Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2024

Topic-of-the-Month and Other Patient Comments at Ada Ada Health offers patients a tool to evaluate symptoms and determine what level of care to seek. An independent study showed it to be 35% more accurate than other tools on the market, its safety being on par with the diagnostics of a general practitioner.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2023

Many skilled nursing facilities are short-staffed, so patients cannot always transition out of the hospital in a timely manner. At the same time, there simply are not enough nurses and other healthcare providers to care for the people who will need support and resources in the next five to 10 years.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal law that safeguards sensitive patient health information (PHI) from being disclosed. For example, nurses and doctors can use voice transcription to record clinical details, speeding up the EHR workflow.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

That’s one barrier overcome to get smartphone health apps into the hands of people dealing with the many tasks involved with managing chronic disease. It’s not the only barrier, and not a panacea; but it’s an important one in terms of a potential on-ramp to self-health tools. Now, his forecast is mainstream.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Patients’ self-diagnosing conditions online is a new-normal for people engaging with health information online — whether via WebMD and the ClevelandClinic.com or via TikTok — a growing platform for medical information. Trust with health systems is greater, but still lacking resilience year-on-year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2023

DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and chief of health policy, quality and informatics program at the Houston VA Center for Innovation in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety. Her main interest is developing programs and tools that address gaps in health services and healthcare quality.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 27, 2023

I have also seen HIPAA training courses that don’t educate staff that HIPAA lives on and protects health information for 50 years after a patient dies. While there is no mention of criminal charges in the DCH Health Systems notice, this incident might be being investigated for criminal intent. retained for 6 years.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 1, 2021

Health information is incredibly complex. Important parts of a patient’s history are often scattered across multiple systems, and gaps in information can lead to medical errors or even delays in treatment. Care Studio leverages Google's expertise in organizing information to help clinicians find health record information faster.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

Only 22% of companies offering chronic condition management solutions to employees fully trust vendors to act in the employer’s best interest, according to a Quantum Health report. In other news, Quantum Health launched Premier Oncology , a cancer care navigation tool.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Burnout has been an ongoing scourge at hospitals for years now, and the crushing demands of the pandemic have only made it worse for physicians , nurses , telehealth managers and others. Electronic health records don't usually help, even if their impact on burnout is more complex than many realize. " EHRs: Automation can help.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

The announced noted that M*Modal parent company 3M Health Information Systems, virtual primary care provider Babylon, and ScribeEMR are early adopters of HealthScribe. One culprit is staffing in post-acute care – 87% of nursing homes report moderate to high staffing shortages. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

While 95% of organizations said digital engagement tools improve the patient experience, 42% said there are “significant gaps” between what patients expect and what they can provide. Nurse-1-1 released its live chat tool, which provides patients with access to more than 3,000 providers in its nationwide network.

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Clear Arch Health

JUNE 16, 2023

Their level of expertise in remote patient monitoring and patient engagement has helped launch our RPMprogram for patients with chronic health conditions in rural North Dakota." Learn how Clear Arch Health is transforming healthcare delivery and bridging gaps in remote care. Schedule a no-obligation demo now.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“To achieve true integrated care and parity between behavioral and physical health, it is essential for providers to leverage technology enabling seamless exchange and integration of healthcare information, ultimately with the goal to deliver better outcomes for individuals with a substance use disorder.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

“Station MD, our telehealth vendor, was providing similar telemedicine triage service to nursing homes on Staten Island that housed medically frail residents. “Unless it is a full-out emergency requiring immediate transfer to the ER, they refer the matter to the on-call RN nurse case manager.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 9, 2023

And while nothing is wrong with this, it’s important that we don’t loose sight of AI being a tool and not a replacement. With the development of new tools for diagnostics, patient monitoring, treatment and beyond, AI will usher in an era of more streamlined, personalized and proactive care for patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

How to manage the new 'data tsunami' As providers rushed to roll out new telehealth services in response to the pandemic, many weren't – and many still aren't – prepared to manage the upsurge of new data, and new data types, streaming into their electronic health records. How to shore up telehealth cybersecurity.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

