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ECRI, EHR Association put forth safety practices for behavioral health IT

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. Optimize clinical documentation for behavioral health and primary care integration.

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How Telehealth Can Improve Access to Specialty Healthcare

InTouch Health

Additionally, the patient’s primary care provider may have trouble sharing information with the specialty provider, which can delay access to care and worsen patient outcomes. Many primary care providers have trouble tracking whether their patients are able to actually visit the specialists they are referred to.

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Controlling Prison Healthcare Costs with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

When you think of a typical telemedicine visit, you might picture a patient in a rural town communicating with a big-city specialist, or a primary care provider triaging with an emergency room department. Read case study. Controlling Costs Today and Tomorrow.

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#HIMSS24 Europe: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Lloyd Price

We’ll also help you make sense of all today’s trends in health technology—from machine learning to digital maturity and telehealth. Lectures, up-close networking, and case studies: we’ve got them all. And you’ll leave HIMSS24 Europe with rich insights to take back home and drive change in your health system.

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Secure asynchronous messaging: the future of patient portals?

Lloyd Price

This can help ensure that everyone is on the same page regarding patient care and can improve the coordination of care. Education and training: Asynchronous messaging can be used for educational purposes, such as sharing clinical guidelines, research findings, or case studies.