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Phreesia Acquires Access eForms, Expanding its Offerings for Acute-Care Hospitals and Continuing to Drive Efficiency and a Better Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Phreesia , a leader in patient intake, outreach, and activation, is pleased to announce it has acquired Access eForms , an innovative electronic forms management and automation provider that helps hospitals across the country streamline workflows, improve compliance, and deliver a better patient experience.

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WellSpan Health expands AI-powered clinical documentation applications at scale

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2024

WHY IT MATTERS DAX Copilot is currently the only fully embedded ambient documentation tool currently operational within Epic electronic health records and has more than 55 healthcare organizations using it, Nuance said in the announcement. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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A Talk with Epic at HIMSS23 Including Their Work to Incorporate Generative AI

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 19, 2023

According to Project Manager Erika Koch, they have taken on the pressing challenges of health care: making doctors’ work lives easier, reducing costs, and improving the patient experience. Work with genomics and rare diseases is underway. And for an exclusive look at our top stories , subscribe to our newsletter.

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The Edge of Healthcare: Improving Patient Care through Connected Technologies

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2023

Let’s explore some of these key questions with two of Dell Technologies’ subject matter experts in these topics, Romina Elias, Healthcare Chief Nursing Information Officer and Jeff Kenkel, Global Chief Technology Officer, Life Sciences and Edge. What tools do they have to best leverage all this new patient information?

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Like banks, healthcare will become digital-first in 2022, Zoom healthcare lead says

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2022

He sees three major developments: healthcare will become a digital-first system; decentralization will become a major theme for health and life sciences organizations; and video will be part of every healthcare experience. Healthcare IT News interviewed Emerson to have him expand upon his predictions for the year.

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4 Strategic Considerations for Digital Hospital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2024

Hospitals are working closely with healthcare and life science ecosystems to collaborate on new solutions – beginning with data management. These institutions are integrating new tools such as AI imaging, edge computing, and lab automation to provide more efficient and personalized patient care.

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Weekly Roundup – August 26, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup ! Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Navigating Correlation and Causation with Life Sciences in the Age of AI. This episode has surprise topics!

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Weekly Roundup – December 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Why AI’s Risks and Remedies Are Different in Healthcare. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : 2023 Health IT Recap.

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Macro Trials Launches to Transform High-Value Therapeutics Clinical Trial Market

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 7, 2023

Precision Research Clinical Platform is Designed to Efficiently Bring Life-Saving Treatments to Market at Scale Faster than Ever Before while Providing Equitable Access to Care Company Raises $6 Million in Seed Funding from Leading VCs Macro Trials , a new precision research clinical platform, launched today to transform clinical trials.

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Transforming Patient-Centric Healthcare with Digital Humans

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steve Lazer, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences CTO at Dell Technologies The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of digital entities in healthcare. Specifically, we will examine their applications in patient care, medical education, and mental health support.

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Bonus Features – October 23, 2022 – Pennsylvania providers dominate CHIME Most Wired list, 61% of patients research providers online, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 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.

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Four Steps to Success in Implementing AI Within Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

The following is a guest article by Ben Cushing, Chief Architect of Health and Life Sciences at Red Hat Artificial intelligence (AI) is showing up in more healthcare contexts, from drug discovery to diagnostic imaging to robot-assisted surgery. They can also improve patient experiences and contribute to better patient outcomes.

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Empowering Healthcare: The Transformative Role of Technology in Improving Patient Care

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 9, 2023

The alarming rate of burnout and job displacement among healthcare professionals has led to more emphasis on their well-being, more than ever before. Artificial Intelligence-enabled tools have been developed and are being tested and implemented in health systems to help reduce the burden on healthcare providers.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

” For this report, PwC’s Health Research Institute surveyed 2,511 American consumers, 128 health plan executives, 153 healthcare provider organization executives, and 124 pharmaceutical and life sciences executives in August and September 2020. ” the report read. “Quite a bit, it turns out.

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Phreesia Acquires MediFind, Reinforcing its Commitment to Patient-Centered Care and Expanding its Offerings to Consumers

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

Having access to an easy-to-use, patient-oriented tool like MediFind that provides quick, highly reliable fact-based information is invaluable.” “Phreesia has important parallels with MediFind’s mission and focus,” said David Linetsky, a Senior Vice President at Phreesia. “At To learn more, visit phreesia.com.

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Memora Health Announces $30M Investment to Scale Intelligent Care Enablement Platform With New Health System Partners

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2023

Health systems nationwide are struggling under a rapidly growing barrage of patient messages and calls fueled by poorly conceived, first generation patient experience and clinical workflow tools. According to a 2022 study , inbound patient messages have increased 157 percent over the last three years.

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Lyniate Merges with CareCom, Further Extending Capabilities of Interoperability Leader

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 15, 2022

Adding CareCom solutions for terminology management, including cross-mapping healthcare terminologies into standardized data, will empower healthcare stakeholders to assemble and manage more complete and accurate patient information, enabling better care, reduced clinician burden, and optimized patient experiences.

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Bonus Features – November 20, 2022 – 90% of healthcare buyers prioritize virtual care but want a clear roadmap, wearable data helped predict COVID-19 infections 12 days before the CDC, and more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 20, 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.

