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Access to Care and Digital Health/Health IT – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

This week’s chat will be hosted by Derek Streat from @dexcare on the topic “Access to Care and Digital Health/Health IT. ”. Rather, it is a convoluted assemblage of disconnected and decentralized sectors that struggle to provide a streamlined, coordinated, and connected care experience for all stakeholders.

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Mary Washington Healthcare Partners with Caregility to Pioneer Inpatient Virtual Engagement and Virtual Nursing Program

Digital Health Global

The program brings two-way virtual care communications to the hospital bedside to increase nurse assistance, improve patient safety, and advance care model innovation within the regional health system. The virtual nursing program is the latest step in a series of digital health innovation programs at Mary Washington Healthcare.

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The future of Health Startups remain linked to Enterprise-scale players, reports Rock Health

Lloyd Price

Supporting entrepreneurs across the digital health spectrum, Rock Health has released its findings relating the upward trajectory in digital health. Since 2011, the number of digital health deals has risen steadily, from $1.2bn spent within 92 deals, to $3.4bn over 193 deals in 2018.

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The impact of digital transformation in hospital care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While this shift has been difficult in some countries due to the continued use of paper-based systems and low levels of digital electronic medical records (EMRs) adoption, it is becoming essential if hospitals want to successfully operate in the current healthcare landscape.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

We'll share insights about everything from AI and cloud computing to telemedicine and population health. Connected care, upskilled workers, tax reform, a Southwest Airlines approach, private equity and the Affordable Care Act all will impact healthcare organizations in 2019, a new PwC report says. needs a plan.