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Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Whether they’re at the bank, the airport, their doctor’s office or elsewhere, they don’t like to be kept waiting. When waits are long, consumers are disappointed – or worse. But like it or not, consumers know waiting is probable in […]. But like it or not, consumers know waiting is probable in […].
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 11, 2024
That’s what patient portals promise – a simple, digital way to access medical records, book appointments, and chat with doctors. Despite their benefits, many patients aren’t using these portals. Some patients avoid portals because they fear losing the human touch in their healthcare. But there’s a catch.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 29, 2022
Patient portal use and telehealth visits have changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world, especially healthcare, upside down. In your hands-on experience working with healthcare provider organizations and IT, what changes have you observed in patient portals and telehealth visits since COVID-19 broke?
Lloyd Price
DECEMBER 7, 2022
As we enter 2023 following another frustrating year post covid, the next generation of healthcare entrepreneurs need to focus less on outpatients and inpatients, instead focus on designing and building solutions addressing 'impatients'…. Patients answer standard question sets which are read and reviewed by a nurse, doctor, consultant etc.
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 3, 2023
According to an article in the Permanente Journal , “as many as 40% to 50% of patients who are prescribed medications for management of chronic conditions” don’t take their medications properly, or perhaps at all. The study attributes at least 100,000 preventable deaths each year to this problem.
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 16, 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.
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 17, 2023
Anyone who has had the misfortune to land in the hospital, or care for a relative in one, knows the following frustrating experience: The doctor comes during morning rounds and says the patient is good to go…and hours later, you’re still waiting for the paperwork to get done. Does the patient even have a caretaker?
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