Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 3, 2023

Nurses have been in high demand for years, and especially since the pandemic. As baby boomers continue to age, the demand for bedside nursing continues to increase. "We tried to build our model around the notion that each patient will now have two nurses coordinating their care."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

The Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation introduced in both the House and Senate, aims to enable more widespread use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities. WHY IT MATTERS. The RUSH Act – introduced in companion bills from Sens. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

Telehealth Women In Health IT Workforce The pandemic has underlined the importance of nurses working together and ensuring we are better prepared for any future crisis, as highlighted during the 'European Nurses Facing COVID-19' webinar. Patients have embraced the shift to digital, with nurses supporting digital engagement.

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HealthStream

JUNE 19, 2020

At HealthStream we spend much of our time focused on nurses—especially on finding solutions to their workforce development challenges and to providing ways to make their jobs less conducive to stress and burnout. Here are our most popular nursing-focused blog posts so far in 2020.

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AMD Telemedicine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Since 2020, nearly 20% of healthcare workers have left the field, and burnout rates have jumped from an average of 30% to 50% of all workers to 40% to 70%. Increased workloads and health risks and the ever-changing dynamics in the workplace are making life more challenging for both nurses and physicians. Reducing Burnout Among Nurses.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 22, 2020

But in developed, wealthier parts of the world, like the U.S., “a record number of countries are experiencing an all-time high ‘mass-class’ trust divide,” according to the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer. ” Who is trusted? Academic experts and technical experts.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2020

Industry Voices—The best way to honor nurses and midwives? Thu, 05/14/2020 - 13:31. Fight burnout.

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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

KFF: More than 100K died in nursing homes, long-term care facilities from COVID-19. Wed, 11/25/2020 - 11:17.

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Survey: Majority of nursing homes won’t make it next year if COVID-19 operating losses continue. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 10:40.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

– and the wherewithal of the information systems and digital data that keep them running – been put to the test quite like it was in 2020. An all-hands-on-deck push from heroic physicians and nurses to save the lives of as many COVID-19 inpatients as possible. So, naturally, many of them came here to explore their options.

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Exec says CVS to administer first COVID-19 vaccines in nursing homes on Dec. Fri, 12/11/2020 - 11:38.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

APRIL 14, 2021

At the time, all nursing documentation was done on paper. Change is hard, and for the time-pressured nurse or midwife, it could be difficult to carve out enough time to learn a new system when they already had an embedded practice that worked for them. Not having real-time data made making decisions difficult. There’s no turning back.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 8, 2021

economy lost 140,000 jobs — the greatest job loss since April 2020 in the second month of the pandemic. The 2020-21 economic recession is the first time in U.S. You can see million-person differences for registered nurses, nursing assistants, and personal care aides, and half-million worker deltas for LPNs and medical assistants.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 1, 2020

CMS increases penalties amid nearly 26K COVID-19 nursing home deaths. Mon, 06/01/2020 - 17:34.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

" As I reflect upon the year 2020, it is unequivocally highlighted and underscored as the most significant year in my lifetime thus far regarding the healthcare industry's response to the desperation generated by the coronavirus. Here's hoping that our actions will be dictated by "assurance" rather than desperation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In the 2020 OTI report, The Cost of Connectivity , researchers examined 296 data plans in the US, finding that only 64 of them meet the FCC definition of broadband. According to Pew Research in 2020, 21 million Americans lack access to broadband , as well as 60% of healthcare facilities outside of metropolitan areas.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2020

That was then… In early 2020, focus sharpens on market categories of aging and caregiving. The 127,000 CES 2020 attendees in January saw exhibit areas and innovations focused on older adults and what they need. Some estimates indicate that 42% of all deaths from the virus could be traced to nursing homes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Here are five from Argentum 2020: CareMerge Voice. As if that weren’t enough, a tech track at Argentum’s annual (now virtual) conference included a session on Voice First (sponsored by CDW Healthcare) in a long list of tech enablement session entries. Also on the Argentum site is a product category listing. Learn more at CarePredict.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

healthcare workers have died from COVID-19, nurses' union says. Mon, 09/28/2020 - 14:50. More than 1,700 U.S.

