2023, Health Information and Healthcare IT

From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The evolution of Health Information Management (HIM) professionals has been remarkable. They are no longer paper pushers (literally) and are now stewards of healthcare data. Jennifer Mueller, President of the American Health Information Management Association ( AHIMA ), sees a bright future for the HIM industry.

Health Information

Health Information Meaningful Use Interoperability Healthcare IT

Weekly Roundup – April 22, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Hal Wolf on HIMSS 2023: “It Feels Like We Are All Back.” Read more… Previewing HIMSS 2023. Biggest Themes from HIMSS 2023.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Nursing Health Information Mental health

Harmony Healthcare IT Partners with Novacap to Accelerate Innovation and Growth in Healthcare Data Management

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT) , a leading health data management and platform solution provider, today announced a significant investment from Novacap , one of North America’s premier private equity firms. This strategic partnership will accelerate HHIT’s technological contribution and expansion in health information technology.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Interoperability Health Data Leadership

Weekly Roundup – September 9, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Regulatory Considerations for Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT. Read more… Making Health Information More Accessible for Patients.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Health Information Health IT

Weekly Roundup – November 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to weigh in on how to best communicate with today’s patients.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT EHR FHIR Health Information

Weekly Roundup – March 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 25, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today community to learn about how healthcare cyberattacks have been getting more sophisticated.

Interoperability

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What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

We spoke with the HIMSS government relations team for their thoughts on those priorities and more in 2023 and beyond. HIMSS has also aggressively supported the Connect for Health Act , and a bill that's expected to be reintroduced this year, said Amanda Krzepicki, government relations manager at HIMSS. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Health IT

Health IT Telehealth Interoperability Medicare

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. Under this final rule, individuals and entities that violate the information-blocking requirements face a penalty of up to $1 million per violation.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Medicare Telemedicine EHR

Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Searching for a New Angle to Address Health Equity. Read more… AI Front and Center at 2023 eClinicalWorks Health Centers Summit.

EMR

EMR Healthcare IT RCM Interoperability

IHE IT-Infrastructure Spring 2023

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 4, 2023

The first is the ability to exchange a list of health data locations, which enables Record Locator Services to interoperate with consumers wishing to discover the location of patient records within a health information exchange. New Public-Comment Supplements These are new publications entering Public-Comment.

FHIR

FHIR HIE Interoperability Health Data

Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. The OntarioMD Digital Health Conference returned to in-person for the first time since COVID-19. Catch up on what they said about AI at the conference.

eCare

eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability Digital Health

Emerging trends in the European HealthTech M&A market 2023

Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Exec Summary: The European HealthTech M&A market is expected to remain active in 2023, albeit with some slowdown from the record-breaking levels seen in 2022. Consolidation of the healthcare industry: The healthcare industry is consolidating, as larger companies acquire smaller ones in order to gain market share and scale.

Life Science

Life Science Digital Health EHR BioTech

Bonus Features – December 3, 2023 – Only 40% of orgs say EHRs help manage burnout, cost optimization is top strategy for 70% of payers, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

EHR

EHR Healthcare IT Primary Care Health Information

CISA, calling Volt Typhoon an urgent threat, updates DDoS response guide

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2024

In October, CISA issued a warning that CVE-2023-44487 affecting HTTP/2 – a DDoS exploit also known as Rapid Reset – could compromise critical infrastructure while the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center alerted its members about the potential for that LOTL threat. ON THE RECORD "The U.S.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Health Information

Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

HIMSS23 APAC Healthcare thought leaders, disruptors, and changemakers across Asia-Pacific will convene once again in Indonesia – this time in the country's capital, Jakarta – from 18 to 21 September 2023. Get all the coverage from this event on this page.

EMR

EMR HIE FHIR Mental health

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Leadership

Leadership HIE Nursing Life Science

Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

Many facets of healthcare remained in a state of flux at the close of 2022, as care practices that started during the pandemic found their way into the mainstream, and enthusiasm for new data sources and interoperability outpaced the realities of implementation. Be sure to check out last year’s New Healthcare Truths of 2022 ) 1.

