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ECRI, EHR Association put forth safety practices for behavioral health IT

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. Optimize clinical documentation for behavioral health and primary care integration.

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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. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Xealth Client Thought Leaders at Reuters Events Digital Health 2024

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Through the secure Xealth platform, clinicians can find and order the right digital health tools and programs for patients directly from the EHR workflow, send these digital health orders to the patient’s email or patient portal, and then monitor activity. Xealth spun out of Providence St.

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FirstHealth of the Carolinas solves access problem with Virtual Provider program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

First, the program offers an initial access point for patients who present to the Convenient Care clinics or emergency rooms and who do not have a primary care provider, said Stephen Kapa, administrative director of telehealth services at FirstHealth of the Carolinas.

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HIMSS24: Showcasing Clinical Benefits from Digital Health

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Dr. Shiuh and Aaron shared the substantial opportunity that digital health presents in empowering and engaging patients with their health and care teams in between appointments, and how ChristianaCare chose to implement digital health programs, leveraging a digital health platform to organize, distribute and help measure program success.

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Doctors Love Alerts Until They Don’t

Healthcare IT Today

You can imagine the EHR Product Manager that had the great idea to alert physicians to a drug to drug interaction or an allergy issue. It seems obvious that an alert like this is going to help doctors provide better care to their patients. How are they supposed to fit all of this other care into such a short visit?

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Urban Health Plan Leverages AI from eClinicalWorks to Reduce No-Shows by more than 50%

Healthcare IT Today

Alison Connelly-Flores, Chief Medical Information Officer at Urban Health Plan (UHP), presented these amazing results at eClinicalWorks’ Health Center Summit held in Boston, MA. UHP offers a variety of primary care services along with 18 subspecialties. not show rate (or the reverse a 57.6% show rate).