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Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Personalizing the communication path is necessary for personalized care journeys which is what every patient and care provider wants. Data discovery through Cosmos to facilitate research, clinical trials, and other life science efforts. 176M patient records are already in EPIC. Staffing shortage support.

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Generative AI in Your Desk Drawer: A Wealth of Uses

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rowland Illing, chief medical officer and director of global healthcare and non-profits at Amazon Web Services (AWS) , suggests use cases for call report summarization and agent performance assessments. For example, generative AI tools could analyze a call transcript to highlight areas for improvement.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

One use appeals to payers or providers using a value-based reimbursement model, which underlies most of the innovation in chronic healthcare. The other appeals to researchers in the life sciences and clinical settings. But there are clinically validated tools to ask about some problems.

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Virtual Care – negotiating barriers to adoption offers glimpses of an exciting future

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Virtual care has a significant role to play in the future sustainability of healthcare systems around the world,” observes Kate Kelly, Managing Director UK & Ireland, Inizio Engage, a global strategic, commercial and creative engagement agency specialising in healthcare. “It

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At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

– Microsoft has announced advancements in cloud technologies for healthcare and life sciences with the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare aims to enhance patient experiences and health team collaboration.

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Salesforce Health Cloud rolls out RPM and other 'care from anywhere' features

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 15, 2022

Salesforce says it designed new features to help providers streamline operations and achieve better health outcomes as well as meet patients where they are–at home, at work or on-the-go. Pre-visit questionnaires can also be sent to the patient to streamline the check-in process for patients. With half the U.S.

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Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We reached out to the beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to hear the different lines of thinking on automation. Appropriate use of rules-based automation tools for these situations could free up valuable physician time, speed up access to care for patients, and ensure more consistent high quality care. Sandy Still, Pharm.D.,

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Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is September 12, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 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.

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Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 15, 2022 – News from Amwell, Epic, Google, MEDITECH, Microsoft, and more, plus the dates for HLTH Europe

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 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. News and Resources.

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Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

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. Healthcare Workforce. Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability. Healthcare Consumerism. John and Colin’s 2023 Healthcare IT Predictions.

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Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is Sep 12, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 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.

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Upfront Acquires PatientBond; Expands Capabilities for Market-Leading Personalized Patient Access and Engagement Platform

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

With many health systems focused on capturing the ‘digital front door,’ Upfront now extends well beyond that position by engaging, guiding, and activating patients from their first interaction across the entire continuum of care. The method was first developed as a tool of market research and driven by CPG brands.

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Healthcare AI Regulations and Ethics – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

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. Responsible AI paves the way for a future where technology and human expertise seamlessly collaborate to enhance patient well-being.

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Healthcare Consumerism – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

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. Healthcare Workforce. Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability. Healthcare Consumerism. John and Colin’s 2023 Healthcare IT Predictions.

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Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

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. Patty Riskind, CEO at Orbita Clients tell us, emphatically, that they need tools to relieve the administrative workload burdening staff. What does this look like in practice?

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Phreesia Acquires Access eForms, Expanding its Offerings for Acute-Care Hospitals and Continuing to Drive Efficiency and a Better Patient Experience

WellSpan Health expands AI-powered clinical documentation applications at scale

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A Talk with Epic at HIMSS23 Including Their Work to Incorporate Generative AI

The Edge of Healthcare: Improving Patient Care through Connected Technologies

Like banks, healthcare will become digital-first in 2022, Zoom healthcare lead says

4 Strategic Considerations for Digital Hospital Transformation

Weekly Roundup – August 26, 2023

Weekly Roundup – December 30, 2023

Macro Trials Launches to Transform High-Value Therapeutics Clinical Trial Market

Transforming Patient-Centric Healthcare with Digital Humans

Bonus Features – October 23, 2022 – Pennsylvania providers dominate CHIME Most Wired list, 61% of patients research providers online, and more

Four Steps to Success in Implementing AI Within Healthcare Organizations

Empowering Healthcare: The Transformative Role of Technology in Improving Patient Care

Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Phreesia Acquires MediFind, Reinforcing its Commitment to Patient-Centered Care and Expanding its Offerings to Consumers

Memora Health Announces $30M Investment to Scale Intelligent Care Enablement Platform With New Health System Partners

Lyniate Merges with CareCom, Further Extending Capabilities of Interoperability Leader

Bonus Features – November 20, 2022 – 90% of healthcare buyers prioritize virtual care but want a clear roadmap, wearable data helped predict COVID-19 infections 12 days before the CDC, and more

Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

Generative AI in Your Desk Drawer: A Wealth of Uses

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Virtual Care – negotiating barriers to adoption offers glimpses of an exciting future

At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Salesforce Health Cloud rolls out RPM and other 'care from anywhere' features

Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is September 12, and more

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 15, 2022 – News from Amwell, Epic, Google, MEDITECH, Microsoft, and more, plus the dates for HLTH Europe

Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is Sep 12, and more

Upfront Acquires PatientBond; Expands Capabilities for Market-Leading Personalized Patient Access and Engagement Platform

Healthcare AI Regulations and Ethics – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare Consumerism – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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