Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The previous articles in this series showed how payers, providers, and digital health companies try to prove that they’re helping to create healthier patients. Sara Shanti, a partner specializing in health care at law firm Sheppard Mullin , says that organizations in the wellness space are searching for strong algorithms.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 12, 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… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : The Patient Experience Outside the Four Walls of the Hospital.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the central technology pillar for healthcare organizations. Because of that, we wanted to dedicate an entire article to where EHRs are headed in 2023. We connected with MEDITECH , EPIC , eClinicalWorks , ModMed , NextGen Healthcare , athenahealth , and Elation Health.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 2024

The first article in this series laid out what we know about body weight and obesity today. The company describes itself as “the first integrated health network that combines data-driven personalization, a coordinated care model, and aligned incentives,” and employs coaches certified by the National Board for Health and Wellness.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Patient experience vendor Vital surpassed 1 million users across more than 100 hospital clients.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The previous article in this series explained some of the ways payers, providers, and digital health companies demonstrate that they have made a positive difference in their patients’ lives. ” This article looks at the measurements and reporting strategies used by some specific companies.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 3, 2023

The following is a guest article by Roni Jamesmeyer, Senior Healthcare Manager at Five9 The healthcare crisis is dominating headlines, with the industry dealing with complicated challenges across multiple areas. The average number of patients per primary care doctor is at an all-time high of 20 per day.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Please include any relevant links and let us know if news is under embargo.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Mobile engagement platform Gozio Health expanded its integration with Artera , a patient outreach tool.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The following is a guest article by Charlie Hutchinson, CFO at InSync Healthcare Solutions. The growth in substance use disorders [SUD] across all demographics and income brackets has impacted the role of primary-care providers [PCPs].

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. So let’s take a moment to pause and evaluate healthcare at home to see where we are and where we need to go.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Previous articles in this series showed why social determinants of health (SDoH) are the hottest recent addition to data used by the medical industry. This article shows how organizations are collecting it. Estimated Costs of Intervening in Health-Related Social Needs Detected in Primary Care. JAMA Intern Med.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

Stephan says that technology can be key to transitioning from a fee-for-service environment (where providers are paid for each unique service they perform) to value-based care (health care that is designed to focus on quality of care, provider performance, and the patient experience).

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Previous articles in this series introduced the importance of social determinants of health (SDoH) and explained how it can be captured and classified. In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data. She says they are currently hesitant to use it.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 18, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Ed Cladera, Medical Director at AristaMD We’re amid a massive provider shortage, and it’s only getting worse. As a result of being unable to access care, patients are pushing off routine health services. Avoidable emergency health intervention is the antithesis of value-based care.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

So let’s take a deeper look into healthcare at home to see how it has evolved over time, the technology that is driving this change, and how it is impacting our patients and providers. We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today community to get their insights into this topic. The following is what they had to say.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

To better understand ways that RCM can be optimized and how to best prepare for any needed adjustments, we reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights. Physician-to-physician consultations – or eConsults – enable primary care physicians to quickly treat lower acuity issues themselves.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Staffing issues, record losses, and burnout continued to plague the healthcare industry in 2022. Chris Baird, Chief Marketing Officer at Weave.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

What’s needed is: Data connectivity and interoperability between various systems, such as electronic medical records (EMRs), clinical management platforms and telehealth solutions Transparent access to data by a patient’s entire care team, from primary care doctors to specialists and more.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2023

The following is a guest article by Josh Wilda, CIO at University of Michigan Health-West. He’s also one of many Exalta patients who took advantage of a partnership with a local hospital to receive needed specialty care through a unique hybrid remote/in-person model. Sixty-four percent of Exalta patients have no insurance.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate Maslak, Founder & CEO at Ribbon Health. Because care is often decentralized across provider networks, specialists and hardware technology like Apple Watches and FitBits, essential pieces of data are lost when systems aren’t talking to each other.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 27, 2022

The following is a guest article by Adeel Sarwar, Chief Technology Officer at CareCloud. Home health care fills an important niche in ensuring quality, affordable care for a wide range of patients. The process begins when a patient is referred to a specialist home health provider by his or her primary care physician.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. "We rapidly scaled our telehealth solution from primary care to all specialty care in a span of less than two weeks."

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Meanwhile, primary care physicians prescribed these same medications 3.5% Jennifer J.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 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. Optimize Health Data Sharing to Enhance the Patient Experience. Read more… Make Last-Mile Interoperability a Reality.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Patient experience platform Weave appointed David McNeil as Chief Revenue Officer.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The following is a guest article by Hugh Lytle, Founder and CEO at Equality Health. The transition from fee-for-service medicine to value-based payments represents the greatest shift in healthcare in more than a century; according to CMS , by 2030 the vast majority of this country’s estimated $6.8

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The following is a guest article by Alexander Chiu, MD at Telemedicine911. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a quick pivot to telehealth, where patients in any location can connect with a provider from any location. The following week, the patient swallowed an entire bottle of hydroxyzine pills.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2023

Thinking about patients with multiple chronic conditions, accessibility issues, cultural, financial, or language barriers, developing a positive, trusting relationship becomes even more challenging. Our quarterback is our primary care physician, but increasingly, they’re burdened under time and workflow pressure.

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