EHR, Leadership, Primary Care and Telehealth

How to switch from phone to video telehealth on a limited budget

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2020

Together, these centers provide roughly 650,000 visits annually, including critical primary care, behavioral health, dental care and care management services to more than 115,000 patients of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay. ” "We were delivering roughly 1,800 telehealth visits per day.

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Woebot Health Wins MedTech Breakthrough’s Mental Health Innovation Award

Digital Health Global

MAY 9, 2024

The mission of the MedTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of health and medical technology categories, including Telehealth, Clinical Administration, Patient Engagement, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Virtual Care, Medical Devices, Medical Data & Privacy, and many more.

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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

A report from Wolters Kluwer suggested that patients are willing to shift primary care to new care settings if it means the cost of care will decrease. Behavioral health EHR Valant launched Prospective Patient Management , a tool for matching patients and providers.

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic essentially forced healthcare provider organizations, the government and payers to embrace telehealth as an essential way to enable physicians to see patients. This put a lot of pressure on the physicians who oversee telehealth programs at these providers: the telehealth managers.

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IT execs talk new strategies for analytics, patient engagement, telehealth and more

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. Of patients with an assigned primary care provider, 55.51% of patients are enrolled in the portal.

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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

A report from Wolters Kluwer suggested that patients are willing to shift primary care to new care settings if it means the cost of care will decrease. Behavioral health EHR Valant launched Prospective Patient Management , a tool for matching patients and providers.

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Sparrow Health System uses pandemic lessons to expand its virtual care strategic plan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Sparrow's initial goal was to launch on-demand, virtual urgent care to increase access and provide another front door into the health system. It intended to go live in July 2020, using Amwell as the technology and services vendor for virtual urgent care for an estimated 1,500 visits in the first year. A major FCC telehealth grant.

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The 2021 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

APRIL 29, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccines continue to be rolled out and a post-pandemic world seems within reach, it is still important to reflect on the past year and how our clients exemplified telehealth excellence and led the way in providing and expanding access to quality care. M Health Fairview. MedStar Health. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.

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Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

MedStar Health received a $2 million grant to continue research into how telehealth access impacts health equity. The granted-funded, follow-up research will explore ways to connect patients with chronic conditions and other vulnerable populations to telehealth services. Partnerships.

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Cornell Scott-Hill makes big strides with specialist telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

"Prior to COVID, we had very limited use of e-consults and asynchronous telehealth services to support patients' needs for certain specialty services," Silvestri noted. Pre-COVID, there were technologies available to support telehealth, but reimbursement was not uniform nor at parity with in-person or face-to-face visits.

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#HIMSS24 Europe: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Lloyd Price

APRIL 13, 2024

We’ll also help you make sense of all today’s trends in health technology—from machine learning to digital maturity and telehealth. The latest advancements in digital health technologies This could include discussions on artificial intelligence, machine learning, telehealth, and other emerging technologies. Among many others.)

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Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

More than 60% of the 1,700 doctors, nurses, and therapists surveyed by telehealth infrastructure firm SteadyMD are interested in full-time telehealth work. Another 85% of clinicians said they were open to practicing on weekends using telehealth , especially therapists, and 64% were interested in working night shifts.

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Business of Healthcare and Value Based Care – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

Continued consolidation in primary care There will continue to be consolidation in primary care. Optum Care is becoming a model for big companies. Over the last few years, significant private capital has flowed to innovative primary care-led ventures. Ted Shannon, CFO at Strive Health.

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How the pandemic has reshaped CIOs' views on adaptability, agility, security and hiring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2021

"In October of 2020, the Sky Lakes organization, which includes the medical center, a cancer treatment facility, and primary care and specialty clinics, experienced a tip-of-a-spear Ryuk ransomware attack that hit the healthcare industry with blunt force trauma," said Gaede of Sky Lakes Medical Center.

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Podcast Interview with CMIO Brett Oliver, Part 2: “We Won’t Go Back to the Status Quo.”

Health System CIO

JUNE 17, 2020

Virtual ED screenings to “limit exposure” to critical care docs. Leveraging the EHR to identify potential plasma donors. Leadership during a crisis – “You see what’s at the core of folks.”. Everybody is important; however, if our critical care physicians or our ED docs are all down, we’re in a world of hurt.

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

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2022

How are they meant to survive if everyone is rushing towards virtual visits and telehealth? Everyone from practice leadership to billers should be educated about information blocking rules. Limited budgets should prioritize a properly configured EHR, complete with a suite of patient engagement tools that set up a Virtual Front Door.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

Focus on Workforce Development According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States will see a shortage of between 46,900 and 121,900 physicians by 2032, including both primary care doctors and specialists. EHR training is biggest predictor of user satisfaction, experts say. by May 10, 2019.