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Demand, pay for travel ICU nurses soars as hospitals face staff crunch due to COVID-19. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 13:43.

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HealthStream

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

In 2020 HealthStream’s 10 most popular blog posts of all time ranged across a variety of subjects, from nurse communication, to defining nurse informatics and important skills for nursing, to understanding more about healthcare revenue cycle and compliance.

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HealthStream

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Developing and measuring nursing competency in 2020 requires a systematic and inclusive approach that embraces technology and requires accountability from learners and educators.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 14, 2020

Nursing home organizations warn governors of 'imminent' COVID-19 outbreaks. Tue, 07/14/2020 - 16:55.

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HealthStream

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

HealthStream’s 10 most popular 2020 blog posts ranged across a variety of subjects, from COVID-19 specifics to nurse burnout, training, and specialties. In addition, improving healthcare outcomes was an underlying message.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The University of Worcester’s Jenny Pinfield and Elaine Swift, discuss how they are supporting the wellbeing of pre-registration nursing, nursing associate and midwifery students, through student engagement analytics. Supporting the next generation of nursing. When Covid came along, we decided now was the right time to invest.”.

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Nursing home organizations call for long-term care residents, staff to be first in line for COVID-19 vaccine. Mon, 12/07/2020 - 15:58.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In their September, 2020 Aging in Place report, the authors note that demographics, regulatory and policy changes (aka reimbursement via Medicare Advantage plans), and Covid-19’s boosted use of digital health combine to make this a pivotal point. Kiplinger: High Tech Aids for Aging in Place, September, 2020.

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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Nurses plead for more PPE, safety measures amid COVID-19 surges. Mon, 11/23/2020 - 17:19. My hospital is a hot mess.'

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 12, 2020

Nurses and doctors sick with COVID feel pressured to get back to work. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 09:57.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As the research interviews for the 2020 report “Future of Remote Care Technology and Older Adults” wind down, a few themes become apparent. This work began in the summer of 2020 as the Covid-19 lockdown was underway. Reimbursement of technology was a key policy change in 2020 that fueled adoption and investment in telehealth.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 24, 2020

Majority of nursing homes say they won't last another year under current financial conditions: survey. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 12:18.

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Digital Health Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Molly is the National Director, US Provider Industry and Chief Nursing Officer for Microsoft. Molly shares her path that led her from from nursing to technology leadership. The Venue: This conversation was recorded at DOCSF in January 2020, the weekend before #JPM Week in San Francisco. McCarthy MBA, BSN, RN-BC.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 28, 2020

HHS to dole out $333M in incentive payments to nursing homes that improved COVID-19 care. Wed, 10/28/2020 - 15:54.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 18, 2020

CMS: Nursing homes should 'be among the last to reopen within the community'. Mon, 05/18/2020 - 16:16.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2020

Who can comprehend that 43% of Covid-19 deaths are linked to nursing homes? Or that high speed internet would not be available in nursing homes or the dementia care units in assisted living where their relatives now lived. Here are the five blog posts from June 2020: Tech adoption older adults matter more now than ever.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2020

We have been incredulous, watching older adults die alone in a nursing home , and then dying in many nursing homes. Here are six blog posts from a May unlike any previous: Could technology improve nursing homes? Nursing homes – consternation, condemnation are words that rule the day. Go back to 2019, for just a moment.

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Digital Health Today

MARCH 3, 2020

As you’ve probably heard by now, the World Health Organization has designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. As we continue our focus on leaders who are also nurses, in our 100th episode, I speak with Shawna Butler, RN, MBA. . Shawna is a nurse economist and tech enthusiast.

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