Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

Nursing 115

Nursing HIPAA EHR Life Science 115

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 24, 2024

Hospitals are using Artisight’s capabilities for remote support of nurses, but they are expanding to other disciplines as well. When you leverage nurses at the bedside and others watching over video, each can focus on different aspects of care. The physically present nurse has more time to spend with the patient.

Nursing 116

Nursing Healthcare IT Leadership Telemedicine 116

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

But the center is now down to only two physicians working remotely via telemedicine, with two additional doctors onsite. Last year, it expanded to having one of its onsite physicians also doing telemedicine sessions with one of its other offices in a different city. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

Telemedicine 164

Telemedicine Mental health HIPAA Telehealth 164

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 17, 2024

"The first issue we needed to address was the ability to efficiently and effectively assess patients who have been deemed at risk for suicidality for potential inpatient admission by our team of trained mental health services staff," said Julie Firman, DNP, RN, system chief nurse executive at Baptist Health.

Telemedicine 136

Telemedicine Psychiatry Nursing Telehealth 136

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

"The savings that result from telemedicine versus an office visit for the long-term care supports and services provider that operates IDD residences is significant." “Station MD, our telehealth vendor, was providing similar telemedicine triage service to nursing homes on Staten Island that housed medically frail residents.

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Telemedicine Nursing Mental health Health Information 164

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 3, 2024

Physicians and nurses were only able to provide ICU care on a part-time basis. " MEETING THE CHALLENGE The virtual ICU enables the virtual providers to interact with patients via a telemedicine cart. The virtual physicians can access the EHR to adequately care for the patients and make all necessary documentation.

Patient Experience 159

Patient Experience Telecare Nursing Telemedicine 159

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, CarDon & Associates, which operates 20 senior housing/skilled nursing communities in the Midwest, was exploring different ideas to give its staff time back, improve resident outcomes and reduce rehospitalizations. THE PROBLEM. " Brandy Armstrong, RN, CarDon & Associates. MARKETPLACE.

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EHR Telehealth Nursing HIPAA 181

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

Wautaga already had three inpatient teams and was looking for a telemedicine company to handle a fourth. " "It is extremely hard to find high-quality locum physicians – our decision to use the telemedicine solution was more about saving patient lives than saving money." " MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

Telehealth 207

Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing Leadership 207

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, very few clinical areas at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, had established telemedicine programs, and there was little synergy among them and the organization’s Epic enterprise EHR. There also was much uncertainty around reimbursement and regulations regarding telemedicine.

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Telehealth Telemedicine EHR HIPAA 188

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Healthcare IT News spoke with Ford to discuss what it is about cancer care that lends itself well to telemedicine, how integrating electronic-reported outcomes with the electronic health record helps the whole virtual oncology effort, and much more. What is it about oncology that makes it a good fit for telemedicine?

EHR 175

EHR Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing 175

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2023

"This was generally used for retired clinical nurses or others who had the time and desire to sit next to a patient," he continued. When that happened, we would generally have to re-assign an even more critical individual, such as a nurse or a patient care technician, to help protect that patient.

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Nursing Leadership Primary Care Healthcare IT 152

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2021

The phone number listed on official Care Medical documents automatically redirects, as of March, to the customer service line for Amazon Care. " In April 2020, Oasis listed Dr. Robert Bernstein as a governor on Washington Secretary of State documents. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Telemedicine Primary Care Nursing Healthcare IT 194

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In the case of the step-down units, Geisinger wanted to be able to connect that staff to its eICU nurses and physicians for added support. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions.

Telehealth 208

Telehealth Nursing HIPAA EHR 208

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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FHIR RCM Healthcare IT Mental health 113

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Department of Justice announced this past week that it was bringing criminal charges against 138 total defendants for their alleged participation in various healthcare fraud schemes, resulting in about $1.4 billion of that loss involved allegedly fraudulent claims related to telemedicine. billion in alleged losses. More than $1.1

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Telehealth Telemedicine Medicare Federal healthcare 174

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2020

" Nurses can complete patient intake through the EHR and then initiate a so-called virtual handoff to practitioners. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich.

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EHR Telehealth HIPAA Nursing 177

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2022

Southcoast Health System, based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, has employed a multi-pronged approach to solving different issues through telemedicine. "There were automations built within our existing Microsoft Teams platform that allowed for seamless tele-triage screenings to be initiated by triage nurses in our ED," he continued.

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Telehealth Nursing Telemedicine Primary Care 153

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2020

“We also needed to be able to conduct patient visits while simultaneously documenting the encounter, without disruption to our workflow,” he explained. There are many vendors of telemedicine technologies and services on the market today. MARKETPLACE. To read this special report, click here. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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EHR Telehealth HIPAA Nursing 182

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 8, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. What Aren’t Enough People Talking About in Healthcare ? Read more… What You Need to Know About Virtual Nursing.

