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What is Hospital Automation?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This short discussion with a hospital automation expert Devesh Menawat, Director, Hospital Automation, breaks down what the buzz term “hospital automation” actually means in terms of hard deliverables, and delves into the specifics of how automating some aspects of healthcare can benefit clinicians, care teams, informaticists, Biomed/IT, and telehealth and aftercare specialists streamline workflows, minimize manual documentation, enhance the care experience for patients, and extend c

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The rise of non-traditional nursing

KevinMD

Nurses are an essential component of the American health care system and are continually in high demand nationwide. For years, nurses have elected to leave the field or have sought alternative professions instead of working in a traditional nursing role full-time. The pandemic brought into focus the need for work-life balance across professions. Whether strained.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

Without access to connectivity during the pandemic, too many people could not work for their living, attend school and learn, connect with loved ones, or get health care. The COVID-19 era has shined a bright light on what some of us have been saying since the advent of the Internet’s emergence in health care: that digital literacies and connectivity are “super social determinants of health” because they underpin other social determinants of health, discussed in Digital inclusio

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Fitbit data suggests people with COVID-19 experience lingering health effects

Mobi Health News

Individuals with COVID-19 took longer to return to their resting heart rate, sleep and activity baselines than those with symptoms but who tested negative.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Five Strategies Nursing Professionals Should Adopt To Avoid Bottlenecks Situations

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Catering to unceasing challenging situations and maintaining sanity control over senses are a few of the intrinsic characteristics of a daunting nursing occupation. Similarly, the nursing staff cannot utterly overlook the attendants of the patients […].

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The Many Factors That Make a Child’s Well-Being Build Our Adult Health – the Aspirational OECD Framework

Health Populi

The ultimate health and wellbeing of an adult depends on the factors that shape us when we are children. A new, deep report from the OECD, Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies , spells out the many domains of experience that, together, bolster our whole health as we grow from child to adult. The first chart presents the OECD’s framework for measuring child well-being, calling out the nature of being “aspirational.” This re-look at children’s health da

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Only 10% of EDs are for pediatric patients. Telehealth could help tackle this gap

Mobi Health News

Dr. Brian D’Anza, medical director of telehealth at University Hospitals, will be speaking at HIMSS21 about the health system’s new emergency room pediatric telehealth program.

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 Healthcare IT Services and Their Role In 2021 Regulatory Compliance

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The Cures Act Final Rule’s technical requirements call for radical changes in electronic Patient Health Information Exchange (ePHI). Care providers must adhere to the CoP requirements for patient event notifications (ADT Notifications) and the real-time […].

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Indonesia extends free telemedicine services for COVID-19 patients nationwide

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Starting tomorrow, the Indonesian government will deliver free telemedicine services for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms across the country in a bid to ease hospital pressure as cases hit record highs. These services will be delivered in partnership with digital health platforms Alodokter and Halodoc, who will provide free teleconsultations and medication delivery, said Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikinat at a press conference.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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Lessons Learned from a Fierce Patient Advocate, Erin Gilmer

Healthcare IT Today

Long time readers of Healthcare IT Today and members of the Health IT and patient advocate community on Twitter probably are familiar with Erin Gilmer. She’s one of the most fierce patient advocates I’ve ever known. Buoyed by her keen intellect and helped by her law degree, she brought light to so many issues that […].

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Emirati Genome Program inviting more participation via new SEHA partnership

Mobi Health News

The programme, which is focused on providing preventive and personalised healthcare for citizens of the United Arab Emirates, wants more citizens to offer samples.

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Key Features For Pharmacy Delivery App

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The increasing number of online pharmacy retailers emphasize growing consumer inquiry for address delivery. More and more polls show that the cost of such delivery is the greatest concern for both consumers and suppliers. Such […]. The article Key Features For Pharmacy Delivery App appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Telemedicine found to be effective for diabetes management in KSA and UAE

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine consultations could be “key” to addressing the growing costs of diabetes treatment and management in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a new report has found. Released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the study showed that in 2020, the number of telemedicine clinics for patients with diabetes in both countries rose by 90%.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

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Lawsuit Brought Against CHIME for their $1 Million Patient ID Challenge

Healthcare IT Today

Back in 2016, CHIME announced a $1 million Patient ID challenge. CHIME teamed up with HeroX (which co-founded the XPRIZE) to run a year-long competition to develop a National Patient ID solution. They planned to announce the $1 million winner in Feb 2017 at the CHIME-HIMSS CIO Forum. Here’s the challenge description from the HeroX […].

