Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 5, 2023

Language access plans (LAP) provide organizations with a roadmap to ensure access and connection that alleviate these disparities and improve patient experience. Healthcare organizations can improve efficiencies and optimize the patient experience by incorporating the latest tools and technologies into their LAPs.

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David Chou

JUNE 28, 2023

Here are examples of where ChatGPT can be particularly effective for healthcare. Automation Of Patient Inquiries Patients can communicate directly with their physicians, allowing them to seek feedback on their care or ask questions. This, in turn, can potentially affect the overall positive patient experience.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In early 2021, Zoom had done a great job highlighting the security measures they had taken to ensure HIPAA compliance for health system clients. Beyond this year, we will continue to explore different telehealth use cases to meet the needs of our community, and to improve the patient experience as we evolve digitally.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

2019 will feature examples of all of these technologies and services. ” We’re at a turning point in the post-Facebook/Cambridge Analytica and Equifax breach environment, where patients and consumers still believe their health care providers and doctors are their most-trusted data steward. This week, Health 2.0

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

To that end, it is interesting to note that Amazon is seeking a privacy professional experienced with HIPAA. Finally, healthcare costs are top-of-mind for patients in the U.S. Financial toxicity is a growing concern among oncologists treating patients with cancer, for example.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Mateusz Krempa, COO at Piwik Pro Broader reflection and discussion on HIPAA-compliant technologies would help the industry see beyond popular solutions and identify tools that balance successful data processing with regulatory requirements. The following is what they had to share with us. advertising platforms).

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2023

The primary intended purpose of the portal should be communicated to the patient. For example, if the clinic uses the portal for its primary method of communication, appointment requests, billing, and refill requests, then the patient should be made aware of this and be required to make an account on the portal.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2022

"Once the visit was ready to take place, patients would be taken to a two-way video screen where they could talk with a provider through a secure, HIPAA-compliant connection," she continued. Wait times would vary based on demand. " ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

"Early intervention by RNs on staff have resulted in avoiding readmissions through timely medication adjustments, identifying a pacemaker's dead battery, discovering a patient's need to be on hypertension medication, and more." The vast majority of patients are between 61-90 years old.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

For example, extensive pre-work to uplift network infrastructure is often a prerequisite for vital EHR enhancements. This move should be coupled with novel approaches to protect the data they collect and store, utilizing more advanced HIPAA-compliant IT applications with official privacy and security credentials.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

When you simplify your staff’s experience, you simultaneously optimize your patients’ experience. For example, take patient engagement. Provider requirements: locations, visit rules, procedures, patient preferences. HIPAA regulations. Clinical safety: screening & escalations.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Additionally, telehealth and RPM can improve the continuity of care, allowing healthcare providers to closely monitor patients’ health data and respond quickly to changes in their condition. Examples include smartwatches, fitness trackers, and activity monitors.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

" "Coupled with seamless EHR integration and clarity on reimbursement methodology, our new telemedicine infrastructure will push Sun River to thoughtfully consider patient experience in the development of a resilient yet flexible model of care." As a standalone, HIPAA-compliant telemedicine platform, Doxy.me

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

In fact, growth has been exponential, and it has been very positive in terms of making the patient experience even better." Fisne offers a personal example. "We have found that a lot of our patients have really enjoyed the opportunity to do telehealth, they've really gotten on board," he continued.

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Redox

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Telehealth is the obvious example here. Pre-covid, most health systems saw telehealth as a nice-to-have feature, something their few digital native patients would vibe with. Nowadays, it’s the primary way providers see patients. This example is so obvious that many investors aren’t even excited about telehealth anymore.

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InTouch Health

APRIL 29, 2019

Providing consumers with the transparency to recognize the value and quality of care they will receive from a given healthcare professional is one step towards improving the patient experience and achieving a successful DTC telehealth program. Telemedicine also provides potential cost savings for providers.

