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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

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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Home-Based Care Provides Powerful Example for Harnessing Technology Across the Care Continuum

Healthcare IT Today

Virtual care nurses can answer medical questions and provide expert guidance in real-time. Those interactions can not only save time, resources, and expenses, but they are also documented in the patient’s medical record so they’re available to the patient’s full care team.

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The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home Services

Healthcare IT Today

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. So let’s take a moment to pause and evaluate healthcare at home to see where we are and where we need to go.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We knew we needed to create an environment of safety while still retaining control over our patients' recovery journey. "We wanted to gain insights into how patients were recovering at home, see feedback on their progress and outcomes, and enrich the patient experience from start to finish," he said.

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How IT leaders are reimagining and repurposing technologies to handle new challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In this newest installment in Healthcare IT News ' feature story series, Health IT Lessons Learned in the COVID-19 Era – read others in the series here – we talk with four health IT executives with very different vantage points: a CIO, a telemedicine director, a chief nursing informatics officer and an IT director.

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Leveraging Technology to Improve Referral Management in Home Health Care

Healthcare IT Today

While these are two large factors behind the increased demand, other factors are driving the increase, including the technological advances that enable better remote care. The process begins when a patient is referred to a specialist home health provider by his or her primary care physician.

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Telehealth, linked to an EHR, drastically reduces no-show rate at Garfield Health Center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“No dual documentation was required. Rather, a single application programming interface connection would integrate OTTO with our EHR, practice management and patient portal, creating a streamlined user experience,” Yu explained. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. MARKETPLACE.