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Patient experience is evolving as providers embrace telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While low-hanging fruit such as patient portals are commonplace at this point, the HIMSS survey shows that secure text-based and unified communication platforms are not as widespread. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. Focus on Patient Experience. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Scaling Virtual Consultations

CiscoHealth

Follow along with our new blog series #HealthcareNow and #PublicSectorNow , where we’ll addresses healthcare innovation around the world and how to maintain business continuity in today’s health climate. . Even before this year, patients were demanding better experiences from their healthcare providers.

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Intermountain Healthcare: Optimizing the Patient Experience Through Telehealth Interoperability

American Well

Intermountain Healthcare, a not-for-profit integrated health system headquartered in Utah, has built a robust virtual health program that includes Connect Care , its direct-to-consumer telehealth service and Connect Care Pro , its acute care program. Intermountain is in the process of optimizing the patient telehealth experience.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

This summer, Apple opened Health Records API to health IT innovators to enable them to create apps that utilize the data. The company's work in healthcare has spanned cloud computing, cybersecurity and precision medicine.

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Healthcare Consumerism – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Research shows that 38% of consumers want more personalized and inclusive healthcare options, and organizations are beginning to invest in technology and infrastructure that will enhance the patient experience and empower them to make educated care decisions. Health consumers demand better care experiences.