FHIR

FHIR Interoperability Medicare Accountable Care

Bonus Features – September 3, 2023 – 60% of cybersecurity incidents impact patient care, the average medical device has six or more security vulnerabilities, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Life Science

Life Science Healthcare IT Health Information Telemedicine

Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

RCM

RCM eCare Healthcare IT Mental health

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

eCare

eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability RCM

Bonus Features, HIMSS Edition – April 18, 2023 – Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI dominate the headlines, plus news from Oracle, Orion Health, Salesforce, Surescripts, WebMD, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

FHIR

FHIR Primary Care Healthcare IT Interoperability

Global Healthcare Informatics Market Trends, Forecasts and Competitive Strategies, 2021-2022 & 2023-2031

Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Healthcare Informatics Market Size, Market Share, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook, Growth Trends, Key Players, Competitive Strategies and Forecasts, 2023 to 2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

Healthcare Informatics

Healthcare Informatics HIPAA Digital Health Interoperability

Banner Health’s Automated ROI Process Benefits Patients, Call Center Agents and HIM Dept

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Via Jami Woebkenberg #AHIMA23 @BannerHealth @MROCorp pic.twitter.com/VTV0Hdd1qj — Colin Hung (@Colin_Hung) October 10, 2023 Before automation the @BannerHealth release of information workflow involved shared folders, sneaker-net, brown envelopes…in other words, very manual. Thinking of automating your #ROI ?

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Digital Health Health Information Patient Experience

Cerebral says 3M affected by a patient data breach

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 13, 2023

Like many technology companies and healthcare providers , between October 2019 to January 2023 Cerebral used pixel tracking technologies, according to the company's Notice of HIPAA Privacy Breach. Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission fined online therapy company BetterHelp, owned by Teladoc Health, $7.8

HIPAA

HIPAA Health Information Mental health Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Medicare

Medicare Healthcare IT Connected Health EHR

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Digital Health

Digital Health Interoperability Health Information HIE

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

HIPAA

HIPAA Digital Health EHR Healthcare IT

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Primary Care

Primary Care EMR Healthcare IT EHR

Bonus Features – February 26, 2023 – Accenture says more adequate Medicaid networks could save $912 million annually, InterSystems named data partner of NCQA, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Health Information Health IT

M&A notebook: Providers and platforms make big moves

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

His predictions about some of the top healthcare M&A trends for 2023 are holding true as the second quarter continues. "We are returning towards pre-COVID-19 financials, and the organizations struggling before the pandemic are in the same predicament now," Chou wrote for Healthcare IT News in February.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Healthcare IT HIPAA Patient Experience

Surescripts Makes Interoperability Official

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Vaccination status, demographic information and notes are increasingly shared. Exchanging health information is everything we do.” Confirmation of Vaccination The pandemic accelerated the use of Surescripts’ platform as an information exchange. “We Why would they do this? With more than 21.7 Tell us what you think.

Interoperability

Interoperability Health Information Healthcare IT EHR

DrFirst Acquires Myndshft Technologies to Revolutionize Medication Management by Addressing Both Pharmacy and Medical Benefits

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

About Myndshft Myndshft software-as-a-service automates and simplifies time-consuming healthcare patient access tasks associated with prior authorization, eligibility and benefits verification, and patient financial responsibility, freeing providers and payers to concentrate more fully on patient care. and Canada.

EHR

EHR Patient Experience FHIR Health Information

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

eHealth

eHealth HIE Health Information RCM

ATA releases SDOH toolkit to scale community telehealth delivery

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

ATA said this year’s event will highlight telehealth's role in an omnichannel care delivery system – expanding access to quality care and addressing challenges faced by healthcare providers. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

Telehealth

Telehealth Healthcare IT Telemedicine Health Information

Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2024

Fostering an ecosystem where data serves as a catalyst for community health improvement and multi-stakeholder collaboration increases the inclusivity of important community voices which lays the foundation for more sustainable solutions.

