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In a nutshell: technology and progress in health IT

KevinMD

We have a new electronic medical health record system at our hospital. It was introduced with what I believe is a short and ineffective training program for physicians followed by a far too short on-location use of experts to help the doctors and nurses learn the new system.

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TikTok Owner Buys China Hospital Chain

Healthcare IT Today

While it’s interesting to see ByteDance acquire a hospital, it’s likely not connected to TikTok at all (Side Note: Be sure to follow @healthcareittoday on TikTok ). It’s even more powerful when connected to a trained professional. If you want to address healthcare challenges, you need more than just an app.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Meaning that health IT can partner with clinicians and frame the use of digital tools – like video visits within an app or the electronic health record – as very much part of the mastery of their clinical field and not reduced to obligatory training," he explained. "There are miles between training and mastery.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

billion to communities to help residents with training, digital literacy, and fighting the digital divide. Telehealth can harness and focus broadband and hospital IT investments into digital advancements for urban and rural communities. Complementing BEAD is the Digital Equity Act program that is granting $2.5

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Will 2024 see a reboot of Google Glass-style headsets in Healthcare?

Lloyd Price

Growing interest in AR/VR in healthcare: Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have gained traction in various medical fields like surgery, training, and rehabilitation. Medical training: Trainees could use Glass to visualize procedures and anatomy in 3D,enhancing their learning experience.

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Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention

Healthcare IT Today

One challenge is extensive nomenclature differences across physician practices, hospitals, and pharmacies. Operational waste found in inefficient and frustrating processes and workflow is a huge contributing factor to staff burnout, compelling trained workers and professionals to leave their jobs in droves.

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Nurses: The Force for Change

Mobile Health Matters

Additionally, hospital floors are a collaborative environment and mentors often not only train and inspire new colleagues, but also serve as advocates for their peers and participate in focus groups to initiate evidence-based nursing practice in their patient units.

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