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Hinduja Global Solutions

JULY 26, 2018

At the top of the list for healthcare is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which has undergone regulatory changes to accommodate the emergence of telemedicine and wearable devices that store protected health information (PHI). Undeniably, the healthcare compliance list is long and a moving target. Diveya.Durai.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Enhancing patient experiences: Ultimately, the application of AI in healthcare is about enriching the healthcare journey for patients, making it more efficient, personalized, and accessible. Healthcare cost management: AI is a tool for controlling and potentially reducing the escalating costs associated with healthcare delivery.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 10, 2023

Use Clear and Simple Language: Healthcare professionals should use plain language and avoid medical jargon when communicating health information to patients. They should also use visual aids and examples to help patients understand complex medical concepts.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steven Dubner, Vice President of Product Management at Nordis Technologies No matter how exemplary the clinical care, overall patient experience and satisfaction often hinge on the last interactions with providers—billing and payments.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Here are some interesting examples of use cases to bring value to patients and/or the care team. Hospital/Patient. Several organizations are anxiously awaiting for HIPAA compliant voice devices. Educating Patients about Voice. A few presenters admitted that patients do not know what they can ask.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

AI helps geographically dispersed medical teams (and personnel working in the same building or campus) access patient medical data. When used correctly — with the proper safety precautions in place — AI becomes more than a tool with its ability to augment and support human judgment to enhance the patient experience within healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Providing this context and 360-degree view of the patient can be done by aggregating data from a variety of sources — imaging, patient records, labs, etc. One such example was the successful pilot care and case management project for the CMS-funded New Jersey Integrated Care for Kids program (NJ InCK).

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Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2024

For example, for Workforce and Labor, I think about the supply of primary care providers, clinician burnout, and immigration – all factors that will be very important in 2030, and all with different levels of uncertainty.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Look to examples like The Rise to Health Equity Coalition bringing together industry stakeholder organizations to build capacity, influence policy and payment, and transform mindsets and narratives around racial justice – including the AHA, the AMA, Genentech, and other organizations under this important umbrella.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

Metadata from medical images and medical devices can be read alongside clinical information, yielding more powerful results when a provider or researcher searches and queries patient information, Microsoft said. Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare aims to enhance patient experiences and health team collaboration.

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American Well

APRIL 18, 2014

Estimates suggest that half to three-quarters of Americans are interested in online consults, and I’d expect this number to grow as more patients have access to telehealth services and as more doctors offer such services to patients. On the other hand, a patient can see a doctor in just a few minutes from their phone or tablet.

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American Well

APRIL 18, 2014

Estimates suggest that half to three-quarters of Americans are interested in online consults, and I’d expect this number to grow as more patients have access to telehealth services and as more doctors offer such services to patients. On the other hand, a patient can see a doctor in just a few minutes from their phone or tablet.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As we look toward healthcare trends for 2024, one of the most pivotal developments is the rise of remote patient monitoring (RPM). This innovation is not just enhancing the way healthcare providers deliver care; it’s revolutionizing the patient experience by making healthcare more accessible, personalized, and efficient.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

This will allow the healthcare industry at large to use AI and Automation where it needs to be used, to provide a better patient experience and increase the quality of healthcare delivery, instead of used to increase or decrease profits.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This confusion has negatively affected patients’ care. For example, the Bend study found that nearly 60% of consumers have put off scheduling an appointment with their caregivers, and 53% have put off getting a prescription filled due to uncertainty. The High Stakes. How Employers and Plan Sponsors Can Help . Final Thoughts.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

As iFit’s Bluetooth connected heart rate monitor connected with NordicTrack the device also connects with wearable tech from Garmin, Polar, Wahoo and WHOOP, an example of the growing data ecosystem emanating from consumer-generated health devices.

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In Hand Health

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

But today, we’re all getting used to expecting the experience we want how and when we want it –­ from cars to music to customized skin-care labs. For example, Nike allows you to create your dream shoes in-store and take them home in 90 minutes. Not long ago, I would have said that’s crazy.

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

One can probably find examples of and exceptions to that at your local gas station. Would you have thought about your health care record’s stewardship for a second when you were at your health care provider 15 years ago, hastily signing a HIPAA form? Not really. Now all records are being digitized, and thus are far more shareable.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 10, 2019

Every example in the video demos fit on a continuum from Arnold Schwarzenegger to A-Rod. At the Q&A, I asked why there weren’t any women featured, either as companies’ marketers or in the consumer-user examples. For the clinician, the program benefits workflow, patient engagement, and risk management.

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Mend

JULY 8, 2021

For example, some platforms allow providers to submit digital prescriptions. Examine whether telemedicine software provides a welcoming virtual waiting space for patients. For example, the Mend platform comes with an Enhanced Virtual Waiting Room experience. The risk of data breaches is a threat to patients and practices.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As a result, patients have less pain and swelling, faster recovery of motion, and quicker returns to activity or sport. For example, athletes’ recovery times from ACL/UCL reconstructions basically halved in time from what they used to be. Trend #3: WALANT is on the rise. Will there be a new regulation that will land in our laps?

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