Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What health IT trend has you concerned? Dr. Sameer Ather, Co-Founder and CEO at XpertDox A major concern in health IT is cybersecurity. Patrick Tarnowski, Chief Commercial Officer at OneStep The health IT landscape is highly competitive and noisy, creating obstacles for startups to gain a foothold.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. The increase in supply will trigger a race in virtual chronic care. Providers who can rapidly scale their workforces and technology to meet demand will lead the pack in this now highly competitive space.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Jake Pyles, CEO at CipherHealth The path to value-based care is anything but a straight line. Novo just announced at the AHA meeting that Wegovy reduced risk of MI and cardiac-related death.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The increase in telehealth adoption by physicians and patients alike continues to allow UPMC to develop new digital health tools that offer greater access to high-quality care from the comfort of their own home. UPMC in Central Pennsylvania is a large health system serving a wide geography covering more than 10 counties.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Telehealth reduces cancellations, allows for staff to be more efficient and makes it easier for people to access care. Logging in for a telehealth appointment may be easier for some patient populations than driving to a facility.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Andrea Fox | July 18, 2023 News Epic-linked voice AI improves provider experience at Franciscan Missionaries The Louisiana health system is using the technology to help meet other Quadruple Aim goals of. Here's how some pioneering health IT leaders are using AI today, and how they're planning for the future.

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2021

We can weave these market forces together into several mega-trends… Community-based care grows in 2021. The most obvious trend from which CVS Health benefits, as well as is defining, is the growing opportunity for primary care to be delivered in the community and in peoples’ homes.

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Iris Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I ended up meeting with several telehealth companies, and having done that background work, Iris was the clear-cut winner. Working for an organization that prioritizes patient care and prioritizes their clinicians was eye-opening. I came from a background in community mental health. I don’t think we can close the floodgates.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 22, 2023

In 2019, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) received funding for five different statewide behavioral health programs. They include a primary care access program that facilitates consults for primary care physicians; a school-based telehealth access program for direct intervention for students; and more.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

OntarioMD is planning to implement an AI certification process to ensure physicians get AI solutions that can meet their needs at a price that is sustainable. There is the potential for AI to help with the shortage of physicians in primary care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. For example, pharma companies are now starting to engage in at-home diagnostic testing initiatives, including telehealth consults to review results – a task traditionally assigned to primary care and specialists.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

TriHealth has more than 135 locations, more than 700 providers and more than 250,000 attributed lives, so it was imperative that it have a product that could be scaled quickly and easily to meet demand. "During the peak of the pandemic, primary care telehealth visits accounted for more than 50% of our volume."

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This is especially true in primary care where there are not enough physicians to meet the growing patient demand. If patients could see their local pharmacist instead of tying up their primary care physician for this simple type of visit, this would free up a lot of appointment slots for patients with more acute issues.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Emergency departments and urgent cares are over capacity nationwide, and patients often wait weeks to see their primary care physician. Supply in healthcare was not meeting demand before the pandemic.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In April 2020, telemedicine morphed into mainstream medical care as hospitals and physicians risk-managed exposure to infection by meeting with patients, virtually, when possible. Beyond the sheer scale of patient volumes reached during the pandemic, virtual care was adopted by physicians across specialties well beyond primary care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The provider organization uses the outpatient electronic health records system from eClinicalWorks. “With the telemedicine solution, we could potentially serve our patients in all of our primary care centers from the comfort and safety of their homes,” said Jeffrey M. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 27, 2023

PROPOSAL "Knowing the value RPM has on improving patient engagement and outcomes , we wanted to find the right RPM technology to help us better manage our growing hypertension patient population," said Dr. Denise Gomez, a primary care physician and director of adult medicine at TrueCare. Click here to read the special report.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2022

