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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The most impacted are in the area of clinical informatics, such as chief medical information officers and chief nursing information officers – they are being overwhelmed with the need to take care of the present need." "There is definitely distraction that will lead to (future) delays.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The platform uses clinical care paths, adaptive education, personalized goal setting and virtual physical therapy to drive a smooth and efficient recuperation," Lovewell explained. As an ambulatory surgery center, it has to be very intentional about collecting readmission data from the regional hospital.

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Tech and the future of care work – five research midpoint observations

Aging in Place Technology Watch

This is increasingly likely as a form of 24x7 remote care. or Addison Care from Electronic Caregiver. The PERS market size presents a sizable and undefined caregiving variable. Efforts are underway to recruit and train CNAs , offer them more respect , higher pay and a path to career growth.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Current Health is leveraging this data to better understand how the coronavirus presents and evolves across diverse populations via a partnership with the Mayo Clinic. It also equips providers with Eko’s FDA-cleared AI to assist in remote screening for AFib, heart murmurs, tachycardia and bradycardia. Spry Health. Vivify Health.

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A hospital without patients

Henry Kotula

Louis, nestled among locust, elm and sweetgum trees, the Mercy Virtual Care Center has a lot in common with other hospitals. Mercy Virtual is arguably the world’s most advanced example of something gaining momentum in the health care world: A virtual hospital, where specialists remotely care for patients at a distance.

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