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Fitbit patent reveals it could be working on a health monitoring ring

Mobi Health News

The ring could measure biometric data including blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse, blood pressure, glucose levels and more.

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Why Hospitals Need Data Loggers

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Hospitals rely on data loggers for a variety of reasons; here’s a look at four of the critical ways in which they use data loggers: 1 – Protect Sensitive Assets The most common use of […]. The article Why Hospitals Need Data Loggers appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Mergers & Acquisitions Network Infrastructure Telehealth Health system CIOs are reducing their tech footprint and consolidating their IT systems for agility and efficiency. For digital health startups to succeed in this space, they must get three factors right: cost, scale and quality. Paddy Padmanabhan The markets are buzzing with the latest Rock Health report on funding for digital health in the first half of 2021.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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Digital Overload – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Leave it to Evan Kirstel to find the cartoon that seems to perfectly encapsulate what most of us are likely feeling. I was thinking the other day that I have access to 16 Zoom accounts. Is that too many? Yes. Do they all have a purpose? Yes. Is that going to change? Unlikely. Check out […].

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Canadian researchers build end-of-life predictor tool to support palliative care

Mobi Health News

The RESPECT calculator predicts frail people’s survival to assist caregivers in deciding about end-of-life care and services.

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Real-World Data: How Clear Is Your Picture?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ben Holmes, senior clinical data analyst, Syapse. When it comes to getting a clear picture from real-world data, breadth of view and careful analysis matter equally. Interpreting data is always a challenge; it’s a […]. The article Real-World Data: How Clear Is Your Picture?

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U.S. vaccine rollout prevented up to 1.25M hospitalizations, 279K additional deaths, study finds

FierceHealthIT

U.S. vaccine rollout prevented up to 1.25M hospitalizations, 279K additional deaths, study finds. rking. Wed, 07/07/2021 - 15:17.

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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Is Transparency the Most Disruptive Innovation in Healthcare? – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 7/9 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Sarah Krüg (@sarahkrug1) on the topic “Is Transparency the Most Disruptive Innovation in Healthcare?” Trust is one of the most important building blocks in healthcare, and […].

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McKinsey report predicts digital tools could be the answer to employee mental health crisis

Mobi Health News

During the COVID-19 pandemic rates of depression, anxiety and substance abuse increased.

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4 Ways Technology Is Helping Healthcare Organizations Remove Financial Barriers To Care

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Srulik Dvorsky, CEO and co-founder, TailorMed. The ising out-of-pocket costs from health insurance is one of the most common barriers to health care for patients. According to a recent study, 46 million people cannot […]. The article 4 Ways Technology Is Helping Healthcare Organizations Remove Financial Barriers To Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Telehealth use drops for 3rd straight month as patients return to in-person appointments

FierceHealthIT

Telehealth use drops for 3rd straight month as patients return to in-person appointments. hlandi. Thu, 07/08/2021 - 12:36.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Developing a SANER Solution for Emergency Situations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Scott Afzal, President of Audacious Inquiry. This past year, Americans in nearly every community had to face the prospect that there may not be an ICU bed or ventilator available for them in the nearby hospital if they got sick with COVID. It was a stunning illustration of […].

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Assured Allies scores $18.3M to help seniors navigate the aging process

Mobi Health News

The Boston and Tel Aviv-based company includes a predictive analytics tool which helps intervene in a person's aging trajectory.

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What Pediatricians Need to Know About Diagnosing and Treating Pediatric Anxiety

Iris Telehealth

This is our second piece in our series on pediatric behavioral health conditions. Check out our first post on diagnosing, treating, and supporting children experiencing pediatric depression here. Over the past few years, child and adolescent anxiety has become an increasingly common and concerning trend. And, over the past year, COVID-19 and the resulting school closures have only exacerbated the situation.