Similar to many health systems across the country, COVID-19 created an urgent need for MaineHealth to take care of patients at a distance to keep patients and care teams safe. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The second challenge that telehealth has helped the health system overcome is that of communication with patient family members and loved ones for decision-making. It often is challenging to organize a meeting date and time with family members and a care team. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. " PROPOSAL. MARKETPLACE.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Addressing the access and affordability pillars, Sam’s Club launched a collaboration with Humana called Care Accelerator. This isn’t meant to be a fully-loaded insurance plan, but a product that “curates” selected medical services consumers want to access at relatively low-cost to care for basic health care needs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Telemedicine offers several benefits that position healthcare provider organizations to deliver care in a convenient, contemporary and sustainable manner, namely, said Colleen Hammond, practice manager and manager of population health at Ellis Medicine. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. MARKETPLACE. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2023

THE PROBLEM The massive health system recently set three goals: Improve patient outcomes by monitoring and actively managing patients with chronic diseases, with a specific focus on remote medication titration to get more patients to guidelines. Enhance patient engagement as patients are better connected with their primary care providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 19, 2022

High-profile health system Geisinger and its affiliated entities serve 45 predominantly rural counties throughout central and northeastern Pennsylvania, 31 of which are a part of Appalachia, a unique region of the Appalachian Mountains that cuts through the western part of the state. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

"When COVID-19 hit, patients avoided coming into the office when possible," said Laura Mrazik, telehealth coordinator at MaineGeneral Health. "Patients needed a mechanism to connect with their primary care providers for chronic or acute care needs when virtual care was appropriate. MARKETPLACE.

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KevinMD

JANUARY 11, 2019

The purpose of clinical documentation is to efficiently communicate critical data to peers in a readable fashion while meeting compliance and billing requirements. This documentation should not represent a data dump. Physicians continually increase our dependence on technology as the digital age deluges us with data.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

John's Well Child and Family Center due to the stringent "safer at home" order from local government as well as the need to meet residents' healthcare needs while protecting the safety of both providers and patients. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2023

The program aims to improve the cancer diagnostic process in telemedicine-enabled primary care settings by strengthening safety culture and helping practices to close the loop on care transitions and other vulnerable processes along the cancer diagnostic pathway. Dr. Hardeep Singh is principal investigator.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2022

Deborah Muro, CIO at El Camino Hospital, actually would receive calls from leaders of high-tech companies asking why the hospital had not adopted a tech-enabled care system. "But it also adds a higher level of intensity to meeting patients' needs in a more immediate way and with the best solutions available." MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2023

We found that ambient conversational AI technology, which uses advanced machine learning to understand and document both the content and clinical context of multi-party conversations, was best suited to meet our needs. We determined that providers saved an average of 5.1 minutes per patient encounter. Physicians effectively regained up to 2.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

“With drive time, a trip to an urgent care or primary care clinic could take upwards of half a day. Virtual urgent care was born out of a drive to provide more choice, and more convenience, for our patients.” There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Summus works with leading employers, health plans, physician groups, and leading medical institutions to provide a broad portfolio of solutions that improve access to quality care and improves outcomes. “Durable, category-defining companies naturally evolve and expand their aperture to serve more people over time.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 27, 2024

Read more… Stepping Up to Meet the Need for Mental Health Support. Rebecca Jones at Mosaicx outlined the role of AI and virtual care in expanding access to behavioral health services through anonymity, personalization, scalability, and clinical support.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

Building a diverse provider network, providing cultural competency training, and enhancing accessibility features is key to providing on-demand, equitable access to care that embraces the background, identities, and lived experiences of each and every patient. The point is we have to be intentional about meeting people where they are.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2023

Sanford Health is a massive health system that serves the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. Today, Reimer is in the middle of a $350 million virtual care initiative, working to overcome health IT workforce challenges, and building a modern data ecosystem – emphasis on modern.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

To ensure all New Yorkers could access this new service, NYC H+H also needed a telehealth vendor that enabled it to offer virtual urgent care to all patients in their patients' preferred language and without a clear need for the Internet or a smartphone. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

"Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center has seen a sharp decline in canceled appointments due to weather, health conditions, etc." “Furthermore, this allows CCRLC patients to connect with their primary care physician for routine office visits,” Schmitz said. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2023

MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MEETING THE CHALLENGE Lee Health started off with two to three virtual attendants at each facility. Click here to read the special report.

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