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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

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"Rather, our patients, physicians and nurses have grown accustomed to digital health over years of incremental and foundational work, and all came rushing to make this the new normal." "In the six years prior to the pandemic, we slowly were shifting healthcare IT at AGH," he reported.

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Doctors Love Alerts Until They Don’t

Healthcare IT Today

Regulations now require primary care doctors be notified if their patients have an ED visit or are admitted to a hospital. It’s amazing to think that PCPs are being notified about their patients so that they can ensure quality continuity of care. It’s basically HIPAA secure email for doctors.

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A closer look at the tech needed for new care-at-home and aging-in-place models

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Seven out of 10 people require assisted living care in their lifetimes. Healthcare IT News sat down with Shah to discuss health IT's role in aging in place. Please describe the experience you had with caring for your aging father, and what you learned about information not being shared in a meaningful way.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.). Advocate Health Care, one of Chicagoland’s largest employers, has more than 35,000 associates, including 11,000 nurses and nearly 6,300 affiliated physicians. Advocate was also named a top 10 health system for diversity and recognized as a leader in LGBT healthcare equality.