Healthcare IT Today

JULY 6, 2023

Mountain Park Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center serving the Phoenix Metro area, cleverly used a QR code to help staff and patients adopt a new technology. Internal champions collaborated with their EHR partner, eClinicalWorks, to double the use of their new patient portal in just twelve months.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Medicare and a supplemental plan) to receive care from multiple providers (e.g., primary care physician, psychotherapist, physical therapist, pharmacist) who work in multiple healthcare systems. At its best, it would allow patients using multiple insurance plans (e.g.,

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

But when dealing with all of the many things that providers do and the highly important health information about patients, something as simple as selecting a communication platform becomes a very tricky situation. How do you maintain the security and privacy of your patient’s health information as cyberattacks continue to climb?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

Philips and Executives for Health Innovation released a report describing stark inequities in cancer care and highlighting three global examples of success: Mobile screenings in Australia, awareness campaigns for immigrants in Germany, and new cancer care pathways in the United States. Partnerships.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2020

It operates 32 community health centers located in medically underserved communities in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, which have been exceptionally hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic; and in Ulster and Dutchess counties, 90 miles north of New York City. THE PROBLEM. Configure additional server and data storage capabilities. MARKETPLACE.

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The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015.

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Healthcare Innovation Consortium

JANUARY 24, 2023

To achieve this, the government seeks to utilise digital tech to address specific deficits caused by legacy systems in key areas of healthcare, including urgent and emergency care, primary care, diagnostics, use of resources, workforce, access to care problems and more.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 13, 2024

Through its regional presence, HIMSS Europe works towards aligning the diverse healthcare systems and policies across European countries, fostering collaboration, and promoting interoperability in health information exchange. AI: Cutting through the Hype AI: an apocalypse or necessary revolution?

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InTouch Health

JANUARY 29, 2020

Providers can program these devices with preset thresholds, which means the device will send an automatic alert to the provider if the patient’s health degrades to a certain point. For example, if a patient is recovering from surgery, they may wear a heart monitor while at home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

"At Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the country, our leaders have always recognized the importance and the power of data, but the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the meaningful benefits of investing in the resources and infrastructure needed for a strong data analytics department," she said.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 12, 2019

But it doesn’t work with the system used by the patient’s primary care provider, even though the provider is in-network. So each office’s staff wind up manually exchanging information and waiting for a response, then following up with the patient – with results lost along the way. Standardizing for Smarter Care.

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Beyond Telehealth

MARCH 9, 2022

We are going to focus on the role of asynchronous telehealth in improving timely access to care. Unlike synchronous telehealth that requires a visit to be done in “real-time,” asynchronous care allows patients to relay health information to providers at the most convenient time for them.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

TETHERED PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS VERSUS PATIENT PORTALS A tethered PHR, as defined by the ONC, is an online interface tied to an EHR with which patients may view and sometimes interact with their health data. The patient accesses the information through a secure portal,” ONC says.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Chronic Care Model is based upon the idea that people with chronic illnesses should have access to continuous care and support. It shifts the focus from acute and reactive care to proactive, population-based care. Under this program, care teams can bill for time spent managing patients’ health conditions.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The voice-activated devices are being used both in hospitals and at home and can help patients check their medications, look up wait times at the ER, and even help doctors pull data from patient electronic health records. Boston-based Commonwealth Care operates four primary care centers and administers two health plans.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Happy clinicians are the best ambassadors for virtual care,” the report asserted. “Sixty-nine percent of consumers said it was important to have a recommendation from their primary care doctor before using an alternative care setting such as virtual visits.

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Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

Had PPS been required to have broader governance – including community-based organizations, health plans, faith-based organizations, Health Information Exchanges, and other nonprofits, we would have had more balanced governance decision-making that would have supported the policy goals of the program more consistently statewide.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In this installment, you will share in expertise from: Andy Crowder, chief information and analytics officer at Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health. Tina Esposito, chief health information officer at Advocate Aurora Health, based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JANUARY 26, 2020

We are writing you today to ask that you hear our point of view as decisions are made on the Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator Proposed Rule to Improve the Interoperability of Health Information. . Some use other EHRs. Some are informal “curbside” consults. No I don’t!” she replied.

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