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Connected Health Initiative – Our Health IT Friend on Capitol Hill

Healthcare IT Today

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) is a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of all health IT vendors. They are a trusted resource and voice for our industry so that policymakers at federal, state, and local levels can be better informed about emerging digital health technology. What is CHI?

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Hold off telehealth rule changes, health tech industry urges Medical Board of Australia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Medical Software Industry Association has called on the Medical Board of Australia to think twice about imposing changes to telehealth rules, saying there could be "serious unintended" consequences.

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Rise of digital health during pandemic energises commitment and expectations of younger doctors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The healthcare industry has a golden opportunity to consolidate the advances achieved in digital health and virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Industry hurdles. The latest research reveals that COVID-19 has reversed those predictions, with 61% now favouring telehealth over AI (53%).

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Majority of healthcare decision-makers prioritize virtual care delivery, says Philips report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"While the industry’s recent surge in adoption of innovation like virtual care is promising, healthcare leaders are now keenly focused on cementing these solutions into care delivery models long-term," said Dr. Joe Frassica, head of Philips Research and chief medical officer for North America, in an email to Healthcare IT News.

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What exactly is HealthTech? What is the difference between Digital Health and HealthTech?

Lloyd Price

Healthtech is a broad term that encompasses the use of technology to improve healthcare. Artificial intelligence: This is a rapidly developing field that has the potential to revolutionize healthcare. AI is being used to develop new diagnostic tools, personalize treatment plans, and improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery.

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Doctors rate telehealth as the most promising technology during COVID-19, survey finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Research published this week by Philips gives an insight into doctors’ experience of COVID-19 and how they believe the healthcare industry should change in response. The Future Health Index (FHI) Insights: COVID-19 and Younger Healthcare Professionals survey supplements the main FHI 2020 global report, The Age of Opportunity.

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

One potential solution lies in the adoption of a user-friendly universal EHR interface which provides a simple and standardized user experience on both provider and patient (portal) ends regardless of the EHR technology used. Healthcare IT can play a major role in M & A for providers. Other non-clinical considerations.