Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

The key takeaways included: Focus on collaboration and support amongst nurses to prepare and support the frontline pandemic response in both acute and primary sectors. This was echoed by Gregory who noted that many nurses in the UK were self-isolating due to a lack of testing, putting further strain on the already stretched frontline.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Population Health Telehealth Workflow Workforce On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, UW has ramped up telemedicine capabilities and made immediate changes to its EHR to support COVID-19 care. You will need staff to surge support for weeks or months. Plan for the long haul.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2020

A key issue has been, and will continue be, how well staff are able to adapt to the new ways of working that are required as a result. The recommendations of the recent Topol Review are now more important than ever, including increased training and resources for staff to ensure that they have the requisite skillset for digital working.

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Digital Health Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

On the back-end, DexCare manages workforce supply by forecasting demand and monitoring staff utilization, then precisely coordinates scheduling across service lines / modalities to optimize capacity and operational costs. The Takeaway Although the “digital front door” tag might be overplayed, DexCare’s platform really lives up to the title.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

At a human level, an important part of this ‘digital revolution’ has simply been to make patients and staff feel safer. Where the software incorporated artificial intelligence, clinical directors saw even more time saved for staff to focus on where they can add most value for patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 14, 2020

COVID-19 required health systems to quickly pivot to predominantly digital methods of patient and staff engagement while adapting the hospital environment to care for patients infected or showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus. Digital tools to combat COVID-19. Pivoting the workforce to telecommuting.

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