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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. EHRs were designed as documentation centers for billing and regulatory purposes.

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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2004, Avel evolved to begin providing 24/7 on-demand services. Cloud-based information storage, including the ability for later offloading to EHRs, HIEs and other systems. Survey and consent tools. Avel conducts specialty consults out of its Sioux Falls hub, primarily servicing rural healthcare facilities. HIPAA Compliant.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

According to the hospital’s most recent employee engagement survey, the hospital’s overall employee engagement score was 89 percent and its employee retention rate is 92.6 Beaumont surveys its employees consistently and has several channels for employees to share their opinions on the workplace.