ATLANTA, July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Health
Care business of LexisNexis® Risk
Solutions announced the results of its annual focus group,
comprised of over 20 healthcare IT executives that are members of
the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
(CHIME). The focus group participants accepted more accountability
than in previous years to provide the safe and
reliable technology tools necessary to deliver high-quality,
connected, and cost-effective care. The survey results also
highlighted the importance of a team approach with support
across the organization in helping CIOs achieve the vision of
connected healthcare.
While the focus group came together before the COVID-19 pandemic
struck, the technology priorities for 2020 – from data sharing and
security to using data analytics to help vulnerable populations –
have become more urgent in light of the pandemic challenges. For
example, recent months have illustrated the need for data access to
inform decisions about population health, wellness and care
capacity.
The surveyed executives identified three main priority areas for
2020.
- Managing interoperability: Members acknowledged
challenges amid the surge of digital touchpoints, such as mobile
phones, smart devices and remote services. Goals include a common
patient identifier to combine and verify disparate patient records
for a true health information exchange.
- Bolstering cybersecurity: Members are confronting new
cybersecurity risks, confusion over who bears the ultimate
responsibility for patient data, and the competing goals of
seamless user experience and data safety. To address that final
challenge and strike an appropriate balance, executives are moving
to multifactor authentication strategies for optimal user workflow
and security.
- Integrating Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): As the
pandemic has highlighted, incorporating SDOH data is a vital,
immediate requirement for improving the delivery of patient support
and value-based care, and ultimately, outcomes. Executives shared
SDOH implementation challenges, including data aggregation and
operationalization within IT and EHR systems, especially when not
utilizing third-party data to support their efforts. While CIOs
previously had not perceived specific accountability for SDOH data,
that changed as its value was demonstrated.
"CHIME's executive health IT members are approaching evolving
patient and industry needs with careful consideration, ingenuity
and focus," said Josh Schoeller,
chief executive officer of LexisNexis Risk Solutions Health Care.
"Our annual focus group presents valuable insights about how
healthcare decision-makers are strategically using technology
solutions to overcome hurdles regarding cybersecurity, data
governance, and interoperability, all of which have become more
urgent during the COVID-19 pandemic. It's a big challenge but with
the right data integration and analytics they continue to make
great progress even in the face of the COVID-19
pandemic."
Also encouraging, focus group participants reported solid
results when rallying support from stakeholders across the
enterprise to participate in tough conversations about information
security, privacy, operations, compliance, and clinical and
accountable care.
To access the focus group insights, download a free report.
About LexisNexis Risk Solutions
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced
analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental
entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around
the globe. We provide data and technology solutions for a wide
range of industries including insurance, financial services,
healthcare and government. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, we have offices throughout
the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global
provider of information-based and analytics and decision tools for
professional and business customers across industries. For more
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