Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Technology plays a crucial role in HIPAA-compliant communication for behavioral health. Embracing Secure EHR Software and Patient Portal Effective EHR software helps ensure HIPAA-compliant interactions. First, email addresses are often mistyped, which can result in dangerous disclosures of protected health information (PHI).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2023

The four 2023 winners so far are: Stanford Medicine Palo Alto, California-based Stanford Medicine submitted three case studies showing how it's using artificial intelligence and telehealth offer more "timely and higher quality access to care" to patients in various care settings.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Rural Health Information Hub breaks down various definitions of frontier designations, but a common one is six or fewer people per square mile. All but one of One Health's clinic locations serve communities that meet the frontier definition. "We used the Lean Six Sigma framework to optimize our telehealth workflows."

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 30, 2022

Although telehealth has made healthcare more accessible, increased accessibility comes with unique challenges. While healthcare professionals already have to follow HIPAA rules and regulations, telehealth increases the risk of online security issues. Security Concerns in Behavioral and Telehealth Services.

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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.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

To keep staff operational, meet remotely with patients and maintain the functionality of the organization, COPE turned to Health Information Management Systems (HiMS, no relation to HIMSS, parent company of Healthcare IT News ) for a rapid-response solution that included both hardware and software implementation.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2020

“In mid- March, the institute began transitioning our services to telehealth whenever possible, in an effort to abide by Governor Cuomo’s stay-at-home order and keep our staff and patients safe, although these services are limited by our current equipment and software capabilities.”

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But a key limiting factor of these many sensors generating data has been inadequate backend algorithms that address signal noise and limited EHR integration, the authors observe. Privacy and scalability, where assuring the security of health citizens’ protected health information (PHI) must be designed into HaH programs.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 30, 2023

doctors, driven by turnover and understaffing, compassion fatigue, and challenges using digital tools — think EHRs. About one-half of clinicians’ enterprises are looking to increase automation for patient communication, expand telehealth options to patients, and grow full-time headcount. How to move forward?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2022

Since 1993, Avel has developed innovative service lines, ranging from emergency and pharmacy to ICU and school health, to ensure everyone has access to care when and where they need it. In June 2020, Avel and ViTel Net, a telehealth technology company, were awarded funds as a team to compete in the NETCCN project, provided by the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

When the sector is set to face shortages of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, generative AI could alleviate administrative work, such as summarizing patient calls and managing electronic health records (EHRs), to allow medical staff to focus on improving patient care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

Some of them center on the importance of data and analytics, the need for more patient engagement, the requirements of keeping telehealth up to par, and the need to focus technologies on enabling enterprise-wide strategic plans. When telehealth is not up to par. "Our EHR platforms are utilitarian and are what they are.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Their home is the site for most of their health care, with sensors in the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and in the car all informing Quincy’s digital phenotype that further populates data into their EHR which they control and audit. Telehealth happens across the U.S. Regional centers of excellence naturally go national.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2022

For some historical context, the authors (all affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania [medical school or Wharton (business school)] start with HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which served up privacy protections based on the health information technology of the time.

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InTouch Health

JANUARY 29, 2020

Improving Time Management with Telehealth. Telehealth can help providers make the most of their time on the floor, so they can complete routine processes as efficiently as possible. When used properly, digital technology can improve communication, reduce inefficiency, and help providers find the information they need without delay.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Seeking health information online along with researching other patients’ perspectives on doctors are now as common as booking dinner reservations and reading restaurant reviews, based on Rock Health’s latest health consumer survey, Beyond Wellness for the Healthy: Digital Health Consumer Adoption 2018.

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Xealth

MAY 2, 2024

Understanding Your Digital Health Assets Healthcare providers today are equipped with an array of digital tools, each designed to fulfill specific functions: Content Management Systems (CMS) facilitate the organization and distribution of health information. Telehealth platforms enable remote patient visits & consultations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 25, 2023

"But perhaps none is more important than our electronic health record, as it serves as the backbone of our communications between providers and patients." " Parkview Health made strategic moves in 2012 to implement and integrate Epic as its EHR for all hospitals and providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

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. Senior benefits management firm RetireeFirst hired Michael Yoo as Chief Information Officer.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Netalytics plans to enhance the Methasoft+SMART electronic health records (EHRs) with its integration into the Netsmart CareFabric platform with digitized, real-time referrals, patient health record history and alerts. Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Netalytics on this transaction.

