EHR, Health Information, Nursing and Study

Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Most doctors see the advantages of digital health tools like telehealth, consumers’ access to their health information, and point-of-care workflow solutions, the American Medical Association found in a survey of 1300 physicians, published in September 2022. physicians and nurses as the pandemic emerged in early 2020.

Digital Health

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Bonus Features – August 14, 2022 – Payers and providers look at Big Tech differently, half of physicians and nurses don’t think their orgs are headed in the right direction, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 14, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. News and Studies. The study published by Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin also found that patients who were hospitalized has stays that 2.7

Nursing

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Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Executives for Health Innovation will wind down operations over the remainder of the year. Consumer care coordination company Quantum Health was certified as a Great Place to Work.

eHealth

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Truveta released a mother-child EHR dataset to drive research from pre-pregnancy through childbirth and pediatric care. Wisconsin-based Chorus Community Health Plans is saving $2.6

FHIR

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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. In particular, critical access hospitals are 16% less likely than other hospitals to engage in information exchange. Health information network Availity welcomed Sean Keneally as COO.

eCare

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Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. AWS announced the AWS HealthScribe service for building clinical applications that use generative AI and integrating them with EHRs and other systems. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S.

Primary Care

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Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The HIMSS EHR Association urged ONC to avoid moving too quickly with the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability proposed rule.

Medicare

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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

The Digital Health Corner

JULY 17, 2017

Improving health literacy. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health What does health literacy have to do with patient safety? I would like to highlight a few.

Digital Health

Digital Health EHR Nursing Health Information

Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Senior benefits management firm RetireeFirst hired Michael Yoo as Chief Information Officer. EHR vendor CliniComp named Dr. Holly Urban as Vice President, Clinical Product Design.

Mental health

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Bonus Features – June 26, 2022 – Walgreens gets into clinical trials, ONC offering SDOH grants, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The latest Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health IT funding opportunity will award grants to applicants working in two areas. Applications are due Monday, Aug.

Drug Development

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Data service firm LogicStream Health is collaborating with FDB , integrating the FDB MedKnowledge database into its Drug Supply App.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

Better Testing of Electronic Health Records Needed to Protect Patients

Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Technology often produces unintended consequences, and that’s certainly true of the electronic health record (EHR) systems used in hospitals and medical practices. In general, federal regulations do not require EHR developers and users to conduct robust testing to detect usability flaws that can threaten patient safety.

EHR

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

This includes a variety of nonprofit and public eligible providers like teaching hospitals and medical schools, community medical centers, local health departments or agencies, not-for-profit hospitals, rural health clinics, and skilled nursing facilities. Train staff to help patients use EHR portals and telemedicine devices.

Telemedicine

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What are the implications of Babyl Rwanda's closure for the future of Digital Health in Rwanda?

Lloyd Price

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Babyl Rwanda offers a range of digital health services, including: Teleconsultations with doctors and nurses Prescription delivery Symptom checking Health information and advice Babyl Rwanda's services are available through a mobile app and a web platform. Convenience: Babyl Rwanda's services are convenient.

Digital Health

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Workforce development: Your organization is only as strong as its people

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

With some 95 percent of healthcare providers having deployed EHRs, the healthcare system is officially digital. EHR training is biggest predictor of user satisfaction, experts say. Cybersecurity is a team sport, and information sharing is key. Nurses are well-positioned to lead innovation and digital transformation.

Nursing

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Data service firm LogicStream Health is collaborating with FDB , integrating the FDB MedKnowledge database into its Drug Supply App.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

Patient Engagement and Patient Portals by 2030

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This will be driven by a number of factors, including the increasing availability of high-speed internet, the growing popularity of mobile devices, and the government's efforts to promote the use of health information technology (HIT). For example, patients can use their portals to receive reminders for vaccinations and screenings.

