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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

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In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far. Here's an interesting one: This story actually dates from way back in the pre-pandemic past of 2017. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation.

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PicnicHealth Acquires AllStripes, Fortifying its Role as the Leader in Patient-Centered Healthcare Evidence Generation

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With AllStripes’ strong relationships across patient communities, PicnicHealth expands its footprint and enhances its ability to guide critical and deep evidence generation. “AllStripes and PicnicHealth share a common vision of elevating clinical studies by putting patients at the core of the research experience.

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The Rise of Chat in Healthcare and Remaining Concerns

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Although widely used in many other industries, its adoption is just beginning to take off in healthcare. In fact, as healthcare leaders increasingly prioritize patient access , chat’s success in other businesses has spurred the rapid onboarding of chat solutions to help address healthcare-specific engagement and accessibility challenges.

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Florence Launches Modern Healthcare Experience With $20M Seed Round Led by Thrive Capital, GV, and Salesforce Ventures

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I look forward to expanding our partnership with the Florence team to see where else we are able to give back time to both our patients and staff.” ” Florence was established in 2021 by CEO and Founder, Aniq Rahman, who previously was president of Moat which Oracle acquired in 2017 for $850 million.

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Laudio Announces $13 Million Series B for its AI Solution that Drives Productivity and Reduces Burnout in Health Systems

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Breitenstein, Venture Partner at Define Ventures, is joining Laudio’s Board of Directors and brings a wealth of digital health experience as the Founder of FOLX Health and former Chief Product Officer at Optum Analytics. Every health system CEO says that labor productivity and burnout is their top issue.

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The Next Evolution of Digital Health – Welcome to the ‘Med-averse’

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The promise of innovation and efficiency in the new era of medicine could change patient experiences forever. However, even if the future of healthcare in the metaverse does not involve digital surgery and hands-on medical procedures, there are still numerous possibilities for improving medical research and patient experiences.

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How Henry Ford Health System's 100% virtual behavioral care program works

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare IT News sat down with Lee for an interview that offers a sneak-peek at her session. What are some of the requirements for setting up a real-time, audio/video therapy session where a provider is in a clinical setting and the patient is in a primary care clinic or in their home environment? Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.