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

Digital Health Global

The company currently supports 30,000 primary-care-first clinicians delivering high-value care to more than 12 million Americans. 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.,

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Telehealth can increase nurse workloads, study shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A study published in the Western Journal of Nursing Research found that patients using at-home monitoring systems for blood glucose and blood pressure levels received almost twice as many "nursing activities" as patients who received usual care. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Elation Health Acquires Medical Billing Company Lightning MD

Healthcare IT Today

Elation Health continues to expand its primary care offerings. The acquisition adds revenue cycle capabilities to Elation’s clinical-first EHR and Best in KLAS , virtual care platform. The company was founded in 2017 by registered nurses Kelly Schoenfeld and Brian Esser.

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Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Healthcare IT Today

.” Incredible Health’s 2023 State of US Nursing Report found that 80% of nurses plan to remain in the healthcare industry until retirement – though an even greater number, 84%, worry that the industry isn’t doing enough to address poor pay, understaffing, and burnout.

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Bonus Features – April 7, 2024 – 86% of health systems had at least 10% of nurses quit in 2023, 25% of providers intend to deploy generative AI for patient engagement, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

A Nursa survey found 86% of health systems had 10% or more of their nursing staff quit in 2023. Care Directions launched StrokeCP, a care management tool for stroke survivors powered by Carium. In addition, Texas-based Primary Care Medical Partners implemented eClinicalWorks AI and Sunoh.AI.

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Five recommendations for improving clinical communication

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Do not use the EHR for clinical communication. EHRs are essential for hospital operations and most include a communication feature. However, O’Connor said, it is a mistake to rely on the EHR for clinical communication. EHRs are not designed to provide the real-time, contextual communication needed by clinicians.

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Epic EHR-linked telehealth skyrockets at Children’s Colorado

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” Further, the healthcare organization adapted its hospital space and added the technology and processes to safely replace in-person care with home-based care, both for patients and by providers, she added. positive (n=995), which is on par with the organization’s overall satisfaction for in-person ambulatory care.