Meaningful Use

Meaningful Use Health Data HIE Health Information

AHIMA23 Attendees are Ready for the Challenges Ahead

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Zeev Neuwirth, author of Beyond the Walls: MegaTrends, Movements and Market Disruptors Transforming American Healthcare and Reframing Healthcare , kicked off the 2023 American Health Information Management Association annual conference (AHIMA23) with a heartfelt keynote. How do we align regs to this?

eHealth

eHealth Health Information Mental health Telehealth

HIMSS Davies Award winners boost quality with AI, telehealth and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2023

HIMSS this month has been spotlighting the most recent recipients of the HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence, which recognizes health systems for their "innovative, thoughtful applications of information and technology" toward improved patient outcomes and population health. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Telehealth

Telehealth Health Information Healthcare Innovation EHR

10 Key Medtech Themes for 2023

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 3, 2023

We expect 2023 to be a pivotal year for the industry, as the accelerated acceptance of virtual care and demographic trends, such as an aging population, increasing chronic illnesses and healthcare worker shortages, sustain demand for medtech-enabled solutions.

Life Science

Life Science Digital Health healthcare technology Telehealth

Verisma and ScanSTAT Announce Merger, Providing the Strength and Know-How that HIM Departments Need for the Path Ahead

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2023

Verisma still has significant runway for further growth and we are thrilled to provide funding for this merger that will help the company continue to expand and improve the overall experience for healthcare providers and third-party requestors.” ScanSTAT is a proud partner to some of the industry’s best electronic health record (EHR) systems.

Health Information

Health Information HIPAA EHR Patient Experience

Surescripts Acquires ActiveRADAR to Offer Therapeutic Alternatives for Prescriptions

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Surescripts , the nation’s leading health information network, acquired ActiveRADAR , a clinical intelligence company that identifies therapeutic alternatives for prescriptions. “We Originally announced November 6th, 2023 In 2022, Surescripts processed 2.34

Patient Experience

Patient Experience Health Information Healthcare IT Health IT

Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

EHR

EHR Medical Billing Healthcare IT Pharmaceuticals

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

eHealth

eHealth Nursing Primary Care RCM

Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Mental health

Mental health Telehealth RCM HIE

Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

HIE

HIE FHIR Healthcare IT Telemedicine

From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

Weekly Roundup – April 22, 2023

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Harmony Healthcare IT Partners with Novacap to Accelerate Innovation and Growth in Healthcare Data Management

Weekly Roundup – September 9, 2023

Weekly Roundup – November 25, 2023

Weekly Roundup – March 25, 2023

What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

IHE IT-Infrastructure Spring 2023

Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

Emerging trends in the European HealthTech M&A market 2023

Bonus Features – December 3, 2023 – Only 40% of orgs say EHRs help manage burnout, cost optimization is top strategy for 70% of payers, plus 19 more stories

CISA, calling Volt Typhoon an urgent threat, updates DDoS response guide

Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Bonus Features – September 3, 2023 – 60% of cybersecurity incidents impact patient care, the average medical device has six or more security vulnerabilities, and more

Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Bonus Features, HIMSS Edition – April 18, 2023 – Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI dominate the headlines, plus news from Oracle, Orion Health, Salesforce, Surescripts, WebMD, and more

Global Healthcare Informatics Market Trends, Forecasts and Competitive Strategies, 2021-2022 & 2023-2031

Banner Health’s Automated ROI Process Benefits Patients, Call Center Agents and HIM Dept

Cerebral says 3M affected by a patient data breach

Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

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

Bonus Features – February 26, 2023 – Accenture says more adequate Medicaid networks could save $912 million annually, InterSystems named data partner of NCQA, and more

M&A notebook: Providers and platforms make big moves

Surescripts Makes Interoperability Official

DrFirst Acquires Myndshft Technologies to Revolutionize Medication Management by Addressing Both Pharmacy and Medical Benefits

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

ATA releases SDOH toolkit to scale community telehealth delivery

Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

AHIMA23 Attendees are Ready for the Challenges Ahead

HIMSS Davies Award winners boost quality with AI, telehealth and more

10 Key Medtech Themes for 2023

Verisma and ScanSTAT Announce Merger, Providing the Strength and Know-How that HIM Departments Need for the Path Ahead

Surescripts Acquires ActiveRADAR to Offer Therapeutic Alternatives for Prescriptions

Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

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