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Technology is radically improving care for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Veterans Affairs is transforming its technology systems to create foundational change, says its chief modernization officer. Empowering future innovation. Innovation doesn’t happen in a bubble. Surafeal Asgedom is chief modernization officer at the U.S. Department for Veterans Affairs.

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Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

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With desperation being the mother of innovation, barriers such as physician resistance, insurance carrier reimbursement and government regulation have been rapidly overcome. Mike Restuccia is chief information officer of Penn Medicine.

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Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care

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From appointment booking to post-discharge follow-up, hospitals and health systems are striving to innovate and personalize the way people navigate their care journey. News New York State Office for the Aging deploys AI robots as companions for older adults The U.S. The office. By Bill Siwicki | June 02, 2022.

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A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscape

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Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Population Health Telehealth Workforce The COVID-19 crisis has demanded innovative agility, relentlessly applied – proving again that information technology teams are crucial strategic partners for future goals. Now, our industry is poised for even greater innovative advancements.

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A new COVID-19 wave is coming – how can health systems prepare?

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Tagging drugs with RFID, he argued, would address problems with medication flow around the hospital and allow providers to tie distributions directly to a patient's electronic health record. "If you can tag a nail clipper with RFID technology," as many big-box stores do, "you can do it for medication," he said.

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So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Moliehi “Mo” Weitnauer, Chief Product Officer at MRO Providers are witnessing an explosion in health plan requests for medical records. Medical record requests are digitized, and specific data requirements are tagged. But the industry isn’t there yet and significant gaps remain.

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How health IT's leading innovators are using AI now, and where they see it going

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And many forward-thinking CIOs and other technology leaders see how fast AI tools are evolving, and they are looking excitedly to a future where further clinical innovation will occur at rapid speed. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Patient Engagement