Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

healthcare system and, thus, patient care. About one-quarter of physician-time is spent on non-clinical paperwork, Physicians Foundation found. About 9 in 10 doctors say at least some of their patients have a serious health problem that’s linked to a social determinant. Physician burnout is not new; it’s normal.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

A new survey from LifeLink Systems out this week found that the vast majority of patients said they'd prefer a virtual waiting room that allowed them to complete paperwork on their phones before they got to a doctors' office. Both providers and patients "are hungry for some kind of engaging content," she said.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2018

Physicians say they face long wait times for insurers to process prior authorizations—which can negatively impact patient outcomes. In addition, the number of prior authorizations required, and the paperwork needed to submit them, bloats physicians' already substantial administrative burden, a new survey found.

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SteadyMD

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We’ve achieved a lot this year in the service of patients, our customers and our clinicians. Patients’ Top Artist: Improved Access We rolled out a slew of new features and upgrades in 2023 that focused on improving patient access and convenience. Here are some of the highlights of our SteadyMD Wrapped.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2022

Monash Health, a public health service in Victoria, has piloted its pharmacist-led virtual clinic for managing the blood pressure of patients with chronic diseases. Dubbed Optimising One Medication with Patients (OOMPa), the virtual clinic sees patients for the titration and adjustment of their blood pressure medication.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Doctors are stuck spending more time working, but less time with patients. Care teams must adapt the way they work, the way they engage with patients, and the way they embrace technology, to adjust to the new normal. hours a week on paperwork and administrative tasks. The issue plagues every specialty in every state.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2024

Amid a period of tremendous medical uncertainty and service disruption, health workers and first responders functioned like a life vest keeping society afloat – and healthcare providers were prompted to seek innovative ways to produce better care outcomes for patients and be better prepared for unpredictable future medical challenges.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2020

Whole business models and strategies became outdated and entirely new approaches have replaced them. Three industry leaders who compared notes on a recent HIMSS20 Digital presentation all agree: AI and machine learning technologies are key to responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and how they can aid patients and providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 25, 2023

Parkview Health System, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has incorporated its telemedicine programs into a larger digital health strategy aimed at meeting patients wherever they have a need for care. "Additionally, we used other key partners to drive some of the patient experiences," he continued.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Clinicians partner with patients, often in teams and group-based care. There are drug shortages and service queues in some regions where patients feel like castaways in health care deserts. The public sector bureaucracy overwhelms the lack of investment in a cohesive information system that patients like Quincy can access.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 18, 2023

An addiction medicine practice in Fishers, Indiana, run by Dr. Bill Farr has in two years seen a cohort of 100 patients remain in his medication-assisted treatment program 94% of the time using a new technology (developed by Farr) compared with 54% of the time without the technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

Staff are spending less time on paperwork and have more time for patients as well as more capacity to take on new patients. According to Sullens and Van Etten, organizations that have implemented CentralReach have seen a noticeable improvement to their workflow.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 24, 2023

With new patient wait-times already skyrocketing, averaging about 26 days in large markets, according to AMN Healthcare , adding a physician shortage will lead to a larger health crisis. On average, physicians spend over three hours a day on paperwork. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges , the U.S.

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Iris Telehealth

AUGUST 14, 2023

There’s a lot to juggle, whether it’s keeping up with unique licensure requirements, filling out paperwork, or renewing licenses. This team helps ensure our partners and their patients have timely access to high-quality, thoroughly vetted providers who can focus on patient care without administrative burden.

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AMD Telemedicine

JUNE 5, 2023

The sudden spike in demand for telehealth at the onset of the pandemic meant healthcare providers needed to quickly adapt to new workflows, technology, and training. see more patients) but can’t necessarily accomplish that through proportionate investment. And they did. The industry has taken notice.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

MAY 1, 2018

Editor’s Note: Changes such as a Patient Drive Payment M odel would simplify complicated paperwork requirements for performing patient assessments by significantly reducing reporting burden, savings facilities approximately $2.0 This patient-centered care should be on every payer’s radar.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 5, 2021

Presbyterian Healthcare Services serves one third of New Mexico's residents with nine hospitals, a medical group and a health plan. The health system was looking for new ways to improve access to quality care while sustaining operations and planning for the future, so it launched a Presbyterian delivery system redesign committee.

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AMD Telemedicine

JULY 21, 2022

Telemedicine and telehealth technologies are transforming the way that doctors and patients interact with each other. Healthcare facilities, especially those with limited staffing, rely on tried-and-true workflows to ensure that the care of patients is consistently met with ease, continuity, and proper attention.

