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Rush, Ochsner Health System partner on telemedicine, Epic EHR

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The deal also will see Ochsner implement vendor Epic’s electronic health record. In addition to gaining access to Ochsner’s telemedicine capabilities, Rush’s hospitals and primary care clinics also will be able to tap into Ochsner’s billing practices and other support services. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Children’s Wisconsin Remotely Monitoring Pediatric Patients via Xealth and Locus Health

Xealth

Integration into the EHR brings the program into clinical workflows, ensuring that care teams have instant access to vital health data. By offering Locus Health through Xealth , Children’s Wisconsin helps families and deepens the connection between patients and care teams — both within and beyond the facility walls.”

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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

Supporting organizations include Epic, the HIMSS EHR Association and HCA Healthcare. A survey from The Harris Poll and ClearDATA found that 81% of Americans incorrectly assume that all protected health information collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

Patient access to a connective device such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Technical literacy, such as knowing how to use devices and interact with electronic health record (EHR) portals and video interfaces. Solving Virtual Care Access Means Tackling Digital Divide Barriers.

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Portugal showcases national telehealth plan with patients at the center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The education of healthcare professionals must include digital health. Citizens’ digital health literacy must also increase,” she said. A whole suite of digital tools is available to the Portuguese to help them manage their health, with relatively high use rates.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Amwell offers a suite of APIs, web services and SDKs to seamlessly embed telehealth into an organization’s existing digital assets, such as Cerner, Epic and other EHRs, in order to enable providers to work directly in the EHR for a streamlined experience. Equality Health.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Rather, our patients, physicians and nurses have grown accustomed to digital health over years of incremental and foundational work, and all came rushing to make this the new normal." Moving ahead, Testa knows he and his team must make sure patients and clinicians must always be able to connect digitally.