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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a new factor into hospitals' calculations about how to proceed with current and future healthcare IT implementations. " Fred Bazzoli is a contributing writer to Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @fbazzoli.

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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

As inpatient telemedicine experiences rapid growth within hospitals, it presents unique challenges to Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs), particularly regarding potential security risks associated with medical devices and other hardware.

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Digital Transformation: How AI Could Spell a New Era of ‘Smart Care’

Healthcare IT Today

Furthermore, the accumulated data can also be shared with and used by doctors to make a more informed diagnosis and present a clearer picture of health within the limited timeframe of a medical appointment. . Healthcare services across the US are suffering at the hands of an aging population. It’s Now or Never.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The platform also captures patient input and makes real-time adjustments to care paths as necessary, such as changing the type of exercise video presented based on patient feedback regarding the difficulty level of the last video. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Connected Medical Devices—the Next Target for Ransomware Attacks

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare organizations, however, should not wait until these government mandates come into play. There are millions of vulnerable medical devices presently in operation. Further, insecure medical devices were the top cybersecurity concern identified by healthcare IT security practitioners.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hospitals across the nation are using connected health and RPM to great effect during the pandemic. To help healthcare CIOs, CMOs and other leaders find connected health devices and RPM technologies, Healthcare IT News has compiled this comprehensive listing of vendors. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.