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Maximize Value and Efficiencies with Effective Content Management

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The following is a guest article by Tom Romeo, General Manager of Healthcare IT at Quest Diagnostics. If your organization is interested in adopting enterprise content management through a DMI system, it is critical to determine the costs, evaluate the impact, and build an effective business case to share with leadership.

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Patient Scheduling and Pre-Visit Intake: Let’s Give Patients What They’re Asking For

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2023

Several surveys about the online patient experience were recently released. It won’t surprise anyone who follows healthcare professionally—or who has used a healthcare portal—that patients are frustrated and disappointed. patients about their patient experience.

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

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A new study by The Permanente Medical Group (part of Kaiser Permanente) offers confidence that ambient voice transcriptions can save time and improve the patient experience by generating clinical notes about patient visits. This article summarizes the key findings in that study.

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Can Healthcare Optimize Its Human Resources and Redefine Care Delivery in the Process?

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ashish V. It is not about remote patient monitoring or adopting electronic health records or tools to help patients view their charts. We’ve seen that the patient experience, cost control and human capital considerations all improve with real-time connectivity.

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Context Makes Innovaccer More than a Note Generator

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

He says that a “comprehensive” tool such as InScribe can save “pajama time” as well as “manage patient experience better.” ” Watch the video for details for these experts’ insights on clinical workflow.

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Transforming Patient-Centric Healthcare with Digital Humans

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steve Lazer, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences CTO at Dell Technologies The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of digital entities in healthcare. Specifically, we will examine their applications in patient care, medical education, and mental health support. dogs), or a cartoon entity.

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The Goal of RPM is Management, Not Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

Putting the right pieces together will enable providers to understand the story of each patient’s health by looking at trends and insights in their condition on a day-to-day basis in combination with all other aspects of their care.

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Doing Digital Right: Leveraging Automation as the Connective Tissue to Bridge Operational Gaps

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The following is a guest article by Patty Riskind , CEO at Orbita. Effective automation requires that digital tools interact seamlessly with other systems of record, including EMRs, CRMs and scheduling software. Make sure automated tools integrate with existing systems.

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How Patient Portals Are Changing the Game in Patient Care

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The following is a guest article by Doreen DeGroff, Senior Product Director MEDITECH, CereCore. Patient portals have existed since the late 1990s, but the onset of a global pandemic triggered a drastic shift within the healthcare community and fueled interest in patient portals.

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ChatGPT May Not be Ready to Revolutionize the Healthcare Industry Quite Yet, But There’s Promise for the Future

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2023

The following is a guest article by Heather Lane, Senior Architect of Data Science at athenahealth Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have transformed numerous industries in recent years, and healthcare is no exception. Another area ChatGPT has potential within healthcare is chart summarization.

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The Art of the Possible Practical: Five Lessons for Navigating the Journey to a Digital Hospital

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 12, 2021

The following is a guest article by Richard Scully from Atos. While the vision of the Digital Hospital has been much talked about in health systems all over the world, relatively few organizations have yet realized it.

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Electronic Signatures Can Reduce Costs, Speed Care Delivery

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2021

The following is a guest article by Stephan Herron, President and CEO of Scriptel Corporation. Our modern Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems’ origins can be traced back to the 1960s. Fifty-five years ago, slightly over 100 clinical information and/or storage systems existed.

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DirectTrust Passes 2 Billion Messages – Healthcare Interoperability in Action

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The response to my article asking the question “Are we at the end of the healthcare interoperability tunnel?” ” was quite interesting. I think some people thought that I was hammering on all the work that’s being done on healthcare interoperability.

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Interoperability Between Hospitals and EMS is a Light Switch Away

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 22, 2020

The following is a guest article by Emily Burch Harris, Freelance Health Writer. DirectTrust recently hosted their second annual Summit (recordings still available), an event focused on connecting DirectTrust members and non-members with some of the nation’s greatest healthcare and interoperability experts.

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Beyond the Four Walls: Using Technology to Address Your Patient’s Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Needs

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2019

The following is a guest article by Hannah Landes, Senior Associate at NowPow, and Niko Skievaski, Co-founder and President at Redox. healthcare industry has made a big investment in moving to a value-based care model, both in terms of reimbursement structure as well as medical practice.

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The Importance of Patient Portal Usability

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Bruce Bassi, Advisory Board Member at CharmHealth Most patients have almost certainly received an invitation to join their electronic medical record communication system, or portal for their particular doctor’s office.

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SNF Setback: Acute Care Providers Share Limited Data when Transferring Patients to Post-Acute Care

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The following is a guest article by Sean Vandeweerd, Sr. As patients move from acute-care facilities to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), the sharing of critical patient information and associated data is extremely important for coordinating care. Product Manager, PointClickCare Technologies Inc.

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It’s Time for Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities to Break Down Patient Data Silos

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The following is a guest article by Sean Vandeweerd, Sr. Product Manager, PointClickCare Technologies Inc. Our healthcare system is approaching a critical time in which an aging population will bring baby boomers into hospitals and post-acute care facilities in record numbers.

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This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

The following is a guest article by Sarah Bavar, RN, BSN, Director at ReMedi Health Solutions. Along the way, we almost inevitably uncover challenges surrounding the quality of the patient data transferred to the new and existing EHR. They have more time to improve the patient experience and spend less time making sense of the EHR.

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HTI-1 Final Rule: Implications for Healthcare Providers – Focus on DSI and Algorithmic Transparency

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nitin Kunte, Sr. Yet, the benefits in decision-making, patient care, and the avoidance of medical errors are significant. Compliance with HTI-1 is expected to lead to both improvements in the efficacy of care as well as patient experience.

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Maximize Value and Efficiencies with Effective Content Management

Patient Scheduling and Pre-Visit Intake: Let’s Give Patients What They’re Asking For

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

Can Healthcare Optimize Its Human Resources and Redefine Care Delivery in the Process?

Context Makes Innovaccer More than a Note Generator

Transforming Patient-Centric Healthcare with Digital Humans

The Goal of RPM is Management, Not Monitoring

Doing Digital Right: Leveraging Automation as the Connective Tissue to Bridge Operational Gaps

How Patient Portals Are Changing the Game in Patient Care

ChatGPT May Not be Ready to Revolutionize the Healthcare Industry Quite Yet, But There’s Promise for the Future

The Art of the Possible Practical: Five Lessons for Navigating the Journey to a Digital Hospital

Electronic Signatures Can Reduce Costs, Speed Care Delivery

DirectTrust Passes 2 Billion Messages – Healthcare Interoperability in Action

Interoperability Between Hospitals and EMS is a Light Switch Away

Beyond the Four Walls: Using Technology to Address Your Patient’s Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Needs

The Importance of Patient Portal Usability

SNF Setback: Acute Care Providers Share Limited Data when Transferring Patients to Post-Acute Care

It’s Time for Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities to Break Down Patient Data Silos

This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

HTI-1 Final Rule: Implications for Healthcare Providers – Focus on DSI and Algorithmic Transparency

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