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Optimum Healthcare IT Acquires eCloud Managed Solutions

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Acquisition Expands Optimum’s Cloud Services Team and Capabilities Optimum Healthcare IT , a Best in KLAS healthcare IT staffing and consulting services company, announced today that it has acquired eCloud Managed Solutions. We’re excited to welcome the eCloud team and to continue providing expert cloud services for our clients.”

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AMA sees surge in health IT adoption, 'rise of the digital-native physician'

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Physicians' use and appreciation of information technology and digital health tools has seen a big uptick over the past five years, according to a new survey from the American Medical Association. The new AMA Digital Health Research sees attitudes and expectations changing among the physicians it surveyed. WHY IT MATTERS.

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AMA Suggests that Telehealth Tech Use Is Up Since 2016, But Still Modest

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A new survey has found that physician use of technology to provide telehealth or virtual visits has doubled since its previous study in 2016. This meshes well with other market research suggesting that a healthy cross-section of providers are preparing to get on board.

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Bonus Features – September 18, 2022 – HIMSS and WHO to collaborate on digital health, inpatient admissions for pediatric mental health up 60% since 2016, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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The CONNECT for Health Act is reintroduced, again

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act – first introduced in 2016 – to expand opportunities and coverage for telehealth through Medicare. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Lawsuit Brought Against CHIME for their $1 Million Patient ID Challenge

Healthcare IT Today

Back in 2016, CHIME announced a $1 million Patient ID challenge. CHIME teamed up with HeroX (which co-founded the XPRIZE) to run a year-long competition to develop a National Patient ID solution. They planned to announce the $1 million winner in Feb 2017 at the CHIME-HIMSS CIO Forum.

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Health2047 Portfolio Company HEAL Security Launches from Stealth with $4.6 Million Raised

Healthcare IT Today

The company was founded in 2021 in response to the growing number of cyber attacks on the healthcare industry and stands out as the sole cyber intelligence entity exclusively devoted to healthcare. ” “The economic toll of data breaches on healthcare in recent years is nothing short of astronomical,” says Lawrence K.