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Xealth

APRIL 8, 2024

The shift empowers patients and care providers with innovative tools, paving the way for potentially enhanced health outcomes through more personalized and accessible care. Xealth worked with Medbridge to create a customizable plan within the EHR. They turned to Xealth to centralize both vendors within the EHR.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Disclosing protected health information (PHI) can cause serious harm to a patient’s safety, personal life, and state of mind. That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. HIPAA is not the only federal law that informs the proper handling of PHI.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

adults 18 and over to determine peoples’ perspectives on personal health information in light of their pandemic era experiences. This study re-confirms the current state of the health consumer who has a “concerned embrace” of technology. That brings us to another of the four health citizenship pillars: trust.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 21, 2020

According to the company's website, the software integrates into a provider's electronic health record, allowing for electronic, HIPAA-compliant patient reports to be transferred into an EHR system. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

Awareness of an organization’s potential entry points is especially critical with the increased usage of connected medical devices and telehealth services. Furthermore, the transition to electronic health records (EHRs) has reinforced the need for tightened identity and access management processes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Health system IT leaders need to be ready to enable care delivery anywhere, anytime, to any patient. New advances in cloud and telehealth/remote monitoring are forcing the issue.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

" EHRs: Automation can help. 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. Electronic health records don't usually help, even if their impact on burnout is more complex than many realize.

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iSALUS Healthcare

AUGUST 21, 2018

Telehealth is changing the way that healthcare is accessed by patients and delivered to them by providers. At the same time, telehealth pushes a practice into the future and positions it for success. The catch that providers need to keep an eye out for is that not all telehealth technology is the same.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

September 04, 2023 Sponsored Bridging the gap between cybersecurity and biomedical teams In the realm of healthcare, ensuring cybersecurity is not just the concern of Chief Information.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A lesser-known component of ARRA was Title XIII, the HITECH Act, which funded hospitals’ and physicians’ adoption of electronic health records systems (EHRs). The policy’s acronym fully spelled-out was the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. GDP, in 2018.

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TheraNest

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Compliance ensures that you’re delivering quality care, protecting client information, and meeting legal requirements. Therapists can struggle with compliance in various areas, ranging from HIPAA to telehealth or advertising. If you use telehealth, make sure your video conferencing solution is safe and HIPAA-compliant!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The study, in collaboration with SA Pharmacy, Metro South Health and the University of Queensland, will evaluate the partnered medication charting and deprescribing model at metropolitan and rural hospitals in South Australia and Queensland over the next four years.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

GI care platform Ayble Health is integrating with Commure Engage to make Ayble referrals available through EHRs. Clinician-to-clinician telehealth platform Avel eCare is making its Crisis Care services free to law enforcement officers. Eastern Kentucky’s St.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

Topic: Analytics Artificial Intelligence Business Intelligence Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Health Information Exchange (HIE) Interoperability Patient Engagement Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce Short Headline: Full coverage: HIMSS22 APAC Health Conference Featured Decision Content: Project (..)

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TheraNest

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Unlike the secure and HIPAA-compliant telehealth video platform provided by TheraNest, Apple’s FaceTime is not HIPAA compliant and therefore should never be used to see clients or complete telehealth sessions. However, even with the bug fixed FaceTime remains a non-HIPAA compliant platform for telehealth sessions.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Interoperability is essential in healthcare because it allows providers to access and use relevant patient information from different sources, such as electronic health records (EHRs), lab results, psychological testing, and radiology images. Introduction to Telehealth Theory & Practice. Read More.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 17, 2023

Behavioral health practitioners are increasingly comfortable using Electronic Health Records (EHR), particularly when accessing specialized tools such as EHR-embedded child abuse clinical decision support systems. Limitation: EHR-embedded CDS should be used to support, but not replace, clinical judgment.

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