Healthcare IT, Patient Experience, Primary Care and Survey

Will virtual primary care become a new model of healthcare delivery?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans received care from their primary care physicians via telemedicine. And physicians and patients alike discovered there were many things they could accomplish over a video connection. Q: What is virtual primary care? How is it different from in-person primary care?

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Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

For Michigan Avenue Primary Care in Chicago, the most pressing need near the beginning of the pandemic was to find a way to adopt telemedicine as the primary service model during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially for mental health patients who suddenly were shut off from in-person support. THE PROBLEM. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Post-pandemic, majority of patients say they prefer in-person care, survey finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2021

A survey conducted on behalf of Kyruus, a patient-experience software vendor, found that the majority of consumers say they still prefer in-person care for long-term needs. The Kyruus report is based on a survey of 1,000 people older than 18 from across the U.S. Those over 57 still preferred in-person care.

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WellSpan Health expands AI-powered clinical documentation applications at scale

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2024

Then, three years ago, the health system expanded Nuance Dax to primary care and a number of specialties. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Patient experience is evolving as providers embrace telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

While low-hanging fruit such as patient portals are commonplace at this point, the HIMSS survey shows that secure text-based and unified communication platforms are not as widespread. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. Focus on Patient Experience. Their vision? " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Despite Use of Health IT Tools, U.S. Primary Care Physicians Struggle With Care Coordination

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2019

A new survey has drawn conclusions that, while infuriating, probably won’t surprise anyone working in the U.S. healthcare system today. The survey, which reached out to primary care physicians around the world, found that despite having powerful health IT tools at the ready, U.S.-based

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RPM reduces 30-day readmission rates by 50% at Lee Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

He is scheduled to speak at the HIMSS24 Global Conference & Exhibition in a session entitled "Digital Care at Home That Improves Clinical and Patient Outcomes." "Digital Care at Home That Improves Clinical and Patient Outcomes" is scheduled for March 12, from 2-3 p.m. Learn more and register.

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Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 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.

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Community Health Systems improves chronic condition outcomes with RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2023

THE PROBLEM The massive health system recently set three goals: Improve patient outcomes by monitoring and actively managing patients with chronic diseases, with a specific focus on remote medication titration to get more patients to guidelines. More than 80% of patients are using Cadence devices 16 days or more a month.

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MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

"When COVID-19 hit, patients avoided coming into the office when possible," said Laura Mrazik, telehealth coordinator at MaineGeneral Health. "Patients needed a mechanism to connect with their primary care providers for chronic or acute care needs when virtual care was appropriate.

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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. Partnerships.

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Telehealth shows promise for fostering better doc-patient relationships

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2020

"In many cases, patients actually said, 'Why can't primary care be like this?' More than 30% of the patient comments coded were classified as "building rapport," with the next highest-frequency code "shares information/provides guidance. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 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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Zealous for Wellness: The Ongoing Quest for Standard Measures

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Letter says, “The SDS asks three questions about how well a patient is functioning at work/school, social/life, and family life/responsibilities, as well as how many days in a particular timeframe the patient missed school or work or was unproductive at school or work.”

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

According to Andrew Eye, CEO of ClosedLoop, the process led to success with 90% of the patients they worked with. One Brooklyn Health employed CipherHealth to automate outreach for an Equity Index Survey, with the goal of advancing health equity by amplifying the patient’s voice and reducing health disparities.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years News Brooklyn provider automates patient experience tracking to spot health equity gaps At One Brooklyn Health System, tools such as the Brooklyn Health Equity Index survey are helping.

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Bonus Features – August 7, 2022 – Patients like digital health but have security concerns, healthcare leaders optimistic “seamless” care is coming, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 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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The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home Services

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. So let’s take a moment to pause and evaluate healthcare at home to see where we are and where we need to go.

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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. News and Studies.

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

" "Coupled with seamless EHR integration and clarity on reimbursement methodology, our new telemedicine infrastructure will push Sun River to thoughtfully consider patient experience in the development of a resilient yet flexible model of care." Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "Doxy.me

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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.

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Balancing Budget and Need for Updates: The Struggles of Keeping Physician Practices Alive

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Are physician practices the eggs in order for us to have the delicious omelet of digital healthcare? We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on this topic. Six of 10 respondents to the survey said they are likely to select one doctor over another if they can schedule appointments online.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 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. Staffing issues, record losses, and burnout continued to plague the healthcare industry in 2022. Staffing shortages will cause severe care disruption.

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The Big Consult: Clinicians Who Entered Digital IT Speak About the Differences

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

They also tend to think of recent patients they’ve seen when describing their needs, rather than surveying their entire patient base to see what’s most common. Equality Health works mostly in the Medicaid space and offers its technology platform free to primary care providers.

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How health IT's leading innovators are using AI now, and where they see it going

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | July 05, 2023 News OSF Healthcare using predictive AI to streamline care navigator workloads Deploying the model with EHR data could help address cancer patient navigator burnout. In this regularly updated page, we offer their perspective and advice. The process.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In a health data quality survey of 83 healthcare professionals, conducted by Clinical Architecture, SDoH quality came out at the bottom of seven types of data they rated (pages 14, 24). Many organizations are issuing patient surveys using the Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks and Experiences (PRAPARE).

