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Reducing Waste in Tests by Applying Data

Healthcare IT Today

Illumicare’s clients cull data from their EHRs to create databases of relevant patient data that Smart Ribbon can hook into. Occasionally, Smart Ribbon also writes information back to the EHR. Illumicare rolled out this service in 2016 as an experiment. Their service collects orders and other data from EHRs.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

The apoplectic response of the regulated community and commentariat to the off-message message conveyed via email moved CMS to issue an official statement more in line with the joint communiqué of December 2016. Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). Patient records must be kept confidential. This is clear. David Harlow. most hospitals).

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Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

Healthcare IT Today

In fact, a recent JAMA Health Forum report indicates that from 2016 to 2021, the annual number of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector more than doubled. Furthermore, the transition to electronic health records (EHRs) has reinforced the need for tightened identity and access management processes.

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Syllable Corporation Announces Purchase of Actium Health

Healthcare IT Today

By using HIPAA-compliant AI and natural language processing (NLP) to understand patient needs, Syllable’s Patient Assistant integrates with a health system’s EHR and automates more than 70% of hospital calls, ensures 35%+ more callers reach their destination, and frees up staff to handle 30% more new appointment calls.

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Voice, health, wellbeing -- notes from January 2020 report

Aging in Place Technology Watch

By 2016, experiments inside the hospital ecosystem were beginning – KidsMD launched at Children’s Hospital in Boston, a pioneering Alexa skill to help patients and families with generalized wellness advice. Amazon’s release of HIPAA compliance tools has made personalizing the interaction feasible.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

The apoplectic response of the regulated community and commentariat to the off-message message conveyed via email moved CMS to issue an official statement more in line with the joint communiqué of December 2016. Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). Patient records must be kept confidential. This is clear. David Harlow. most hospitals).

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

The apoplectic response of the regulated community and commentariat to the off-message message conveyed via email moved CMS to issue an official statement more in line with the joint communiqué of December 2016. Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). Patient records must be kept confidential. This is clear. David Harlow. most hospitals).

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