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What to expect in 2021 and beyond? IDC offers 10 healthcare predictions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In the recent IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Health Industry 2021 Predictions report, experts at IDC Health Insights offer their thoughts about the issues healthcare and life science organizations will contend with over the next year and beyond. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. WHY IT MATTERS.

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HIMSS21 tech news: Salesforce Health Cloud innovations; Vivify telehealth scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

IT vendor Salesforce is rolling out new healthcare tools designed to help healthcare and life sciences organizations meet their patients, members and customers where they are to deliver the right care, at the right time, from anywhere. Vivify Health's remote care enhancements.

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89% of digital health leaders perceive the industry as risky, says report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The survey, commissioned by specialist insurer Beazley , focused on 376 executives from telehealth companies in Europe, North America and Asia, as well as mobile platforms and life science technology software. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Vendor Notebook: new tools and acquisitions from OptumRx, ScionHealth, others

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ScionHealth announced it is acquiring Cornerstone Healthcare Group , adding 15 specialty hospitals, eight senior living locations and approximately 3,000 employees. But that pales in comparison to the layoff story coming out of Verily Life Sciences , a unit of Alphabet Inc. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Partner at Berger Singerman LLP Telehealth has revolutionized the delivery of outpatient mental health services, and there has been exponential growth in the acceptance and delivery of remote care. No longer does a patient have to be sitting on a therapist’s couch to receive care. The sofa at home will work just fine.

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Revolutionizing Fertility Care: Femtech CEO Weighs in on the Power of Remote Monitoring and Advancing Technologies

Healthcare IT Today

Before she started Mira, she was in business director roles in a Fortune 500 life science company, running a $100M global business. About Sylvia Kang Sylvia Kang is the Co-Founder and CEO of the health tech company Mira. She holds an MBA from Cornell University, and a MS in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia.

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Expanding Healthcare’s Reach on the Edge

Healthcare IT Today

Patients can use the devices to check their medication, read about their doctors, and even order their meals, freeing the staff to focus on medical care. Wearable medical devices can monitor vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure, and health monitors can help with remote care.