Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. On average, patients can connect to a provider within eight seconds.

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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. "Additionally, we used other key partners to drive some of the patient experiences," he continued.

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Lloyd Price

JULY 23, 2023

Here are some of the ways that HealthTech is improving the patient journey: Providing access to information and education: HealthTech tools can give patients access to information about their condition, treatment options, and other resources. Providing patients with more information and control.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 26, 2022

Healthie enables healthcare providers and startups to build the virtual services consumers demand–providing the feature sets to build back-office operations and deliver a modern patient experience. They provide plans that scale for unlimited growth and that meet patient privacy standards, including HIPAA, SOC-2, and PCI Compliance.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

How can telehealth address health disparities for vulnerable populations to promote health outcomes and equity? We have to take into consideration the economic barriers that the underserved experience. We can't offer underserved populations tools that they have no way to access or support.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Structural challenges, especially painful due to EHR barriers — with the promise of APIs (application programming interfaces) and the ongoing development of clinical decision support tools. Doing so is central to building trust between patients, families, and providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care Full coverage: HIMSS22 APAC Health Conference News 5 sessions to look out for at HIMSS23 APAC Healthcare IT News’ APAC Managing Editor weighs in on the sessions he's looking forward.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 12, 2023

However, there are ways for health plans to support their members in managing their health and healthcare expenses. Health plans can provide resources, such as preventive care and digital tools, to help members stay healthy and minimize their healthcare expenses.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2020

The 21st Century Cures Act emphasizes patients’ control of personal health information. ONC rules issues in March 2020 called for more patient-facing health tools and apps to bolster health consumer engagement and empowerment. But the emergence of the coronavirus in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

The following month, the Journal reported that Froedtert Health posted a loss of $43.5 eVisit purchases Bluestream Health's telehealth eVisit announced it has acquired Bluestream Health to add digital front doors and other tools to its telemedicine platform. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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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. The goals were to identify risks and vulnerabilities and to develop recommendations for protecting health consumers’ personal health information.

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Xealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

Similar to retail customers, patients seek more convenient and accessible ways to interact with healthcare providers. The digital side door encompasses various online touchpoints – from websites and patient portals to mobile apps and telehealth services. 4 Ways to Attract New Patients Through the Digital Side Door 1.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Seeking health information online along with researching other patients’ perspectives on doctors are now as common as booking dinner reservations and reading restaurant reviews, based on Rock Health’s latest health consumer survey, Beyond Wellness for the Healthy: Digital Health Consumer Adoption 2018.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

"Tools like text communication for appointment reminders and self-scheduling capabilities that integrate directly with the EHR make it easier for our patients to have better experiences. "Before this, our patients had to log on to a separate, nonproprietary system for a telehealth visit," he continued.

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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. " Telehealth: Now what?

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The title of the report, “Consumers are on board with virtual health options,” summarizes the bullish outlook for telehealth. But the tagline begs the supply side question: “Can the health care system deliver?” This is roughly equal to patients across all age cohorts in the study.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2019

HIT Best Practices Series This 20-part series examines in-depth what it takes to deploy today's most necessary technology and tools, with expert advice from IT pros who are leading the charge. We'll share insights about everything from AI and cloud computing to telemedicine and population health. Collection. Collection.

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Health Populi

JULY 27, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has been a wake-up call for patients-as-consumers, seeking lower-touch health care services at home or closer-to-home in community health hubs. Similarly, 50% more empowered consumers would use technologies like smartphones and tablets to access virtual care versus less-empowered patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 18, 2023

This article represents Singh’s thoughts and don’t necessarily represent the views of Teladoc Health. The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making waves across various industries, and telehealth/telemedicine is no exception. As AI evolved, so did its applications in telemedicine.

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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. How does generative AI help refocus the interaction between the physician and the patient?

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Mend

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

One study showed that 4 in 10 patients misunderstand or ignore aftercare instructions. This is a patient engagement benchmark that every healthcare practice should consider. Schedule a demo to learn more] Automate Patient Engagement Automating different steps of the patient journey can help engage patients early on in their care.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 17, 2023

This includes improved video conferencing platforms, remote monitoring devices, wearable sensors, AI-powered diagnostic tools, and virtual reality applications. AI is also being used to develop new telemedicine applications, such as AI-powered diagnostic tools that can help doctors diagnose diseases more accurately.

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Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2018

Hospitals are falling short of consumers’ experience-expectations, Kaufman Hall explained in their 2017 State of Consumerism in Healthcare Report with the apt sub-title, “Slow Progress in Fast Times.”. Enter the enterprise health cloud (EHC). Mobile apps do pose challenges for protecting digitized personal health information (PHI).

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Beyond Telehealth

MARCH 9, 2022

Although live video visits became synonymous with telehealth during the pandemic, there are additional telehealth modalities that can also help patients be more engaged with their health. We are going to focus on the role of asynchronous telehealth in improving timely access to care. Cardiol Res.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2022

Canvas provides a full-stack ambulatory EMR and digital health developer platform, enabling both established and startup healthcare providers to launch new patient experiences and business models faster. Since launching its self-serve suite of developer tools last fall, Canvas has seen more than 300% growth in customer accounts.

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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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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Payor, insurer and employer stakeholders can better align healthcare outcomes with health-making by more artfully designing health plans than nudge people to take better care of themselves, fund services that can address chronic healthcare conditions, and arm people with tools to share in decision- and health-making.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 26, 2024

In this guide, we’ll examine lots of new digital tools that are changing healthcare. We’ll talk about things like talking to doctors online, using special gadgets to track health, using smart computers to help diagnose problems, and keeping all patient information on computers.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 10, 2024

Engaged patients are more likely to follow medical advice, attend appointments, and actively participate in their care, leading to better outcomes and higher patient satisfaction. Patients receive reminders, prompts, and incentives to adhere to their care plans , helping them stay on track and achieve better outcomes.

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Lloyd Price

JULY 22, 2023

Wearable devices: These are devices that are worn on the body and can track health data such as heart rate, sleep, and activity levels. Telehealth: This is the delivery of healthcare services remotely, using technology such as video conferencing or phone calls. Examples include telehealth, e-prescriptions, and patient portals.

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Health Populi

MAY 29, 2018

That’s why 73% of health executives told Accenture they plan to develop internal ethical standards related to the use of AI to bolster responsible use of patients’ personal health information. Finally, the Internet of Thinking rounds out Accenture’s five themes in the 2018 Health Tech Vision.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Thoughts from the Patient Experience Symposium. As I left the Patient Experience Symposium in Boston, (Yes, an in-person conference. On the one hand, has the healthcare industry progressed at all hardwiring the improvement of patient experience? Rather it’s local iterative, persistent steps.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 11, 2024

Understanding Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Services Defining RPM RPM services encompass a wide range of technologies and strategies aimed at monitoring patients’ health remotely. These may include wearable devices, mobile apps, telehealth platforms, and remote monitoring software.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

That sudden experiment allowed for valuable insights that healthcare organizations in 2021 can use to fine-tune where they should land on the spectrum of virtual and in-person – in ways that make the most sense for care delivery, patient experience, reimbursement and clinical research.

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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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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 14, 2023

Examples of teamwork and collaboration strategies include multidisciplinary teams, care pathways, referral systems, telehealth, and health information exchange. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Patient experience in adult NHS services: Improving the experience of care for people using adult NHS services.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

If smart speakers bring health consumers fair value (based on peoples’ definition of “value”) in return for the sharing of personal health information, word-of-mouth – literally – will expand use of these tools.

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