Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2023

Fresh off its Best in KLAS designation, Greenway Health is emphasizing workflow optimization, practice automation, and training in its future rollouts, David Cohen told Colin Hung. In addition, the vendor is looking at how to support patients in managing their health outside the clinical setting. No one likes paper forms.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Technical literacy, such as knowing how to use devices and interact with electronic health record (EHR) portals and video interfaces. These three components are known as digital health readiness – and when it comes to underserved patients, much of their readiness is limited by social determinants of health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2021

United Physicians, based in Bingham Farms, Michigan, is always on the hunt for programs that empower its primary care providers to serve as the medical home for patients. The mission at United Physicians is to advance physician performance to improve patient health outcomes. THE PROBLEM. In fact, they'll worsen.

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Xealth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The health network has been using the Xealth digital health platform, integrated into its EHR system, since early 2018. Omada is the 10 th digital health app that the health system has added to this platform, which covers a variety of clinical areas, including mental health, maternity, diabetes and others.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2020

It operates 32 community health centers located in medically underserved communities in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, which have been exceptionally hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic; and in Ulster and Dutchess counties, 90 miles north of New York City. THE PROBLEM. Configure additional server and data storage capabilities. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If unaddressed, this could lead to significant data breaches, undermining the integrity of AI systems in healthcare, like those used in modern EHRs and medical coding. Sarah Carroll, Senior Vice President, Center for Care Transformation at AVIA Health Medicaid and Medicare have become one of the biggest quiet crises in health systems today.

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Iris Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2021

Follow this checklist (in order) to evaluate how a telepsychiatry program would fit into your organization and determine what kind of vendor or telepsychiatry program would meet your needs: Audit Your EHR: Start by auditing your Electronic Health Record (EHR) to understand how often your organization addresses psychiatric conditions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

"With most of our practices closed in late March of 2020, we needed an immediate solution that couldn't wait until July," said Patrick Sustrich, director of retail healthcare at Sparrow Health System. "In the first month, we surpassed our one-year goal of 1,500 virtual visits – telephone and video," he continued.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The provider organization uses the outpatient electronic health records system from eClinicalWorks. “With the telemedicine solution, we could potentially serve our patients in all of our primary care centers from the comfort and safety of their homes,” said Jeffrey M. " Jeffrey M. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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American Well

APRIL 29, 2021

Historically, HMSA has seen the highest volume of virtual visits for behavioral health. That changed during the pandemic, when members were looking for safe ways to get care from their primary care providers and specialists. HMSA’s primary goal is to give members access to affordable, quality healthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

"Patients residing in relatively remote areas who previously didn't have easy access to a local medical or behavioral health provider now can receive regularly scheduled treatment services at home," said Dr. Ece Tek, chief medical officer, mental health and addiction services at Cornell Scott-Hill.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Patients check in online, which gets everything else in place to run smoothly, such as having the EHR ready, the documentation in the right place, and everything integrated for billing. "We rapidly scaled our telehealth solution from primary care to all specialty care in a span of less than two weeks."

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 19, 2019

A new study from InCrowd paints a disturbing picture about provider burnout and its effect on patient care. The survey of 320 PCPs and 319 specialists reveals that 79 percent of primary care physicians (PCPs) describe themselves as burned out, as do 57 percent of specialists. There’s also provider mental health to consider.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 29, 2024

"One method proven through research to be effective is virtual sitting, which enables a single, trained employee to monitor multiple patients simultaneously via AI-enabled mobile video-and-audio connection," said Kristin Townley, RN, clinical supervisor at St. Providing training to St. Luke's. MEETING THE CHALLENGE St.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Mental Health and Wellbeing: Increased awareness and stigma reduction around mental healthwere addressed, with sessions on mental health services and support systems. Digital Equity: Bridging the digital divide and ensuring equitable access to healthcare technologies was a hot topic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

In many instances, hospitals conduct primary source verification of each of these elements, which often means things like placing a phone call or asking for a letter of recommendation from a physician’s residency training director, who may have retired 20 years ago. How can telebehavioral health help?

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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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American Well

JULY 13, 2020

To meet this surge in demand, Cleveland Clinic leveraged both its providers who were already active on the platform, and also trained more than 350 primary care providers — many of whom were temporarily redeployed due to the virus — on telehealth. ?During Indiana University Health. Penn State Health.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

For instance, primary care and chronic disease management services see enhanced reimbursement rates, acknowledging their vital role in preventive health. Providers are updating their billing systems, training staff, and revising their practice management strategies to align with the new rule.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

As value-based care increasingly becomes a priority for people, community health workers will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between healthcare delivery and building trust within communities. Digital health will be critical for advancing health equity.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

today received some part of their training at a VA hospital. The VA faced a physician shortage, as almost 16 million Americans returned from war, many needing health care. At the same time, many doctors returned from World War II and needed to complete their residency training. Specialized care for veterans.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Fortune and Great Place to Work listed BayCare Health System as one of the country’s Best Workplaces in Healthcare, Best Workplaces for Millennials and Best Workplaces for Women. Additionally, Tampa Bay Times named the health system a Top Workplace. BayCare Health System notably raised its minimum wage to $10.50

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