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IT leaders prioritizing patient experience, value-based care in 2019, survey finds

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Ramping up value-based care initiatives and improving the patient experience are top priorities for health IT leaders in 2019. At the same time, IT executives say they are facing significant technology and operational hurdles to advance these initiatives such as the ongoing lack of system interoperability.

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Survey: Improving Patient Experiences a Top Priority for HIT Leaders in 2019

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Health IT leaders rate updating technology to improve the patient experience as their top objective for 2019, according to the seventh annual Health IT Industry Outlook Survey conducted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc.For this year’s survey, more.

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5 Exciting Dental Tech Trends In 2019

Electronic Health Reporter

The dental industry experiences new and exciting tech developments every year, and 2019 is seemingly no exception. The innovations are not only modernizing practices, but they are leading to improved oral care and smaller appointment times, which can each support the patient experience.

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Reducing costs, improving patient experience top of mind for health system leaders: survey

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Healthcare executives identified declining reimbursement, the patient experience, maintaining and upgrading IT, and cybersecurity as the top challenges their facing health systems in 2019.

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Patient experience is evolving as providers embrace telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Nine in 10 of them, in fact, are offering or piloting telehealth programs, according to the new 2019 HIMSS report, "Telehealth: Disrupting the Care Delivery Paradigm." hospital or health system where they work, 64% said they offer inpatient specialist consultation, and 61% said they offer remote patient monitoring.

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Health IT Industry Outlook Survey Reveals Six Key Leadership Trends for 2019

Electronic Health Reporter

42 percent of health IT leaders rate updating technology to improve the patient experience as the top objective for 2019, followed by measuring improvement in patient care (33 percent). Coinciding with this pivotal focus on empowering the patient care journey, 45 percent of respondents […].

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT. As we look back on 2019, it's worth remembering how far the industry has traveled to get here. -- Mike Miliard, Editor. Enhancing the patient experience with technology. by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. by November 18, 2019.