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Theresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 1

Health System CIO

JUNE 17, 2015

Telehealth pilot MU reporting metrics — “They’re still mostly very adult-driven.” In this interview, she talks about how Cook Children’s is partnering with vendors to make EHR systems more pediatric-friendly, what they’ve done to dramatically increase portal usage, and the groundbreaking work her team is doing with medical homes.

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Health system uses telehealth to steer patients away from ER, urgent care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 17, 2020

WakeMed Health turned to RelyMD, a telemedicine technology vendor, for the telehealth piece. In addition to wayfinding, app users can schedule an appointment, reserve their seat in urgent cares, check up-to-date emergency department and urgent care wait times, and, with the RelyMD service, access virtual urgent care.

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Health IT Headlines and Their Signal for the Near Future – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 65

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2021

Telehealth Stock Drops. In this episode we dive into some of these headlines and share what these mean for healthcare organizations in the near future. Here’s a look at the topics we discuss on this episode: * Is Cerner an acquisition target? * One Medical Acquires Iora Health. Epic’s return to work.

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The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Chronic Care Model is based upon the idea that people with chronic illnesses should have access to continuous care and support. It shifts the focus from acute and reactive care to proactive, population-based care. 24/7 patient access to care and health information. Here are the top benefits of CCM: 1.

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The 2020 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

JULY 13, 2020

As we do each year, the Amwell team has selected from a highly competitive field of clients those who stand out for their innovation and achievement in telehealth. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system saw an unprecedented surge in virtual care. Cleveland Clinic. Indiana University Health. M Health Fairview.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Emergency departments and urgent cares are over capacity nationwide, and patients often wait weeks to see their primary care physician. Instead, we anticipate a more mix and match, custom approach to EHRs. Staffing issues, record losses, and burnout continued to plague the healthcare industry in 2022.

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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

The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. The first quarterly Healthcare IT Market Report from Pivot Point Consulting hinted at a continued need for providers to develop long-term strategies around virtual care, customer relationship management, and RCM optimization.

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The Big Consult: Major Criteria for Adopting a Digital App or Service

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 24, 2024

According to Cindy Gaines, chief clinical transformation officer at Lumeon , many organizations just adapted their paper process to their new EHR and didn’t realize the efficiencies they expected. How well does the technology integrate into a surgical practice compared to a primary care setting?”

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Personal value-based care will continue to grow in 2024 and it will be critical for healthcare providers to create digital access to support in-person and telehealth visits in order to maximize outcomes for both healthcare organizations and patients while driving consistent operational efficiency.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

NYU Langone Health experienced explosive growth in telehealth visits, online appointment booking, online physician finding, remote patient monitoring, and connecting via video inside the hospital when visitors could not be accommodated. " Dr. Paul Testa, NYU Langone Health. Taking transformation to the next level.

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Value Based Care – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and Colin’s 2024 Healthcare IT Predictions Health Equity Predictions Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions Telehealth and VR Predictions Value Based Care Predictions And now, check out our community’s Value Based Care predictions.

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AI, licensing and remote prescribing among key issues facing telepsychiatry

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

Drug Enforcement Administration's stance on prescribing via telehealth has been evolving, with hints toward an appetite for lasting flexibilities. This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually.

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How virtual sitter services saved St. Luke’s $1.5M in 2023

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 29, 2024

Luke's nurse-driven elevated level of observation protocol allows the primary RN to initiate the virtual sitting program in their Meditech Expanse EHR. Frequent communication from the monitor specialist to primary care staff occurs via ASCOM phones. MEETING THE CHALLENGE St.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

The organizations featured on this list offer benefits and opportunities for employees to build successful careers above and beyond the average healthcare provider or company; they encourage professional development and promote leadership from within. 17 on its list of Best Workplaces in Health Care.

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Connected Health Pulse

How to switch from phone to video telehealth on a limited budget

Woebot Health Wins MedTech Breakthrough’s Mental Health Innovation Award

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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

Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

IT execs talk new strategies for analytics, patient engagement, telehealth 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 much more

Sparrow Health System uses pandemic lessons to expand its virtual care strategic plan

The 2021 Amwell Client Awards

Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Cornell Scott-Hill makes big strides with specialist telemedicine

#HIMSS24 Europe: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Business of Healthcare and Value Based Care – 2023 Health IT Predictions

How the pandemic has reshaped CIOs' views on adaptability, agility, security and hiring

Podcast Interview with CMIO Brett Oliver, Part 2: “We Won’t Go Back to the Status Quo.”

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

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

Theresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 1

Health system uses telehealth to steer patients away from ER, urgent care

Health IT Headlines and Their Signal for the Near Future – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 65

The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

The 2020 Amwell Client Awards

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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

The Big Consult: Major Criteria for Adopting a Digital App or Service

Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Value Based Care – 2024 Health IT Predictions

AI, licensing and remote prescribing among key issues facing telepsychiatry

How virtual sitter services saved St. Luke’s $1.5M in 2023

150 top places to work in healthcare

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