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How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

This second graphic diagrams a patient journey map for the coronavirus, across the continuum of care settings from the community and home to primary care, emergency, hospital, and post-acute. Philips was involved early on in responding to health system demands in the ASEAN region, discussed here in Healthcare IT News.

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The Goal of RPM is Management, Not Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

More practices are adopting RPM programs because of the increasing patient acceptance of virtual care models, widespread reimbursement from CMS as well as private payers and Medicaid plans , and decreased cost of connected devices. patients – 26.2% And, by 2025, more than 70 million U.S.

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A Hawaii health system meets island community and COVID-19 needs with telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

"As COVID-19 dramatically increased patient and provider adoption of telehealth over the last 18 months, we are now using the telemedicine equipment and licenses supported by the FCC COVID-19 telehealth funds throughout the whole spectrum of care," Koenig observed. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Workforce development: Your organization is only as strong as its people

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

Focus on Workforce Development According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States will see a shortage of between 46,900 and 121,900 physicians by 2032, including both primary care doctors and specialists. How can you minimize the effect of this trend on your healthcare organization? Collection.

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Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

’ Health inequality and discrimination is not a new problem in healthcare. To get that new angle, we reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community to see what interesting angles they could think of to this problem. So it might be time to listen to Tadashi and shake things up. The following is their ideas.

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Mercy Virtual Care Center: A deep dive into a virtual hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2023

"In our ambulatory virtual programs, we manage complex chronically ill patients," said Annie Bannister, RN, executive director of vEngagement at Mercy. " "We recognized that we couldn't keep relying on hiring more labor and that personalized, individualized and proactive triage care was fast evolving."

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Bonus Features – October 8, 2023 – 67% of Women are Having Issues with Getting a Clear Diagnosis – of which 25% are Still Waiting for Diagnosis or Gave up Entirely, Health Gorilla has 17 Healthcare Organizations Commit to Joining their QHIN, and More!

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 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. Jennifer J.

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New cardiac device offers non-invasive diagnosis for heart failure in the home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2024

This can have a positive impact on healthcare literacy and better understanding of recent diagnosis. You suggest the device and the at-home care enable lower cost of care and improve patient experience – crucial for value-based care goals. How does technology achieve these goals? Enterprise Taxonomy:

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Primary Care In February, Apple launched a new subsidiary company tasked with providing healthcare clinics to Apple employees: AC Wellness. With regards to healthcare, it is used to mine medical records to provide better and faster health services. platform – a very interesting story in its own right.

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VA clinician says teleneurology is improving access and care for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The clinic works like any outpatient clinic where a primary care provider places a neurology consult, and then an administrative staff member calls the patients to schedule their visit. More than 300 veterans were surveyed and satisfaction ratings with the NTNP care was very high (average score 6.3 on a 1-7 scale).

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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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Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 19, 2020

” Telemedicine is being used extensively in the “forward triage” of patients long before they arrive in the primary care clinics, said Dr. Siaw Tung Yeng, founder and CEO of MaNaDr, a telemedicine technology and services company. Minimizing risk to healthcare workers. ” Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Will virtual primary care become a new model of healthcare delivery?

Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

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Post-pandemic, majority of patients say they prefer in-person care, survey finds

WellSpan Health expands AI-powered clinical documentation applications at scale

Patient experience is evolving as providers embrace telehealth

Despite Use of Health IT Tools, U.S. Primary Care Physicians Struggle With Care Coordination

RPM reduces 30-day readmission rates by 50% at Lee Health

Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Community Health Systems improves chronic condition outcomes with RPM

MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM

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

Telehealth shows promise for fostering better doc-patient relationships

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Zealous for Wellness: The Ongoing Quest for Standard Measures

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Bonus Features – August 7, 2022 – Patients like digital health but have security concerns, healthcare leaders optimistic “seamless” care is coming, and more

The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home Services

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

Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

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

Balancing Budget and Need for Updates: The Struggles of Keeping Physician Practices Alive

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

The Big Consult: Clinicians Who Entered Digital IT Speak About the Differences

How health IT's leading innovators are using AI now, and where they see it going

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

The Goal of RPM is Management, Not Monitoring

A Hawaii health system meets island community and COVID-19 needs with telehealth

Workforce development: Your organization is only as strong as its people

Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle

Mercy Virtual Care Center: A deep dive into a virtual hospital

Bonus Features – October 8, 2023 – 67% of Women are Having Issues with Getting a Clear Diagnosis – of which 25% are Still Waiting for Diagnosis or Gave up Entirely, Health Gorilla has 17 Healthcare Organizations Commit to Joining their QHIN, and More!

New cardiac device offers non-invasive diagnosis for heart failure in the home

The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

VA clinician says teleneurology is improving access and care for veterans

Healthcare Consumerism – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation

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