Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

– Microsoft has announced advancements in cloud technologies for healthcare and life sciences with the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. The goal of Azure Health Data Services is interoperability that drives better patient outcomes and clinical advances.

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Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2024

My experience has taught me that regardless of payor or provider, most successful healthcare organizations have a deep understanding of their patient populations and fluctuations within it. We can take advantage of that insight because there are already some clear guidelines on how to de-identify Personal Health Information (PHI).

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Health Populi

APRIL 10, 2018

(See the Hot Points , below, for how these patient life-flows are being met by innovative providers both inside and outside the healthcare system). I divulged that my favorite supermarket chain is Wegmans (who is not a client of THINK-Health). .”

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Health Populi

APRIL 30, 2018

Three-fourths of healthcare providers experienced a data breach in 2017, according to the HIMSS 2018 Cybersecurity Survey. Health data insecurity is the new normal. I explain th e current state of cybersecurity and health data insecurity in a new HIMSS blog linked here. You can read the full HIMSS blog here.

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E-CareManagement

JUNE 27, 2021

While there have been many events on interoperability and data sharing, what’s unique here is our focus on the BUSINESS rationale for health data sharing. • The bases of competition in healthcare are shifting to competing on quality, cost, and patient experience.

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E-CareManagement

OCTOBER 19, 2020

While there have been many events on interoperability and data sharing, what’s unique here is our focus on the BUSINESS rationale for health data sharing. • The bases of competition in healthcare are shifting to competing on quality, cost, and patient experience.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

“Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans,” the Wall Street Journal reported in today’s paper and on the WSJ.com website. health care for privacy legislation and work flows that prioritize patient rights over their data.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 27, 2025

She brings a broad and unique understanding of the digital health market and cutting-edge health innovationsincluding artificial intelligence and machine learning, remote monitoring tools, electronic health records (EHRs), mobile health applications, digital therapeutics, health data platforms, and data analytics tools.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

With this thinking, it is likely that each entity will continue to make its own arrangements, which makes for a more complicated web of data-sharing transactions. There is a need for partnership between public-private players to develop patient engagement applications (SMART on FHIR) for better access to data.

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Xealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

Utilize Patient Portals Patient portals serve as a gateway for patients to access their health information conveniently. As mobile patient portals experience unprecedented use , it’s vital to ensure that the experience is secure and user-friendly.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Christoph Pedain, Business Leader, Hospital Patient Monitoring at Philips By the end of 2024, we will see significant moves by hospitals and health systems embracing readiness for Service-Oriented Device Connectivity (SDC). Given the health tech market’s rapid growth, there is certainly more to come.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 10, 2024

High levels of patient compliance contribute to better treatment outcomes, reduced healthcare costs, and improved overall patient satisfaction. RPM encompasses various monitoring devices, sensors, and communication platforms to enable continuous monitoring of patients outside of traditional clinical settings.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In 2019, Fitbit unveiled a more data-driven personal health subscription service for consumers that, among other features, generates personal reports that a user can download and share with their physician, nutritionist or personal trainer. Another product is called the eCareCompanion patient application.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As health data sharing continues to evolve, the mere collection of patient data is no longer sufficient; it’s imperative that the data collected have tangible value for overburdened clinicians increasingly being requested to gather more data.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 11, 2024

Introduction to Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and concept RPM involves the use of digital technologies to collect health data from individuals in one location and transmit it to healthcare providers in another location for assessment and intervention.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 25, 2024

These devices seamlessly integrate with the DrKumo mobile app, allowing patients to input additional health data and receive personalized feedback from healthcare providers. The platform also provides secure access for clinicians to monitor patients’ progress and intervene as needed.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. Sidebar on “what is an ‘API?’

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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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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

More granularly, most consumers (over two-thirds) were concerned about allowing apps or sites to access their location data, online banking, accepting cookies on sites, creating new accounts on apps or sites, sharing health information with apps or sites, online shopping, paying bills, and so on. Few people in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

When it comes to sharing data, patients are most comfortable doing it for reasons related to treatment (71%) as compared to payment (39%), operations (28%), or public health (23%). Of these patients, 43% followed up with a medical professional – and 82% had their self-diagnosis confirmed.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Optimize Health Data Sharing to Enhance the Patient Experience. Simply collecting patient data and giving it to providers isn’t enough any more. Read more… Connect Hospitals and Health Systems to Patient Apps and Health Information.

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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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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Embedded in Apple’s Health app, the new feature will bring together medical data from participating hospitals and clinics, as well as from the iPhone itself, giving millions of Americans direct digital control of their own health information for the first time.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2024

We’re told that different AI applications and tools can reduce administrative burden and clinical burnout, improve patient experience and outcomes, and so much more. Hospitals fear legal repercussions if decisions recommended by AI result in adverse outcomes for patients.

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