Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 3, 2023

is "aging and stretched thin," with the country needing "thousands more primary care doctors." But telehealth can help in a significant way. TimeDoc Health is a vendor of virtual care management, chronic condition management and remote patient monitoring technologies and services.

Telehealth 147

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Interoperability 147

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

We all know what skills and qualifications we needed when we first entered the field, but regardless of how long you’ve been working in Health IT, the field has changed a lot since then. So what are these key skills and qualifications and how have they evolved with advancements in healthcare technology ?

healthcare technology 112

healthcare technology Health IT Leadership Interoperability 112

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2022

How can telehealth be used as a patient engagement tool in inpatient settings? And how will telehealth evolve beyond its current use today? Healthcare IT News sat down with Mike Brandofino, CEO of Caregility, a vendor of telehealth technology and services, to get the answers to these important questions.

Telehealth 212

Telehealth Nursing Patient Experience Healthcare IT 212

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 20, 2024

Before integrating a new technology into your organization, it’s important that you’ve thought through all of the potential risks and concerns that can come with that technology. So while there are a lot of benefits to come from ambient clinical voice technology , we have to be sure that we are prepared for the challenges.

Health Information 101

Health Information EHR Leadership Healthcare IT 101

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

She was concerned: “You’re way overdue for a couple of screening tests and a vaccination.” I sat in front of my doctor for the first time since before the pandemic. I explained that between Covid waves and caregiving for my mom, I’d had to cancel and reschedule the most the screening test at least 3 times. I’m not alone. J Am Geriatr Soc.

Nursing 105

Nursing Health Technology Patient Experience Health IT 105

Health Populi

JULY 16, 2019

A “one layered delivery network through which patients can move seamlessly as they age and their needs evolve” will be the new health care platform to meet patients’ demands by 2030, according to a forecast from KPMG’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Institute. These patients lookf or care in an episodic way, KPMG notes.

EHR 312

EHR Life Science Primary Care Digital Health 312

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2022

One might say that there’s nothing left to say about this topic – it’s been said in multiple and sometimes overlapping and confusing ways. None of these concepts are specific to designing for inclusion of aging adults. And we know that older adults, some not online, are an afterthought when new emergency processes are created.

135

135

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2023

" Speech language pathologists (SLPs) help address many types of speech and communication difficulties for people of all ages, as explained by Avivit Ben-Aharon, founder and clinical director at Great Speech: Speech sounds – How we say sounds and put sounds together into words. Voice – How our voices sound.

Telehealth 125

Telehealth Medicare Patient Experience Telemedicine 125

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Forrester’s CEO George Colony just predicted the death of search and the web as we know it – his American Airlines flight experience is instructive (see the GenAI Imperative ). And finally, to cap things off, today the big guns of the tech industry, will spend seven hours behind closed doors discussing how to regulate AI.

Telehealth 80

Telehealth Nursing Medicare Telemedicine 80

Digital Health Global

JANUARY 31, 2024

the leading technology provider for modern clinical trials, announces results from a new research project with Duke University Department of Population Health Sciences’ Bioethics and Stakeholder (BASE) Lab on the acceptability of enhanced electronic informed consent (eIC) in clinical trials. .–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Medable Inc.,

Health science 88

Health science Drug Development Digital Health Patient Experience 88

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 7, 2023

Every day we see new faces trying to make a name for themselves with new ideas or new takes on old ideas. Technology continues to advance, allowing us to finally accomplish things we had previously only dreamed of. And we continue to grow and learn and fight to be more inclusive in our practices.

eCare 87

eCare Interoperability Health IT Healthcare IT 87

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2023

THE PROBLEM The program was aimed at supporting the inpatient care team by discharging patients (ages 18 and up) from the medical center a few days earlier to help reduce length of stay and free up beds by providing virtual monitoring 24/7 through nurses, episodic monitoring kits, and daily virtual visits with an Augusta University Health provider.

Nursing 146

Nursing Digital Health Healthcare IT Telemedicine 146

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2022

It's about the "why" and "how" too – why are some people sticking with virtual care, and how are they choosing to engage with it? It's about the "why" and "how" too – why are some people sticking with virtual care, and how are they choosing to engage with it?

Telemedicine 164

Telemedicine Telehealth Healthcare IT Health IT 164

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2023

We interviewed Yang to discuss bringing telemedicine to the nation's underserved, as well as other related social determinants of health and health equity issues. People with serious illness often are dealing with multiple healthcare providers and multiple medications that need refilling at different times with changing doses.

Telehealth 181

Telehealth Telemedicine Health Policy Medicare 181

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2021

The female patients struggled with many family and work responsibilities that got in the way of them being able to care for their health. "When feeling the frustrations in caring for them and the barriers they face to access care, I decided to explore how technology could overcome these challenges. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

Telehealth 194

Telehealth Nursing Mental health Healthcare IT 194

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

Alarming effects have been found from recent digital technologies on social connections and mental health. But can digital technology also improve social connections? The National Academy of Sciences finds that 43% of adults over the age of 60 report feeling lonely. Gamification is a powerful tool for behavior change.

Mental health 101

Mental health Public Health Health IT 101

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. So let’s take a moment to pause and evaluate healthcare at home to see where we are and where we need to go.

Primary Care 109

Primary Care Digital Health Telemedicine Mental health 109

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 24, 2022

With the ubiquity of smartphones and connected devices, the concept of Digital Vaccines has emerged as an indirect method of health behavior change. The following is a guest article by Dr. Neecey Hudson, PhD – Founder & Chief Scientist at Hood Medicine Initiative.