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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.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

MAY 24, 2023

Most medical groups, providing care to patients with Medicare Advantage plans, must comply with more prior authorization requirements. This can lead to additional paperwork, documentation, and communication between healthcare providers and insurance companies, which can be time-consuming and detract from direct patient c are.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Start with Standards A typical digital validation in health care must be recognized by software on the patient’s device as well as sites at multiple institutions: providers, payers, pharmacies, and more. Furthermore, the card can contain useful information about the patient’s identity, policy, benefits, and coverage.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, PrimaryOne Health dealt with regulations that prevented routine telemedicine visits with patients. Some of the regulations allowed visits from one physical location to another physical location; however, site-to-site visits didn’t help with any of the pressing patient care needs.

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CareWire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Streamlining the Patient Intake Process with an Automated Mobile-First Contact Strategy. The waiting room is full, there is a line forming at the front desk; new patient information has to be collected, patients’ records must be updated, and appointments need to be rescheduled.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 22, 2023

The following is a guest article by Jim Tyrrell, Vice President of Enterprise Product Management at TNS COVID-19 didn’t spawn patient dissatisfaction, but the pandemic did accelerate it. Care coordination can be massively time-consuming, a ‘second job’ for many patients. But that is changing.

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TheraNest

JUNE 9, 2022

Seeking therapy can be difficult for all patients, and it’s unfortunately all too common for them to have a bad experience that can put them off further treatment after an initial outreach. This is especially true when treating patients who face discrimination and stigma. Don’t try to label your patient; let them define themselves.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Greater medical data, accompanied by artificial intelligence to analyze it, could expand the capabilities of human health care providers and offer better outcomes at lower costs for patients. For example, the heartbeat monitor on previous Apple Watch models are less specialized than the new EKG.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Whilst some progress has been made and now 90 percent of NHS trusts have electronic patient records, the NHS’ overall digital transformation legacy remains somewhat unclear. When implementing a new tool or system for a large organisation like the NHS, it needs to be approached in a phased manner. Is a paperless future in sight?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, patients often had to wait for hours in hospital and doctor's office waiting rooms. After the pandemic quickly mainstreamed telehealth and prescheduling technologies, patient wait times were significantly reduced. So what does this mean for patients and providers moving forward?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2020

For decades, Chinatown Service Center of Los Angeles, a federally qualified health center community clinic, relied on the ubiquitous faxing of patients’ medical records from local hospitals and physician offices, as well as patients bringing their most recent doctor visits’ paperwork outside of CSC to their appointments.

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Digital Health Global

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the 90s a new type of study was introduced in silico trials. In a second phase of the drug discovery process, once the most appropriate target has been prioritized, generative AI helps us design the proper molecule to tackle the target by quickly generating a set of new molecules with the needed properties.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Anyone who has had the misfortune to land in the hospital, or care for a relative in one, knows the following frustrating experience: The doctor comes during morning rounds and says the patient is good to go…and hours later, you’re still waiting for the paperwork to get done. Does the patient even have a caretaker?

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The ability to complete any paperwork online in advance of my appointment, 49%. Put this in your scenario planning for the new year: I will be doing so, too. The top-demanded health consumer digital health applications included, The ability to find doctors and make appointments online, for 51% of people.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

And just like those other health systems, AccessHealth faced numerous challenges at first, in trying to adapt to this new normal. The health system faced patient, staff education, infrastructure and reimbursement challenges. Staff also had to decide how they were going to educate patients on the platform. THE PROBLEM.

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Iris Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2022

That’s why working with an organization that delivers job matching services is invaluable for you and your patients. This match making process helps both parties attain what they want and need, increase provider satisfaction, and ensure quality of care for organizations and their patients. Do your patients speak another language?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. It employs 14,000 people, including more than 2,850 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and has more than one million patient encounters per year.

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Iris Telehealth

APRIL 10, 2023

Here are a few ways SDOH can impact mental health and quality of life: Finances: More than 1 in 5 patients need assistance to afford their prescription medication. Medication adherence can be a challenge for uninsured patients with costly medication or for those who have insurance that doesn’t cover prescription costs.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

For something as important and as sensitive as healthcare, there are plenty of rules and regulations in place to protect both patients and organizations. Further, as artificial intelligence (AI) takes center stage, new regulations may be needed to disclose the nature and source of care dispensed.

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