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Improving Patient Experience with Digital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Becoming patient centric in your organization isn’t something that you can do all at once. It’s a slow process that requires you to think about the patient experience in every single aspect of your organization. But how exactly does digital transformation impact the patient experience?

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Ambient Voice Transcriptions Endorsed in a Study by The Permanente Medical Group

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A new study by The Permanente Medical Group (part of Kaiser Permanente) offers confidence that ambient voice transcriptions can save time and improve the patient experience by generating clinical notes about patient visits. This article summarizes the key findings in that study.

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Bonus Features – March 24, 2024 – Data infrastructure investments have 124% ROI, 85% of healthcare workers believe AI can improve the patient experience, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Forbes released its list of America’s Best Startup Employers , with six healthcare vendors among the Top 100.

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A Case Study in Ambient Clinical Voice at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 6, 2024

Each day that passes, I’m seeing how ambient clinical voice has become the most impactful part of health IT since the $36 billion of stimulus money for EHR software. And for an exclusive look at our top stories, subscribe to our newsletter and YouTube. Tell us what you think. Contact us here or on Twitter at @hcitoday.

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Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

According to a survey released Tuesday by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, the majority of physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, patient experience, cost and professional satisfaction. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Enhancing the patient experience with technology. by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. This month, our coverage will continue a special focus on the patient experience. – Susan Morse, Senior Editor, Healthcare Finance News. Epic, Cerner and others reveal just how their EHRs are interoperable.

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Bridging the Gap: Communication Challenges Throughout the Patient Journey

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

Just last year, it was found that nearly two-thirds of adults say that coordinating and managing healthcare is overwhelming and time-consuming, and one in 10 say that finding the care they need is confusing and difficult to navigate. In other cases, the same solution provides different experiences on computers versus mobile devices.

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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Sales Michigan-based McKenzie Health System implemented eClinicalWorks EHR v12.

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Health Note Updates the Tired Old Patient Questionnaire

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This article discusses the service provided by Health Note , which illustrates the capabilities of modern patient interaction using AI and integration with the EHR. Health Note digs into the EHR, using AI, and combines the information found with its own medical knowledge to ask the questions a doctor would normally ask during a visit.

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Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Mississippi-based Southland Recovery selected eClinicalWorks Cloud EHR.

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Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Partnerships Qualtrics and Epic are partnering to integrate patient experience data into the EHR.

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AI: Patients Included

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2024

Halamka and team point out a JAMA study which overestimated the risk of heart disease in people who had high BMIs. Enter Microsoft Copilot collaborating with Epic, the largest EHR supplier, and provider organizations that have adopted Epic. for every $1 invested. For more on the challenge of gender, check out this recent analysis of 1.8

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Weekly Roundup – March 30, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 30, 2024

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. Leveraging an Outside Provider for the EHR Service Desk. Read more… The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home.

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Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The Global Software report recognized regional leaders in acute care EHR and PACS. For the U.S.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines. million medication instructions without.

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Cutting Through the AI Hype: Deploying AI Now to Improve Patient Care

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

On the clinical side, this can include analyzing data from patients’ EHRs to provide decision support interventions , which is a term introduced by the U.S. Often delayed due to patient recruitment issues, Ingram shared that clinical trials are now leveraging AI to match the most appropriate patients for clinical studies.

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Integrating Patient Engagement Solutions for Enhanced Value-Based Care Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 6, 2024

Patient Portals Electronic health/medical records (EHR/EMR) have increased collaboration between healthcare providers, removing data silos and improving outcomes for patients. EHRs can facilitate patient engagement and allow patients to view and update their medical records through secure patient portals.

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M&A notebook: Providers and platforms make big moves

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

"We are returning towards pre-COVID-19 financials, and the organizations struggling before the pandemic are in the same predicament now," Chou wrote for Healthcare IT News in February. Read HITN Managing Editor Bill Siwicki's recent Froedtert-focused case study here. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Bonus Features – October 8, 2023 – 67% of Women are Having Issues with Getting a Clear Diagnosis – of which 25% are Still Waiting for Diagnosis or Gave up Entirely, Health Gorilla has 17 Healthcare Organizations Commit to Joining their QHIN, and More!

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Particle Health and LifeMD teamed up to do a study on triaging patients for GLP-1 Treatment using clinical data.

