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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

Storage of Information in Various Systems While serving diverse medical institution needs, Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) parallel existence complicates information access and exchange between doctors, patients, and different medical centers. CDA can be utilized in numerous medical applications.

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What ChatGPT Means for Virtual-First Care

Healthcare IT Today

In the beginning, of course, both parties will be skeptical. Surprisingly, clinician adoption is already increasing, as 46% of practices surveyed are using Chatbots. The translation of that scribing directly into the EMR can do the same – this will also reduce provider burnout related to EMR fatigue.

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Ambient Voice Transcriptions Endorsed in a Study by The Permanente Medical Group

Healthcare IT Today

The doctor, of course, has to edit the note for accuracy. The researchers added surveys to verify anecdotal evidence that patients like the AI solution. It’s an application of modern generative AI techniques to relieve doctors of a major administrative burden and demand on their time. Many vendors claim a high accuracy rate.

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Hospitals Still Struggling To Share Data Effectively

Healthcare IT Today

A new survey suggests that despite spending countless dollars and people-hours on the problem, hospitals and health systems are still struggling with data sharing. Of course, this is an issue worth discussing at any point, but especially noteworthy given that new regulations from CMS and ONC are soon to take effect.

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HIStalk Interviews Gabriel Orthous, CIO, Central Georgia Health Network

HIStalk Interviews

You have one view of the world through your EMR, whether it’s Epic or Cerner or any type of hospital-based system. But when you get out into the community, you see more of a diversity of EMRs. One is the clinical focus, the EMR perspective of workflow and patient-centered focused around clinical things that have to occur.

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Rethinking Medication and Information Technology

Healthcare IT Today

In a small sample of 15 hypertension patients, a survey found that clinicians undervalued self-management. ” Of course, our reimbursement system doesn’t allow time for such conversations. Many of my respondents said that clinicians must, foremost, get onto the patient’s level.

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KLAS Differentiates Patient Communications from Patient-Driven Care Management Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

Examples: patient surveys, adhoc messaging to patients. There’s a lot in here, there’s wellness reminders, care gap reminders, patient surveys, payment reminders, pre-surgery education. There were even patients in the room and we had surveyed patients as well. Administrative communication. Financial communication.

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