat Sharing Network Launched
CI-ISAC, an Australian based cyber security nonprofit, recently released its cyber threat intelligence sharing service. CI-ISAC plans to add health sector education on mitigating threats and attack surface monitoring to their program to improve cyber incident response plans. They are seeking health and medical organizations to join the network and will provide a complimentary 12-month membership. Learn more » |
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COVER STORY
Allies in Cancer Care
Cancer registries can assist with disparities in cancer care, but more useful data is needed to be effective.
FEATURE
Taming the Obstetrics Coding Beast
Coding for obstetrics can be complex and multifaceted, with a variety of solutions and resources.
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