JSK: What’s your origin story with health information security? The online communities that resonated with me were all about leveraging this new tool called the internet to make the world a better place. Individuals have a fundamental right to dictate who and when their health information is leveraged.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

We can't offer underserved populations tools that they have no way to access or support. We have to rely on a combination of telehealth tools. It may be a community health center nurse sharing vitals and other health information into a portal that supports a broader patient profile.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 25, 2023

The pandemic helped bring telemedicine to the forefront of care for nearly every health system, first out of necessity and then out of the realization that many patients could be cared for in this remote manner. " Best Buy has played a key role in the sale of in-home devices, he added.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Thinking about their health care experiences, consumers most-highly ranked having open access to their medical records and partnering for shared medical decisions with their health care providers as key to meaningful health engagement.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

News and Research The Connected Health Initiative released recommendations for state-level policymakers to strike a balance between protecting personal health information and supporting the use of digital health tools. Consumer engagement company Carenet Health hired Rhonda Gibler as Chief Sales Officer.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This will be driven by a number of factors, including the increasing availability of high-speed internet, the growing popularity of mobile devices, and the government's efforts to promote the use of health information technology (HIT). For example, patients can use their portals to receive reminders for vaccinations and screenings.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

About Medscape Medscape, a subsidiary of WebMD Health Corp., is the leading source of clinical news, health information, and point-of-care tools for healthcare professionals. courses and other educational programmes for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. About WebMD Health Corp.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Workflow optimization tools give the clinical team visibility to the patient pathway in real time, and empower them to make data-driven decisions about how to best manage critical medical situations. AI-driven care navigation platforms enable staff (medical assistants, nurses) to find patients who are falling through the cracks.

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Lloyd Price

MARCH 13, 2024

Generative AI: Personalised Health Information: Generative AI can personalise health information delivery. This can lead to a deeper understanding of their health and better engagement with treatment plans. This can significantly improve customer support efficiency.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Healthcare providers are the front-line stakeholders who, increasingly, are taking on payment and incentives to help manage individual patient and communities’ health. See that roughly equal proportions of patients themselves say they along with healthcare providers are responsible for improving health.

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Xealth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

We heard from the Mace family, a couple who experienced first hand the difficulties with health data exchange after Tristan (26 yo M) had to undergo an emergency heart transplant after experiencing a catastrophic cardiac event. Key takeaways: From a nursing perspective – focus on virtual nursing.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 26, 2024

With technology always improving, doctors and nurses can now help patients even more than before. In this guide, we’ll examine lots of new digital tools that are changing healthcare. We’ll explore each tool and see how they can make healthcare better for everyone.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. It employs 14,000 people, including more than 2,850 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and has more than one million patient encounters per year.

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The Digital Health Corner

JULY 17, 2017

Digital tools now present opportunities for unprecedented improvements in patient safety. Improving health literacy. In a post I wrote here in 2012, I discussed some of the implications of low health literacy. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, only 12 percent of US adults are health literate.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Looking five year into the future, 61% of patients saw primary care services being provided at pharmacies, retail clinics and/or pharmacy clinics, and more than half said they’d trust pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to provide healthcare services and prescriptions if it led to lower costs.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, following the implementation of an interactive patient system , the patient can manage the room’s temperature, reduce the lighting, order a meal, and place a service request without needing facetime with a nurse. This ability gives the patient a crucial sense of independence and allows staff to remain focused on care.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Given trends towards consumerism and digital health usage, Banner understands that many patients begin their care journey with internet searches, at a time when these patients feel sick and most vulnerable. While preparing for the launch, Banner worked closely with their clinical team, informing them about the triage tool and how it works.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Cybersecurity firm Vaultree released an in-use data encryption tool.

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Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

Nurses, physicians, counselors or dentists can all provide telehealth services. Keeping track of the different licenses can be a headache, but there are great tools out there, such as CE App , which can help practitioners easily manage their multiple licenses. . The benefits of telehealth continues to grow, according to the WHO.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 21, 2023

Overall, asynchronous messaging is a useful tool for communication in many contexts, but it should be used strategically and in conjunction with other forms of communication to achieve the best possible outcomes. This can help ensure that all parties are informed and involved in the care process.

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