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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" EHRs: Automation can help. Burnout has been an ongoing scourge at hospitals for years now, and the crushing demands of the pandemic have only made it worse for physicians , nurses , telehealth managers and others. Electronic health records don't usually help, even if their impact on burnout is more complex than many realize.

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Mary Washington Healthcare Partners with Caregility to Pioneer Inpatient Virtual Engagement and Virtual Nursing Program

Digital Health Global

The program brings two-way virtual care communications to the hospital bedside to increase nurse assistance, improve patient safety, and advance care model innovation within the regional health system. The platform integrates with Epic, allowing staff to launch virtual visits within the native electronic health record (EHR) environment.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

HIMSS this week has unveiled the list of the first recipients of its 2021 HIMSS Changemaker Awards. President, Emirates Nursing Association. In the United Arab Emirates, she established the Nursing Informatics Society at the nationwide level. They are: Aysha Al Mahri. Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Alison Connelly-Flores. New York City.

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The 2021 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

Cook County Health partnered with Amwell to become one of the first Cerner Connect EHR implementations. Cook County rapidly implemented its scheduled visits telehealth platform within their Cerner EHR. Through this integrated program, virtual visits were initiated from within the Epic EHR. New Models, New Normal. AdventHealth.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. " Payers may wrestle with how to reimburse and, in some cases, provide virtual care.

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UPMC CMIO talks telehealth's new normal, EHR workflow, pharmacogenomics and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The other area that I think we're quite interested in, because we do own some post-acute facilities at UPMC, is the SNF at home – sort of the post-acute care type of experience that can be done at home, different from just the traditional home health nurse. Let's talk about EHRs a little bit. How can they do better?

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Senseonics Partners with Rimidi to Develop Innovative Diabetes Solution

Digital Health Global

Rimidi’s platform aligns with Medicare’s reimbursable remote patient monitoring telehealth programs while seamlessly integrating within existing Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, supporting quality improvement initiatives, driving workflow optimization, increasing patient engagement and providing clinical decision support.

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