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The Quiet Hospital Unit and Other Benefits of an Open and Interoperable Communication Platform

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, if the patient is just asking for a pillow, the call goes to a technician instead of a nurse. This relieves the nurses of trivial tasks and lets them “practice at the top of their licenses.” Virtual nursing is also easier with seamless communications.

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Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth Women In Health IT Workforce The pandemic has underlined the importance of nurses working together and ensuring we are better prepared for any future crisis, as highlighted during the 'European Nurses Facing COVID-19' webinar. Patients have embraced the shift to digital, with nurses supporting digital engagement.

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GIS Data Sharing – A Model for Healthcare Data Interoperability?

Healthcare IT Today

We have not achieved data interoperability despite an abundance of technology, standards, and legislation. Healthcare Data Interoperability. Only recently have EHR vendors begun rolling out APIs, adopting standards, and developing tools to make their data more interoperable. Data in healthcare is siloed.

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Regulators Need to Pay More Attention to Long-term and Nursing Care

Healthcare IT Today

Even though skilled nursing facilities, long-care homes and retirement facilities are highly regulated, Charnetski says that regulators don’t really understand the industry’s needs. The next step would be to achieve real interoperability in health records, a still elusive goal.

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The interoperability 'Golden Spike'

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Modest Medicare telemedicine increase — Yelp 'beats' CMS at nursing home rating

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Bonus Features – April 7, 2024 – 86% of health systems had at least 10% of nurses quit in 2023, 25% of providers intend to deploy generative AI for patient engagement, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

A Nursa survey found 86% of health systems had 10% or more of their nursing staff quit in 2023. Product News Availity launched four technology solutions and services to help health plans and providers comply with the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule.

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Standardise digital social care records to help people live well for longer

DigitalHealth

As social care services embark on massive digitisation, now is the time to embrace standards and interoperability to join up care, says Claire Sutton from the Professional Record Standards Body and the Royal College of Nursing.