Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

"A primary health IT focus for 2021 must be empowering clinicians with solutions that deliver relief today," said Laureau. " In 2021, "it will be critical for hospitals and health systems to put policies and resources in place that make the safety and well-being of frontline workers a top priority," said Lang.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

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?” ” Sixty-eight percent of provider executives surveyed by HRI said they plan to use more care navigators and coordinators in 2021.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

adult 18 and over in April 2021 to gather data for this annual report. 20% of people used online health services, and 20% intent to keep using them. In 2021, smartwatch adoption exceeded wearable activity fitness tracker market penetration, both around one-third of U.S. CTA conducted an online survey among 2,409 U.S.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This study comprehensively analyzes each segment from 2021 to 2031, with a base year of 2022, projecting Compounded Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) for the forecast period. Global governments have championed digitizing healthcare records and electronic health information exchange.

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Health Populi

MAY 3, 2021

While the “in-person” visit to a doctor or medical professional continues to rank first as consumers’ most-trusted information source, the virtual doc or clinician rose in trust during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Euromonitor’s latest read on Consumer Health: Changes in Consumer Behaviour during COVID-19.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2022

For some historical context, the authors (all affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania [medical school or Wharton (business school)] start with HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which served up privacy protections based on the health information technology of the time.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

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. Preventive care delivery platform Fullscript has joined the athenahealth Marketplace app store.

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Health Populi

MARCH 18, 2024

Patients’ willingness to share their personal health information is eroding, varying by age group and race/ethnicity along with the kind of organizations folks would share with. We first note overall that fewer patients, year on year 2021-2023, seem willing to share data with ANY entity.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

More granularly, most consumers (over two-thirds) were concerned about allowing apps or sites to access their location data, online banking, accepting cookies on sites, creating new accounts on apps or sites, sharing health information with apps or sites, online shopping, paying bills, and so on. Few people in the U.S.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In addition to streamlining the process of health ID cards for payers, it will be easier for consumers to access and share their health information when and where they need — and connect more seamlessly to personalized digital navigation tools that help them find and access the right care.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

As digital health industry stakeholders will be convening at the 2021 annual HIMSS conference in Las Vegas and digitally, this report is well-timed to give us a level-set on just “where” U.S. health citizens are with respect to their medical information. Patients in the U.S.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

The first chart illustrates consumers’ use of digital health tools, showing that online health information and online provider reviews. But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. Tech companies are much better capitalized than health systems.

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Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2021

sought health information online in 2020, a slight decline from 2018. More young women than young men looked for health info online, as well as more Hispanic/Latinx and White youngers compared with Blacks. is much higher now, in March 2021, affecting Black and Latinx young people disproportionately.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 10, 2021

Micky Tripathi, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the US Department of Health and Human Services shared his interoperability wish list during his opening keynote at the 2021 Direct Trust Summit. Topping his list was richer information exchange to support advanced payment models.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

In fact, a recent JAMA Health Forum report indicates that from 2016 to 2021, the annual number of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector more than doubled. He has his Masters in Information Security and holds CCISSP, CISA, CHC, CRISC, and ITIL-F certifications.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

According to the FTC, GoodRx has been funneling personal health information from these consumers to advertising companies and platforms such as Facebook, Google and Criteo, along with other third parties such as Branch and Twilio. More than 55 million consumers have visited or used GoodRx’s website or mobile apps since 2017.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

” With that challenge comes the opportunity for health information technology developers to focus on patient financial experience (PFX). A third riff on the PFX theme was a new FinTech Award given to Patientco for the “Best Patient Financial Engagement Platform” in 2021. The best FX experiences.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

In response to this tweet by Kristen Valdes during the SHIEC 2021 conference happening this week in Arizona, Brendan Keeler offered this really important look into healthcare data exchange and HIEs.

