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COVID-19 telemonitoring tool adapted to prevent heat-related illness

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 20, 2021

Extreme heat has a significant impact on public health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe Guide on Adaptation to Heat for Health provides the building blocks of a plan to ensure an effective heat response for local populations. Europe had its second warmest July on record this year, with temperatures 1.4

Public Health

Public Health Primary Care Leadership Telemedicine

New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2024

Healthcare organizations are "greatly interested" in innovations that can modernize nursing and solve the challenge, according to Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of government relations at HIMSS, the parent company of Healthcare IT News. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

Nursing

Nursing Healthcare IT Telehealth Leadership

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

During the past decade, finally, health care is starting to deal in a structured, measurable manner with the life factors and environments that play the biggest role in their patients’ health. Are there disparities in program participation or health outcomes?

Public Health

Public Health Life Science EHR Health Data

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

Digital Health

Digital Health Interoperability Health Information HIE

Premier lists rule relaxations that should be made permanent, post-pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services Premier made the case that some two-dozen federal regulatory waivers – enacted early in the coronavirus pandemic to enable rapid response to COVID-19 – should be made permanent once the public health emergency has ended. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

Leadership

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What Area of Healthcare Needs More Investment and Why?

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Searching for the answers to these questions in the hopes of them getting more investments in the future, we reached out to our absolutely incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas of healthcare they think need more investment and why. Kat McDavitt, President at Innsena – 1 million percent public health.

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Nursing Public Health Interoperability Digital Health

Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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RCM Healthcare IT Digital Health Primary Care

Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

She is a member of the clinical leadership at Done, a platform that connects patients with psychiatric board-certified medical professionals for services including online video consultations , diagnosis, care team support and prescription delivery. What does this mean for mental healthcare this year? Enterprise Taxonomy:

Mental health

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

According to vice president Ted Hill, it can modernize how public health agencies serve today’s needs. Casetivity can ingest, standardize, and share health data. Many organizations are issuing patient surveys using the Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks and Experiences (PRAPARE).

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Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

HIE

HIE FHIR Healthcare IT Telemedicine

Three Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Improve System Security Right Now

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

A report by Moody’s labeled the healthcare industry as “cyber poor,” saying it needs to increase security investments to effectively protect patient data. A recent Salesforce survey of 400 U.S.

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HIPAA Public Health Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

Telehealth

Telehealth Patient Experience Healthcare IT Nursing

The Path Forward for Healthcare’s People Matching Problem

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

healthcare system over $6 billion annually. A recent survey from HIMSS and Patient ID Now also found that healthcare organizations are spending an average of 109.6 Patient matching issues also impact response to public health emergencies, as was seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public Health

Public Health EHR Interoperability Health Information

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. They also obtain public health data by ZIP code and data from a Health Information Exchange (HIE). See a survey cosponsored by Genpact.) The Healthy People project of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) now incorporates SDoH.

Public Health

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Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. million nurses in the U.S.)

Health IT

Health IT Nursing Interoperability RCM

Implementation best practices: Teeing up telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Leadership also should work to harness existing relationships and build consensus around telehealth technology strategy to inform why stakeholders should participate in a telehealth program, which will ultimately increase buy-in, he added. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Health IT implementation best practices.

Telemedicine

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

The organizations featured on this list offer benefits and opportunities for employees to build successful careers above and beyond the average healthcare provider or company; they encourage professional development and promote leadership from within. Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas).

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The Rising Use of Telehealth for the Delivery of Outpatient Mental Health Services

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 29, 2023

A national public opinion poll of U.S. adults by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) conducted in 2021 found that a large percentage of the population have used telehealth services; with more than half saying were willing to use telehealth for mental health services.

Mental health

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Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Enter academia.

Health IT

Health IT Mental health Interoperability Patient Experience

Connected Health Pulse

COVID-19 telemonitoring tool adapted to prevent heat-related illness

New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to care

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Premier lists rule relaxations that should be made permanent, post-pandemic

What Area of Healthcare Needs More Investment and Why?

Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Three Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Improve System Security Right Now

Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

The Path Forward for Healthcare’s People Matching Problem

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Implementation best practices: Teeing up telemedicine

150 top places to work in healthcare

The Rising Use of Telehealth for the Delivery of Outpatient Mental Health Services

Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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