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New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2024

Healthcare organizations are "greatly interested" in innovations that can modernize nursing and solve the challenge, according to Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of government relations at HIMSS, the parent company of Healthcare IT News. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2022

As it turned out, studies have shown that a great many patients and providers like the flexibility that telemedicine affords. Liz Fobare is vice president of product management at Kareo, a vendor of cloud-based clinical and practice management software for independent healthcare practices and billing companies.

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The Rise of Chat in Healthcare and Remaining Concerns

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 19, 2023

Although widely used in many other industries, its adoption is just beginning to take off in healthcare. In fact, as healthcare leaders increasingly prioritize patient access , chat’s success in other businesses has spurred the rapid onboarding of chat solutions to help address healthcare-specific engagement and accessibility challenges.

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OpenNotes Lab Will Explore the Intersection of Patients and AI

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 12, 2024

The OpenNotes Lab will bring transparency, collaboration, and innovation to the intersection of healthcare AI and patient-centered care. In my 40 year healthcare IT career, I’ve witnessed firsthand the impact of open notes. The Lab may even co-develop solutions with patient and vendor partners. Tell us what you think.

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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

JULY 16, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Supporting organizations include Epic, the HIMSS EHR Association and HCA Healthcare.

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VA working with Apple to broaden telehealth access for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The new iPad initiative has its roots in the VA's Connected Tablet program , which launched in 2016 and, research shows, has created a more satisfying patient experience and made veterans less likely to miss appointments. Evans, chief officer in the VA's Office Of Connected Care, spoke with Healthcare IT News earlier this year.

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What data and technologies are needed to propel telehealth quality?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 7, 2021

Virtual care aligns with strategic imperatives to improve health outcomes, enhance patient safety, and optimize the patient experience for populations with medical complexity and high healthcare needs. As a result, it will pay off if healthcare can continue the expansion of telehealth started by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lean Digital: How Tracking Feeds Into Behavior Change for Weight Loss

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2024

DATAcc’s goal is to “break down silos in industry around how physical activity is measured using sensor-based digital health technologies,” for easy consumption by EHRs and digital apps. The consortium includes digital tech developers, patient advocates, pharma representatives, academic researchers, and other stakeholders.

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Radiology’s Next Phase: Real-Time Collaboration Leading the Way

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Better patient experiences and clinical outcomes. Radiology’s Existing Challenges in Diagnostic Delivery Radiology often becomes a frustrating bottleneck, and any delay in the process can heighten a patient’s anxiety and prolong a prognosis. The result? Several factors contribute to these bottlenecks.

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Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. News and Studies. Patient relationship management platform Equiva unveiled its Connected Home Health Hub.

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Bonus Features – February 12, 2023 – Epic tops Best in KLAS for 13th straight year, 89% of healthcare finance leaders remain confident in 2023, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. for the thirteenth consecutive year and was also the top EHR in Canada and Europe.

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Lean Digital: How AI Drives Treatment Recommendations for Weight Loss

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 2024

Ultimately, they reduced the classes of obesity to four phenotypes, which were tested in a study : Hungry Brain: These people keep on eating because they don’t feel full, when others would. If genetics lie at the basis of obesity, the patient is more likely to gain weight back after bariatric surgery.

Primary Care

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Medication Safety & Affordability Improving According to Surescripts Data

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 7, 2023

Medication Reconciliation Medication reconciliation continues to be a patient safety risk during transitions in care. A recent study showed that over 39% of inbound adult patients had an unintended medication discrepancy. This helps address cost concerns, boost adherence and avoid prior authorizations. Tell us what you think.

Healthcare IT

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Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Grants and Funding. The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services received a $3.8

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How health IT's leading innovators are using AI now, and where they see it going

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | September 27, 2023 News AI-enabled efficiencies can improve patient outcomes and reduce clinician burnout "By prioritizing healthy data management practices through the deployment of AI, IT leaders. In this regularly updated page, we offer their perspective and advice. The process.

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Beth Israel Deaconess creates homegrown telehealth with help from Amazon

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2021

"And we didn't want to create a divide between tech-savvy patients who could easily engage in telehealth and those who needed more assistance than we could consistently provide." " Second, the organization needed to provide multiple channels (text, email and chat) to easily communicate with patients, he added.

Telehealth

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Redox and FDB Partner to Improve Medication Adherence with EHR Writeback Functionality

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Not surprisingly, a study […]. According to the CDC: approximately one in five new prescriptions are never filled, and among those filled, approximately 50% are taken incorrectly, particularly with regard to timing, dosage, frequency, and duration.