Public Health 119

Public Health BioTech Patient Experience Healthcare IT 119

Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 27, 2023

If you think about technology as simply being able to do more with less, healthcare is a great place to apply those skills” Steve Krupa , CEO, Psilos Group On March 11 th , 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic.

Interoperability 88

Interoperability EHR Health Data Primary Care 88

AMD Telemedicine

MARCH 2, 2023

When the global health crisis swept across the world in 2020, it forced companies across the industry to utilize digital platforms and technology in order to connect with potential buyers. Given the sudden need for change, there are several ways that the healthcare industry is embracing the digital age.

Telemedicine 78

Telemedicine HIPAA Interoperability Digital Health 78

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2021

Dr. Mary Mulcare, chief medical officer at telehealth technology company Summus Global and an emergency medicine physician at New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, has been on the front lines of the pandemic. At the start of the pandemic, emergency declarations and insurer policies encouraged the shift to telehealth.

Telehealth 210

Telehealth Telemedicine HIPAA General practice 210

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2024

Our care model stands out because we prioritize individualized approaches to mental healthcare that deeply understand the psychology, biology, and physiology that make up each individual’s situation,” said Edgar. The round was led by Define Ventures and also included participation from Frist Cressey Ventures and GreyMatter.

Mental health 66

Mental health Psychiatry Health IT Digital Health 66

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 14, 2021

Pew’s survey categories included : Age, Rural/Urban, Male-Female, Income, Race, and Education. Too bad there were no correlations between Age, Education, Income with Internet use. But we can guess what we could find. But we can guess what we could find. Not a trivial number. but only updated through 2019.

115

115

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 18, 2021

The COVID-19 crisis put a laser focus on how apparent it is that data and advanced analytics can be powerful weapons in the fight against pandemics. The COVID-19 crisis put a laser focus on how apparent it is that data and advanced analytics can be powerful weapons in the fight against pandemics. Louis, Missouri. ( @FollowMercy ).

Telehealth 206

Telehealth Leadership Telemedicine HIE 206

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

We are thrilled to back Brooke, Angela, and the team at knownwell as they leverage both technology and human care teams to allow every patient and provider nationally to access evidence-based, comprehensive, and ultimately high-value obesity medicine.” This brings knownwell’s total funding to $24.5

Pharmaceuticals 97

Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Telehealth Health IT 97

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. How Technology can Address Clinician Shortage and Burnout.

eCare 74

eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability Digital Health 74

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 3, 2023

As baby boomers continue to age, the demand for bedside nursing continues to increase. In fact, 50% of the current RN workforce is over the age of 50. "Even before the pandemic, we knew we had to do something radically different to meet care requirements.

Nursing 115

Nursing Healthcare IT Telemedicine Health IT 115

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

Waqaas Al-Siddiq, chairman, CEO and founder of Biotricity, a medical diagnostic and healthcare technology company that offers both physician- and consumer-facing RPM devices. How can RPM help? How can RPM help? On the chronic side, we saw a worsening of conditions after the pandemic began.

Telemedicine 171

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient Experience healthcare technology 171

Digital Leaders HealthTech

JULY 25, 2023

The government is exploring changes, both to positive and less enthusiastic responses. If we are going to create an NHS that thrives, we need significant structural and strategic change. This also requires thoughtful and responsible consideration of the role of technology.

52

52

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 29, 2019

Funny about technology ownership among the oldest – generally there is no way to know whether they own any or if would they buy it. Neither Pew (in 2018) nor AARP (2019 technology ownership ) broke out upper age ranges. The comments (pages of them) captured perspectives in a way other research doesn't.

87

87

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

Health IT 99

Health IT RCM Healthcare IT Interoperability 99

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Exec Summary: The key tides and currents in healthcare are the forces and trends that are driving change and innovation in the sector. And the increasing use of AI is leading to the development of new and innovative healthcare technologies that have the potential to revolutionize the way healthcare is delivered.

healthcare technology 67

healthcare technology Telehealth Digital Health EHR 67

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Previous articles in this series have shown how generative AI can be used for administrative and back-office functions in health care. Now we’ll look at how models are trained for these specific purposes. But in all cases, the use of AI for back-office work requires organizational guardrails. She says that 27% of all U.S.

Life Science 107

Life Science EHR Healthcare IT Health IT 107

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

We interviewed her to discuss why telemedicine has become such a priority, evaluating potential barriers and providing targeted assistance, CCA's set of virtual care guidelines to help clinicians determine the best care options, and some success metrics of the telemedicine program.

Telehealth 103

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Medicare 103

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The term digital transformation can be interpreted in many different ways. Rather than transforming healthcare practices, I like to view it as transforming the way healthcare is practiced. . But what is required of AI and how do we digitally transform our overstretched healthcare system? From ‘Sick Care’ to ‘Smart Care’.

Mobile Health 115

Mobile Health Hospital IT Health Data Healthcare IT 115

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2021

How do distance and equity come together? Low- and middle-income countries simply do not have equal access, and one way to address this difference is for professionals from those wealthier countries to fly in to provide services as part of short-term missions. Technology is important even for the in-person trainings.

Telehealth 179

Telehealth Healthcare IT Public Health Telemedicine 179

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

We are only just past the dawn of the second machine age, where digitization is enabling artificial intelligence. We crave actual physical connection to neighbours, colleagues, and fellow townspeople, even if digitally facilitated.” The Insights Report from this study is available here.

Primary Care 212

Primary Care Patient Experience Mobile Health Mental health 212