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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines. million medication instructions without. million medication instructions without.

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

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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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Big News and Announcements from NextGen UGM 2023

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It has been an up and down year for the ambulatory EHR maker and its customers in this ever changing climate. Candance Lemke, MS, RN, NP-C a Nurse Practitioner at Bowen Health, for example, had her comment enlarged on several signs displayed at the UGM. Their UGM was a chance to reset and chart a clearer path forward.

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How health IT's leading innovators are using AI now, and where they see it going

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | September 27, 2023 News AI-enabled efficiencies can improve patient outcomes and reduce clinician burnout "By prioritizing healthy data management practices through the deployment of AI, IT leaders. By Mike Miliard | August 10, 2023 News Senator wants Google to answer for accuracy, ethics of generative AI tool Sen.

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Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

AWS announced the AWS HealthScribe service for building clinical applications that use generative AI and integrating them with EHRs and other systems. One culprit is staffing in post-acute care – 87% of nursing homes report moderate to high staffing shortages. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S.

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Elation Health Acquires Medical Billing Company Lightning MD

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The acquisition adds revenue cycle capabilities to Elation’s clinical-first EHR and Best in KLAS , virtual care platform. The company was founded in 2017 by registered nurses Kelly Schoenfeld and Brian Esser. ” Lightning MD is a convenient billing solution focused on user experience for independent medical practices. .

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Ambient Voice Transcriptions Endorsed in a Study by The Permanente Medical Group

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Evaluating This Study TPMG, as most readers know, is the largest medical group in the United States, with nearly 9,800 physicians and 44,000 nurses and other staff. After deploying the Nabla ambient voice solution in October 2023, the organization quickly built up a large database of AI-generated clinical notes to run through their study.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

According to our 2023 Cyber Insecurity in Healthcare report, 54% of surveyed healthcare IT security practitioners said their organization suffered a ransomware attack, up from 41% in 2022. It is encouraging to see investments being made to secure medical systems and equipment needed for patient care.

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Flurry of AI, Partnerships, and New Features Announced at Epic UGM

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2023

These announcements were rapid-fire and met with applause from the audience: Slider Dicer NLP layer to allow researchers and clinicians to query the data using natural language like they would when talking to a colleague vs specific query language, available now URL Shortning & Engagement tracking for Cheers (Epic’s CRM), powered by Hello World, (..)

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Further, state-by-state laws requiring in-person meetings between psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrist collaborators should be reexamined as these can safely take place over video conferences. Healthcare IT systems, especially EHRs, played a key role in supporting documentation with the use of macros, smart phrases, and templates.

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Ambience Healthcare Launches Fully Automated AI Medical Scribe to Address Burnout Across Major Provider Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

AutoScribe embeds deeply into the EMR workflow and operates in real-time, which means that the AI-generated notes are immediately available to review, edit, and sign off without breaking provider workflow. It feels like I made a clone of myself and my clone is taking my notes for me,” shared Lynn Noyce, Nurse Practitioner at Pine Park Health.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Healthcare facilities will use AI from an administrative point of view because it’s very difficult to hire in healthcare – there’s a physician shortage, a nursing shortage, and a pharmacist shortage. 2023 was a tipping point for telehealth treatment. Will there be a new regulation that will land in our laps?

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Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

Joel Diamond, MD, Co-Founder/Chief Medical Officer Aranscia; Co-Founder 2bPrecise at Aranscia Artificial intelligence was a major buzzword in the world in 2023, and that was also the case in the healthcare space. AI can listen to patient visits and integrate accurate notes and next steps directly into the EHR.

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Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Elation Health Acquires Medical Billing Company Lightning MD

Ambient Voice Transcriptions Endorsed in a Study by The Permanente Medical Group

Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Flurry of AI, Partnerships, and New Features Announced at Epic UGM

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Ambience Healthcare Launches Fully Automated AI Medical Scribe to Address Burnout Across Major Provider Organizations

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