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Providence forges a new path with a virtual nursing unit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual nursing is gaining significant momentum as an effective way to redesign and redistribute nursing workload. Virtual models decrease the burden on nurses delivering direct bedside patient care and leverages nurses that want to continue practicing but may not be able to practice at the bedside by extending their nursing careers.

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Lehigh Valley streamlines ED triage with virtual docs and nurses

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual nurse and virtual doc triage To make this happen, the health system implemented a virtual nurse and virtual physician triage program designed to get patients moving through the ED process sooner rather than later. The tests included physicians, nurses, technicians, scribes, EKG techs, etc.,

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Elation Health Adds to Leadership Team to Accelerate Growth Across Primary Care Market

Digital Health Global

Welcoming Tom and Seth to the Elation leadership team supports our continued work to facilitate and elevate the delivery of primary care in any setting,” said Kyna Fong, Ph.D., Seth Cedars, general counsel – Cedars brings to Elation nearly two decades of corporate legal, regulatory, licensing, and compliance leadership.

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Provider burnout rates have leveled off, says KLAS report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Most of the measured contributors to burnout have become less prevalent than they were at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Provider Burnout and the EHR Experience report from the KLAS Arch Collaborative. Platforms for electronic prior authorization and virtual nursing have released some of the pressure on providers.

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Telehealth Technology Helps Prevent Nurse Burnout — Here’s How

AMD Telemedicine

Increased workloads and health risks and the ever-changing dynamics in the workplace are making life more challenging for both nurses and physicians. With all that’s at stake for our healthcare staff members, nurse retention should become a focal point for those in charge of healthcare facilities. Reducing Burnout Among Nurses.

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These Three Things Can Bring EHRs to the Next Level

Healthcare IT Today

This familiar scene exemplifies the unnecessary burdens traditional EHRs have placed on providers, patients, and the overall healthcare system. As a former ER physician and current digital health professional, I’ve dealt with these challenges firsthand—and see the enormous potential EHRs hold to change care experiences for the better.

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HPG, a Leader in EHR Technology Integration, Acquires HIT Consulting Services Provider HDS

Healthcare IT Today

HPG), which has provided industry-leading consulting expertise for EHR technology since 2002, announced today that it acquired Health Data Specialists, LLC (HDS). Healthcare Performance Group, Inc. We’re extremely excited to join this partnership, and we know our clients and teammates who are joining HPG are in great hands.”.

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