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Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2021

In this year’s 2021 annual report by Deloitte into Connectivity & Mobile Trends, their report details How the pandemic has stress-tested the crowded digital home. The timing of that survey precedes Deloitte’s fielded timing in March 2021, which may explain some of the difference between consumers use in 2020 versus 2021.

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–While Americans increasingly access health information online, a new survey commissioned by Wolters Kluwer Health reveals that most would prefer to receive educational materials directly from a trusted, expert source – their own healthcare providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“We launched the advisory group in 2021 to address the unique ways telehealth could be used to eliminate health disparities in the U.S.," " she said in a statement. Johnson noted that the tools go beyond a traditional return on investment framework to achieve economic and social values.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2021. "We are delighted to become part of Philips and continue on our journey to deliver health information to improve the quality of life and reduce the cost of care," said BioTelemetry President and CEO Joseph H. Capper in a statement.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The following is a guest article by Lauren Riplinger, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Senators reportedly expressed concern over reports that, despite promises to prospective patients that their information about mental health and addiction treatment will remain confidential, the companies are tracking and sharing their customers’ personally identifiable health data for advertising purposes.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JULY 2, 2021

The HIMSS21 Global Health Conference & Exhibition (August 9–13, 2021, virtually and in Las Vegas) brings you the world-class education, cutting-edge products and solutions, and unique networking opportunities you need to solve your biggest health information and technology challenges – all at one time, all in one place.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Digital health encompasses electronic health (eHealth) and mobile health (mHealth), which leverage electronic platforms and mobile technologies, including wearable devices and apps, to provide health information and services. billion in 2021. billion in 2016 to a staggering 6.3

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Redox

MARCH 10, 2021

2021 is the promise of more apps that simplify the healthcare process, bring telehealth directly to devices, and allow people to collect and share health data with clinicians. As well, coupled with price transparency, consumers should be able to own and manage their health information for preventative and chronic care.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

” Unprecedented in telehealth history, the sharing of sensitive health information in early 2023 is poised to shatter provider naivete about working for large-scale business entities entering healthcare. As a result, Respondent earned over $345 million in revenue in 2020, and over $720 million in revenue in 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2023

In early 2021, DHA and health system Denver Health established a partnership to help bridge the digital divide in healthcare. Yet the gains from successful health system and community partnerships can be long-lasting and beneficial to both parties.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It is important to note that some of these structural barriers are parallel to some peoples’ lack of access to health insurance. The researchers examined data for 242,727 adults in the 50 states and Washington, DC, quantifying access to voting and various demographic characteristics — including the odds of being uninsured.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

The group also launched a health equity survey , with the results to be announced at ViVE in Nashville in March. ONC’s latest data brief indicated that, as of the end of 2021, more than 60% of hospitals are actively engaged in sharing health information.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

The solution: Driving health information exchange and introducing connected-care applications Clínica Alemana Osorno has responded to these issues with a comprehensive digital transformation strategy. It introduced solutions for care collaboration and patient engagement in 2022.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 25, 2023

INDICAID health will launch with a menu of tests for respiratory, sexual and women’s health, and add up to eight more tests within the next six months or less. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021 there were more than 2.5 million STI infections in the United States.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2023

” In a press briefing, the HIMSS CEO said attendance for this year’s event is 35,000 – less than 2019 but a significant increase from 2021 and 2022. Wolf also briefly discussed how HIMSS would continue to invest in emerging markets and build its ongoing relationship with the World Health Organization.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

DECEMBER 3, 2020

IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Framework Supplement Published for Public Comment The ITI Technical Committee has published the following updated supplement for public comment from December 2, 2020 through January 15, 2021 : Internet User Authorization (IUA) - Rev. A summary of changes is noted in the README on the GitHb repository.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2021

At the same time, 2 in 3 people were also concerned aobut the privacy of their health information on apps. And there’s the ambivalence of “concerned embrace” of digital health. adults in late September 2021, a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic. Morning Consult polled 2,200 U.S.

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