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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Clinical informaticists "are being overwhelmed" Health IT vendors face their own challenges in supplying personnel to support implementations, with some of them making corporate decisions to have their employees work from home, or facing state governments' stay-at-home orders.

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Doctors Love Alerts Until They Don’t

Healthcare IT Today

Doctors get notified of important things they can address with the patient while they’re present with the patient. Regulations now require primary care doctors be notified if their patients have an ED visit or are admitted to a hospital. Sounds great doesn’t it?

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Secure Your Hospital’s Future: The Critical Need for Robust Telemedicine Security

Healthcare IT Today

The risk of security breaches through indirect access to other systems, like telemedicine solutions, can expose the entire health system. I spent over a thousand hours in the hospital with her and the experience led me to write a guide for how families could navigate the crisis of critical care.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To help meet this goal, the ambulatory surgery center contracted with health IT vendor Force Therapeutics, which offers a digital care management platform that leverages clinical data and custom protocols to educate patients and monitor their progress throughout an episode of care. " MARKETPLACE. To read the special report, click here.

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Connected Medical Devices—the Next Target for Ransomware Attacks

Healthcare IT Today

There are millions of vulnerable medical devices presently in operation. These types of vulnerable clinical systems also add another pathway for launching a ransomware attack on a hospital. Healthcare organizations, however, should not wait until these government mandates come into play.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

CAREMINDr is a health IT communications company that provides mobile-enabled remote patient monitoring systems that give physicians the ability to enroll their patients in condition-specific “journeys,” such as for diabetes and hypertension. The system can be used to conduct telehealth visits between two or more clinics.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has also honored Bon Secours as a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality, and DiveristyInc honored the health system among the 2016 Top 10 Hospitals and Health Systems for hiring, retaining and promoting women, minorities, people with disabilities, members of the LGBT community and veterans.