Health Information

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The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Many studies and healthcare research findings show that a Chronic Care Model is an evidence-based approach to chronic illness care that can positively impact a patient’s well-being. Some advantages include increased utilization of recommended therapies, shorter hospital stays, fewer emergency room visits, and better health outcomes.In

Primary Care

Primary Care Nursing Medicare Health Information

Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The pandemic generated uneven experiences for millions of Americans as physicians, therapists, nurse practitioners, hospitals and other caregivers – all coming to telehealth with varying levels of experience themselves – tried suddenly to meet patients where they were, said PwC researchers. Health portfolios reshaped for growth.

Life Science

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How RPM & PERS Offer More Data-Driven Insight to Healthcare Organizations

Clear Arch Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Examples of improvements abound, but some studies have seen reductions of over 65% in return ER visits within a 30-day window and a 35% reduction in hospital admissions for heart failure patients monitored with RPM. (4). RPM, PERS and Social Determinants of Health. EHR integration with your RPM Program. Optional EHR integration.

Telehealth

Telehealth EHR Medicare Nursing

Bonus Features – September 17, 2023 – 20% of healthcare marketers worried about job security amid AI adoption, 53% of executives using AI to address drug diversion “very confident” in their efforts, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies One in five healthcare marketers is concerned about job security amid growing adoption of AI , according to a survey by Tebra. The HHS Office for Civil Rights released v3.4

Nursing

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

It may be too early to start imagining a world where health care is truly owned by Big Tech — you order prescription drugs with your Amazon Prime account, see a nurse at the Apple Clinic, get your benefits statements from Google, and call an Uber instead of an ambulance when you need to go to the hospital.

Life Science

Life Science Primary Care Interoperability EHR

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Ardent Health Services chose Cadence for remote monitoring and virtual care for patients with hypertension, congestive heart failure, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Telehealth

Telehealth Primary Care Healthcare IT Leadership

Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. According to Hain, “We’ll use it to help physicians and nurses spend less time at the keyboard and to help them investigate data in more conversational, easy-to-use ways.”

RCM

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

A provider present with the patient at one location – a nursing home, community clinic, etc. Harnessing the power of human data, Myia equips clinicians with the precise information they need to both prioritize critical patients and prevent unplanned medical events. Another product is called the eCareCompanion patient application.

Connected Health

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In this installment, you will share in expertise from: Andy Crowder, chief information and analytics officer at Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health. Tina Esposito, chief health information officer at Advocate Aurora Health, based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Hospital IT

Hospital IT Digital Health Telehealth Leadership

Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

Had PPS been required to have broader governance – including community-based organizations, health plans, faith-based organizations, Health Information Exchanges, and other nonprofits, we would have had more balanced governance decision-making that would have supported the policy goals of the program more consistently statewide.

Primary Care

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Weekender 4/19/19

HIStalk Weekender

APRIL 19, 2019

And right now, the EHR is such a PIA that for the foreseeable future, garbage-in is winning. Louisville-based Freedom Medical Labs, which got caught sending employees in unmarked vans to poor neighborhoods where they offered $20 to collect DNA samples along with the person’s health information, shuts down. Get Involved.

HIE

HIE Nursing EHR Health Information

Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

my alma mater) and colleagues track the growth of consumer-facing digital health tools and initiatives leading to consumers’ engagement with websites and apps. agency responsible for monitoring claims and the use of personal data out-of-health-context.

Digital Health

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Connected Health Pulse

Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us

Bonus Features – August 14, 2022 – Payers and providers look at Big Tech differently, half of physicians and nurses don’t think their orgs are headed in the right direction, and more

Trending Sources

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Bonus Features – June 26, 2022 – Walgreens gets into clinical trials, ONC offering SDOH grants, and more

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Better Testing of Electronic Health Records Needed to Protect Patients

When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

What are the implications of Babyl Rwanda's closure for the future of Digital Health in Rwanda?

Workforce development: Your organization is only as strong as its people

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Patient Engagement and Patient Portals by 2030

The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

How RPM & PERS Offer More Data-Driven Insight to Healthcare Organizations

Bonus Features – September 17, 2023 – 20% of healthcare marketers worried about job security amid AI adoption, 53% of executives using AI to address drug diversion “very confident” in their efforts, and more

The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Weekender 4/19/19

Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

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