Xealth

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Aaron Sheedy, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder Skyrocketing healthcare costs and complex insurance structures have become increasingly difficult for large employers to navigate. Breaking the Cycle Employers are increasingly taking a more active role in managing their employees’ healthcare. According to a new report , U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 13, 2023

We sat down with him to discuss managing patients not just during appointments but always, and the role RPM can play. " Our app and team manages patient outreach for his staff to receive real-time messages for the first time. Yes, telemedicine has finally made it into the mainstream of healthcare delivery. healthcare system?

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 14, 2023

The company has established itself as a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) software and has a strong reputation for delivering innovative solutions that meet the needs of its customers. Exec Summary: Will Salesforce succeed in Healthcare where other Big Tech companies failed? Why is salesforce interested in healthcare?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2023

Study after study has shown that stressors such as social media, bullying, loneliness and the pandemic are causing and exacerbating a wide array of mental health challenges among high school and college kids. And healthcare resources are not always readily available to help them. Which is where the now-mainstream telemedicine can come in.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 17, 2023

RPA systems use software robots or "bots" to perform tasks such as data entry, data extraction, data processing, and other routine tasks that are typically performed by human workers. RPA can be used in various industries, such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail, among others.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

AI is a powerful tool that has the potential to help solve some of the biggest challenges facing the healthcare industry today while also ensuring quality patient care, reducing costs and reducing potential liability for practitioners. . Another use of AI in the healthcare industry surrounds data analytics.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

Patients, as health consumers, have taken on more of the financial risk for health care payments. One of the challenges has been price transparency, which is the central premise of this weekend’s New York Times research-rich article by reporters Sarah Kliff and Josh Katz: Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 15, 2023

Read more… Bringing Secondary Uses for Data to the Forefront. Few organizations are making use of the valuable data in legacy applications, and too many are simply converting records to PDFs. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Exec Summary: Robotic process automation (RPA) is a technology that uses software robots to automate repetitive manual tasks. Clinical tasks: RPA can also be used to automate some clinical tasks, such as medication reconciliation, transcribing medical records, and generating reports. Email , lloyd@nelsonadvisors.co.uk

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the complex world of healthcare, efficient revenue cycle management (RCM) is the linchpin that ensures a healthcare organization’s financial health. Understanding Revenue Cycle Management What is Revenue Cycle Management? Understanding Revenue Cycle Management What is Revenue Cycle Management?

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 19, 2023

Although widely used in many other industries, its adoption is just beginning to take off in healthcare. It can be a fully automated matter, as in the case where organizations implement chatbots to address certain common patient questions (company hours, directions, insurance details, etc.).

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is like a one of those huge Lego sculptures. For example, for Legos any curves needed to be built using rectangles, because that was all that was available. From the outside it looks one thing, but upon further inspection there are a million tiny little pieces that fit together to create the whole.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hospitals initially will focus on improved identity management, authentication, continuous verification, and fine-grained access controls. As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

That sudden experiment allowed for valuable insights that healthcare organizations in 2021 can use to fine-tune where they should land on the spectrum of virtual and in-person – in ways that make the most sense for care delivery, patient experience, reimbursement and clinical research.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Its silent nature requires vigilant management, highlighting the need for continuous monitoring. This article explores the transformative potential of remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies in managing hypertension. It’s a major health concern that can lead to severe complications if not managed properly.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2023

In his third post, Andy discussed why collecting and processing SDoH is so labor intensive (because clinicians have to speak to patients) and whether data obtained from insurers or consumer databases is valuable in a clinical setting. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.

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Redox

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Since then, many are focused on using digital technologies to change the way they do business (e.g., Because AI uses machines to do tasks that traditionally require human intelligence (e.g., Three out of four C-suite executives believe that if they don’t scale AI in the next five years, they risk going out of business entirely.

