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Leveraging the power of digital transformation to enhance patient care and healthcare providers’ performance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Clínica Alemana Osorno, located in southern Chile, has introduced digital communication workflows that leverage connected care. Digital workflows are helping the clinic create a better patient experience, enhance workforce efficiency and increase access to care across its 46 medical specialties and four facilities.

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VA working with Apple to broaden telehealth access for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The new iPad initiative has its roots in the VA's Connected Tablet program , which launched in 2016 and, research shows, has created a more satisfying patient experience and made veterans less likely to miss appointments. Dr. Neil C. "In FY19, VA provided more than 2.6 ON THE RECORD.

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Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

According to a survey released Tuesday by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, the majority of physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, patient experience, cost and professional satisfaction.

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Going Digital for Health Is a New-Normal for Consumers

Health Populi

But the consumer pressures, along with evidence-based self-service options for health – both for “care” and for wellness, fitness and prevention – bring us to this inflection point for virtual health. This is roughly equal to patients across all age cohorts in the study. Deloitte surveyed 4,530 U.S.

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Cybercriminals seek to take advantage of rapid telehealth scale-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Booz Allen researchers also noted the role 5G availability will play in cybersecurity – important from a healthcare perspective, given potential industry reliance on mobile hotspots and the increased connectivity of smart medical devices. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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How virtual nursing can help solve many workforce shortage woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hospitals avoid the discord that can exist between internal and travel nursing teams by instead opting for virtual care team support that becomes permanently integrated into the existing team. Studies show there was a 34% growth in virtual nursing program adoption in 2022 and that momentum has certainly carried into 2023.

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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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Virtual specialty care vendor Summus released Summus Peer-to-Peer to support specialty consults. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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