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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

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WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies. They found that physician time spent working in the EHR during patient scheduled hours increased from 4.53

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Netsmart Leverages AI and Predictive Analytics to Improve Care and Identify Suicide Risk

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Using this data, clinicians could establish connections with individuals in the ER and make sure they had a primary care provider upon discharge. The results were not only fewer ER visits, but more access to care. He also looks forward to aggregating data into a national database for even better risk analysis.

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Telehealth can increase nurse workloads, study shows

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At the same time, the study reads, "When incorporating home-based technologies into primary care clinics, it is important to recognize the role of registered nurses in interpreting data, communicating with primary care providers, and implementing changes to patient care."

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Five recommendations for improving clinical communication

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“Root cause analysis shows that a majority of the errors that cause harm to patients are caused by errors of communication,” said O’Connor. Do not use the EHR for clinical communication. EHRs are essential for hospital operations and most include a communication feature. Consolidate clinician on-call schedules.

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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

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News and Studies Follow-up rates for telehealth and in-office visits have remained consistent since 2020 , according to analysis from Epic Research. GLP-1 agonists have overtaken insulin in total prescriptions and cost among commercially insured patients , according to an analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies.

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Hyndman Area Health Center cuts IT bill in half with the cloud

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Healthcare IT News sat down with Bill Kurtycz, CEO of Hyndman Area Health Center, to discuss cloud technology , cloud EHRs and telehealth, and how the technologies have benefitted the provider organization. We started by offering telehealth for our primary care services. How does your work with an EHR vendor enable this?

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Community Health Systems improves chronic condition outcomes with RPM

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Extend primary care through day-to-day monitoring, technology and services that enable early intervention when needed. "Their technology fits into our existing workflows in our EHRs, which has been critical to provider adoption." Give patients peace of mind and more assurance their conditions are appropriately managed.