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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

billion in annual operating revenue, Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public health systems in the U.S. THE PROBLEM Memorial began offering on-demand virtual urgent care to its employees and patients via a third-party vendor in 2016. With 15,000 team members, 3,000 providers and $3.1

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Patients and health plan members continue evolving into medical bill payers, with their homes and budgets baked into the concept. Geisinger plans to open more clinics for primary care, senior care, and convenient/retail care. Re-building a community health system from an innovative blueprint.

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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

An all-hands-on-deck push from heroic physicians and nurses to save the lives of as many COVID-19 inpatients as possible. Ongoing interoperability challenges as testing sites, labs, providers, payers and public health agencies tried to manage fast-moving waves of new patient data. This is a story worth watching.

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What priorities in healthcare in 2023 and what is the tech that is addressing these areas?

Healthcare Innovation Consortium

Only recently, the paramedic and nurse strikes stemming from a lack of pay reflect the current standards of healthcare that are present today. Luckily, the previous years have been marked by significant technological advancements such as Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and telehealth.

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Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Remote monitoring firm Health Recovery Solutions and CommonWealth Purchasing Group are collaborating to bring telehealth to nearly 1,000 community health centers and FQHCs. Interoperability engine Infor Cloverleaf Integration Suite is now available in AWS Marketplace. Tennessee-based Highland Physicians Inc.

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IT preparedness is key to managing outbreak of COVID-19, says CIO of SNUBH

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Rapid Response Team, comprised of intensive care specialists and nurses, can monitor COVID-19 patients and easily consult with other doctors in real time through the 55-inch touch screen monitor of the RRS named BESTBoard. SNUBH launched a home grown personal health record application named Health4U since 2013.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The pandemic generated uneven experiences for millions of Americans as physicians, therapists, nurse practitioners, hospitals and other caregivers – all coming to telehealth with varying levels of experience themselves – tried suddenly to meet patients where they were, said PwC researchers. Health portfolios reshaped for growth.