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Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2019

over-the-counter medicines); and, health insurance. over-the-counter medicines); and, health insurance. ” In addition, there is a growing risk of cybersecurity hacks of patients’ personal health information, with stories reaching local news media on a regular basis.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 12, 2023

In the context of healthcare data, homomorphic encryption can be used to protect patient privacy while still allowing for analysis and processing of sensitive information. When healthcare data is encrypted using homomorphic encryption, it can be securely processed by authorized parties such as healthcare providers, researchers, and insurers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This approach to care enables employees to schedule comprehensive appointments for anything from sick visits to annual exams, and allows for significant cost savings when it comes to insurance plan costs for both employers and individual employees. It takes a personalized approach to care, as well as a whole-patient approach. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

News and Research A paper from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and HiLabs found inconsistencies for 81% of physicians examined across 5 large national health insurers. Not surprising RCM is also a popular use case for AI, with 78% of health systems currently using it or evaluating its use.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 19, 2023

AEI systems can then be used to adapt their behavior or responses to match the person's emotions. Applications of AEI AEI has the potential to be used in a wide variety of applications, including: Human-computer interaction: AEI systems can be used to create more natural and intuitive interactions between humans and computers.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 25, 2024

Hospital readmissions among chronic patients are often due to inadequate management and follow-up care. These frequent readmissions exacerbate patient health risks and lead to increased healthcare costs and resource allocation issues.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 4, 2023

Responsible clinicians are likely to ask whether sharing protected health information (PHI) by telehealth companies equates to violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Covered entities must only use technology platforms that offer Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). Clash of the Titans?

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 12, 2024

Chronic diseases pose a significant challenge to the healthcare industry, affecting millions worldwide and demanding ongoing management and treatment. Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) technology emerges as a transformative tool in this landscape, offering healthcare providers invaluable insights and enhancing patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

SonderMind’s addition of Total Brain enables a comprehensive offering to a broader population that uses science backed, data-driven approaches to personalize and improve mental health. Building on the foundation of the high-quality therapy SonderMind clinicians are delivering today, Total Brain will help us change this status quo.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 7, 2023

If you, as a behavioral health professional, violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), you must follow certain obligations and procedures to rectify the situation. Below then, is a suggested list of steps for a practitioner who wonders, “What Happens if you violate HIPAA?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

"Prior to COVID, we had very limited use of e-consults and asynchronous telehealth services to support patients' needs for certain specialty services," Silvestri noted. THE PROBLEM. "Our patients depended on, and we depended on, telemedicine to provide care and treatment during COVID.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

Many factors are in play, including the continuing risk for cyber incidents and ransomware, more stringent requirements to obtain cyber insurance, an increasingly interoperable patient records environment, and potential federal regulations regarding patient privacy. That’s good news, right? Last year, 699 breaches affected 51.4

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David Chou

MARCH 19, 2023

As a result, organizations are drastically cutting back on budgets—putting the CIOs and CDOs in a particularly delicate position to get the right priorities set. The exact rate of compensation is usually determined by negotiations between the clinic and insurer prior to any services being rendered.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 5, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has seen significant advancements, particularly in the realm of remote patient monitoring (RPM). Early diagnosis and effective management strategies are essential for slowing disease progression and improving patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Telehealth and remote patient monitoring have proven themselves to be not only convenient but necessary tools for patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. URAC is an independent, nonprofit accreditation organization – and one of the most influential telehealth accreditors in the world. Dr. Shawn P.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 8, 2023

In this article, we will explore the power of virtual healthcare for healthcare providers, including the various forms of virtual healthcare and the benefits and challenges of using this technology.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Prioritizing the patient-as-consumer through my health economic lens, the biggest priorities will be: Engaging patients in self-care and driving health and health plan literacy to better manage constrained access and payments. Dealing with healthcare provider burnout due to bureaucratic tasks and high-expectation patient demands.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

AI, or Artificial Intelligence, in healthcare refers to the use of advanced computer algorithms and data analytics to improve various aspects of medical care and administration. Moreover, AI has the capability to address healthcare challenges such as reducing medical errors, improving patient access to care, and managing healthcare costs.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Assessments may involve evaluating factors such as the participant’s health condition, their ability to use the technology and their willingness to participate in the trial. Selection of appropriate technology: It is important to choose the right technology for the specific needs of the trial.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 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. Check out our community’s healthcare workforce predictions.

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