Nursing 106

Nursing Healthcare IT Interoperability Patient Experience 106

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, faced several challenges in rolling out an effective telemedicine strategy, many of which were unrelated to COVID-19. There are numerous vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL. " MARKETPLACE.

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Telehealth Telemedicine EHR Nursing 173

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

The telemedicine program of the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System was established in 1995 to enhance timely patient access to healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "In 2019, UVA Health created a multi-stakeholder strategic plan for telemedicine."

Telehealth 163

Telehealth Telemedicine Public Health Primary Care 163

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

At the same time, the researchers noted, several hurdles remain for primary care providers when it comes to integrating telemedicine. "My health insurance may have coverage for telemedicine, and yours may not." " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Primary Care Telehealth Public Health Telemedicine 204

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 30, 2020

“In mid-March 2020, it became quite apparent that VIM was going to need to pause in-person visits to the Bend clinic,” said Jennifer Fuller, RN, clinic nurse manager at Volunteers in Medicine’s Clinic of the Cascades. And there are numerous vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market.

Nursing 209

Nursing EHR Mental health HIPAA 209

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We are facing an estimated 900K deficit of registered nurses by the end of this decade. Read more… Healthcare IT Today: Health IT Potpourri.

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eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability Digital Health 94

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2024

of adults age 65 and older indicated using telemedicine in the prior 12 months compared to just 29% among patients ages 18-29. Virtual care nurses can answer medical questions and provide expert guidance in real-time. In a 2021 study, 43.3%

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Telemedicine Nursing Patient Experience Remote care 121

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Burnout has been an ongoing scourge at hospitals for years now, and the crushing demands of the pandemic have only made it worse for physicians , nurses , telehealth managers and others. " "Before COVID-19, the level of cognitive overload and burnout among nurses and doctors was alarmingly high," he said.

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Health IT Nursing Telehealth EHR 218

care innovations

JUNE 13, 2018

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has worked for years to increase awareness of digital healthcare, highlighting how telemedicine trends are changing the American healthcare industry in fundamental ways , like the rise of the nursing informaticist and nurturing diversity in healthcare IT.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Medicare Patient Experience 46

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2022

Over the past few months, the organizations have deployed telemedicine services to support care in at least a half-a-dozen states, including Texas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center. How would NETCCN resolve these problems?

eCare 176

eCare Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing 176

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 27, 2023

Extend telemedicine services that were rapidly introduced throughout the pandemic. Leverage a centralized nursing model that will provide virtual coverage of multiple patients AI technology. Reduce physician email clutter and simplify cumbersome physician documentation through ambient listening functionality Home care monitoring.

EMR 157

EMR EHR Patient Experience Nursing 157

GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The software also enables direct communication between clinicians and patients, covering a wide range of healthcare needs. Additionally, eNOW offers patient self-scheduling and document management, along with ePrescribe capabilities for efficient prescription management.

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HIPAA Telehealth Nursing Health Technology 110

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Making caregivers' lives easier should be one of the primary goals of any healthcare provider organization's IT shop. Throwing too many solutions with too many workflows and too many log-ins at physicians and nurses is a recipe for failure. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

EHR 163

EHR Telehealth Healthcare IT Nursing 163

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

We reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them – what novel ways are you seeing AI being applied to healthcare? Healthcare organizations that embrace AI in a similar way are in a better position to level the interaction model. Where hasn’t it been applied yet that you think it should be?

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RCM Patient Experience Healthcare IT Nursing 125

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, PrimaryOne Health dealt with regulations that prevented routine telemedicine visits with patients. " "To perform the model of telehealth correctly, it was vital that the medical assistants, nurses, LPNs and other support staff were fully engaged in the intake process to ensure a smooth visit for patients."

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Telehealth Nursing Leadership EHR 157

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

"The benefit of staffing this ourselves was that it allowed our providers to access the patient's medical record, document directly into the chart and accept all the same insurance we do for in-person visits." Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Telehealth 191

Telehealth EHR Primary Care Leadership 191

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In 2020, telemedicine truly, finally hit the mainstream in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic essentially forced healthcare provider organizations, the government and payers to embrace telehealth as an essential way to enable physicians to see patients. Here, five physician telehealth managers tell their stories.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health Primary Care 175

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 1, 2021

There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. Our shared documentation process did not change. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. MARKETPLACE.

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Telehealth Primary Care Psychiatry EHR 145

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

eCare 52

eCare BioTech Primary Care Life Science 52