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Bonus Features – June 18, 2023 – 68% of health systems lack the staff to handle another health crisis, 46% of Americans are using consumer health tech, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Texas-based behavioral health practice Life is a Journey selected eClinicalWorks EHR.

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Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. American Endovascular & Amputation Prevention implemented eClinicalWorks PRISMA search too and EHR system.

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Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner appointed Jennifer Csik Hutchens as Global Head of Health Care.

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Why Managing Mobile Devices at Scale Matters in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 25, 2024

Healthcare IT Today sat down with Dr. Siegal to discuss the challenges of managing mobile devices in healthcare. Healthcare Has Embraced Mobile Devices According to Pew Research , as of 2023, 97% of Americans own a cellphone and 90% own a smartphone – up from just 35% in 2011. Tell us what you think.

Healthcare IT

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Emerging Technologies Shaping the Health IT Landscape and How They Contribute to Improving Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Delivery

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To help, we reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them: what emerging technologies in Health IT are currently shaping the landscape, and how do they contribute to improved patient outcomes and healthcare delivery ? This is just the beginning.

Health IT

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Bonus Features – August 7, 2022 – Patients like digital health but have security concerns, healthcare leaders optimistic “seamless” care is coming, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. News and Studies . residents would use digital services to access healthcare.

eCare

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Bain & Company - KLAS Research 2023 HealthTech Report: Key Points for Providers, Vendors & Investors

Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Patient intake : Patient intake is the process of registering new patients and getting them started in the healthcare system. Providers are investing in patient intake software to improve the patient experience and to streamline their administrative processes.

RCM

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Balancing Budget and Need for Updates: The Struggles of Keeping Physician Practices Alive

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Are physician practices the eggs in order for us to have the delicious omelet of digital healthcare? We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on this topic. This means staff can get more done with less stress — a huge win for office morale, practice efficiency, and patient experience.

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Improving Patient Experience with Digital Transformation

Ambient Voice Transcriptions Endorsed in a Study by The Permanente Medical Group

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Bonus Features – March 24, 2024 – Data infrastructure investments have 124% ROI, 85% of healthcare workers believe AI can improve the patient experience, plus 28 more stories

A Case Study in Ambient Clinical Voice at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs

2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Bridging the Gap: Communication Challenges Throughout the Patient Journey

Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Health Note Updates the Tired Old Patient Questionnaire

Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

AI: Patients Included

Weekly Roundup – March 30, 2024

Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Cutting Through the AI Hype: Deploying AI Now to Improve Patient Care

Integrating Patient Engagement Solutions for Enhanced Value-Based Care Outcomes

M&A notebook: Providers and platforms make big moves

Bonus Features – October 8, 2023 – 67% of Women are Having Issues with Getting a Clear Diagnosis – of which 25% are Still Waiting for Diagnosis or Gave up Entirely, Health Gorilla has 17 Healthcare Organizations Commit to Joining their QHIN, and More!

New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to care

Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

The Rise of Chat in Healthcare and Remaining Concerns

OpenNotes Lab Will Explore the Intersection of Patients and AI

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

VA working with Apple to broaden telehealth access for veterans

What data and technologies are needed to propel telehealth quality?

Lean Digital: How Tracking Feeds Into Behavior Change for Weight Loss

Radiology’s Next Phase: Real-Time Collaboration Leading the Way

Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

Bonus Features – February 12, 2023 – Epic tops Best in KLAS for 13th straight year, 89% of healthcare finance leaders remain confident in 2023, and more

Lean Digital: How AI Drives Treatment Recommendations for Weight Loss

Medication Safety & Affordability Improving According to Surescripts Data

Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

How health IT's leading innovators are using AI now, and where they see it going

Beth Israel Deaconess creates homegrown telehealth with help from Amazon

Redox and FDB Partner to Improve Medication Adherence with EHR Writeback Functionality

Bonus Features – June 18, 2023 – 68% of health systems lack the staff to handle another health crisis, 46% of Americans are using consumer health tech, and more

Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Why Managing Mobile Devices at Scale Matters in Healthcare

Emerging Technologies Shaping the Health IT Landscape and How They Contribute to Improving Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Delivery

Bonus Features – August 7, 2022 – Patients like digital health but have security concerns, healthcare leaders optimistic “seamless” care is coming, and more

Bain & Company - KLAS Research 2023 HealthTech Report: Key Points for Providers, Vendors & Investors

Balancing Budget and Need for Updates: The Struggles of Keeping Physician Practices Alive

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