Mend

AUGUST 22, 2023

Records release authorization form: A patient can use this form to allow the sharing of mental health data with specific people that they choose. It allows for secure, controlled sharing of mental health records as needed. To agree, a patient will fill out their name, date of birth, signature, and date.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. That’s what patient portals promise – a simple, digital way to access medical records, book appointments, and chat with doctors.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2021

However, health leaders were able to take some steps which not only addressed some of their current needs but set the stage for future growth. When the pandemic hit, healthcare organizations were thrown into reaction mode, with many long-term projects being shelved indefinitely.

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Interoperability EMR Health Data EHR 99

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2020

During the decade or so in which I’ve been following data interoperability, the cleverest people in the healthcare and technology industries have come together to make disparate systems work together effectively.

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Interoperability Health Information Health Data EMR 82

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2022

New research on the future of clinical practice suggests that being technology savvy will be more critical than ever over the next decade — but that the majority of clinicians still don’t feel prepared. While I could have written this headline ten years ago, the problem seems to be a lot worse at this point […].

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EMR Health Data EHR Digital Health 69

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Legislation regulating patient data also favors transparency, since providers, developers, and health information networks now are prohibited from engaging in practices that would prevent patients from receiving personal health data or inhibit an exchange of data at the patient’s request.

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EHR Telehealth Health Information Patient Experience 135

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2020

One of the interviews I was most looking forward to at the now cancelled HIMSS 2020 annual conference was with Tom Leary, VP of Government Relations at HIMSS. I’ve found that the government relations people at organizations like HIMSS are some of the most well informed people and are fonts of knowledge on what we […].

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Interoperability EMR Health Data EHR 79

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

I remember when I first fell in love with an Apple computer – the day I brought home a Macintosh Performa. I opened the box, plugged it into the wall and dove into it with a passion. By today’s standards, its 33 MHz processor, 4 MB of RAM and 250 MB hard drive seems laughable, […].

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Patient Experience EMR Health Data EHR 79

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

No doubt a month still isn’t enough to fully understand this quickly changing area of health IT. This month we’ve had an added focus on Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and all it’s nuances and features.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2019

After many years as a black sheep of the healthcare family, the wearable is coming into its own. This has been signaled in no uncertain terms by Google, a kingmaker if there ever was one, which recently acquired wearables giant Fitbit for $2.1 As influential and cash-rich as Google is, though, I don’t think even […].

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

A solid minority of American consumers are adopting mobile health apps to manage chronic conditions or maintain their health and fitness, according to a new survey conducted by Redox.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It’s been at least a decade since I first started hearing about the great things that would someday come out of the integration of sensors into the healthcare technology set. Remember sensor socks?) Now, it could be that some of that promise is on the verge of being realized. According to IDTechEx technology analysts Dr. […].

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