Xealth

JANUARY 24, 2023

David Slifka, Senior Director, Commercial Engagement & Strategy There is exciting discourse these days about digital health tools and their role in improving patient care and bottom lines. If your digital health strategy isn’t measurably impacting access to care among underserved communities, it’s missing the mark.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

But as health systems have turned to telemedicine to bridge the gap between in-person services and at-home needs, stakeholders stress the importance of optimizing access for a broad range of patients. The rapid scaling of telehealth services did pose hurdles, namely around connectivity and accessibility, said the NCHS team.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2021

When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, patient and provider needs shifted substantially – and consumer demand for telehealth options skyrocketed. This year, providers want to get back to running a profitable practice, and implementing a full virtual care strategy may very well be critical to achieving this goal.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2021

But with digital health adoption gains has come some ambivalence and mixed signals, Accenture has discovered in its 2021 Health and life Sciences Experiences Survey released this week during the HIMSS Annual Conference. Power consumer survey on pharmacy satisfaction. Health Populi’s Hot Points: More U.S.

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AMD Telemedicine

JUNE 28, 2022

Healthcare providers have been steadily increasing their use of telehealth over the past decade, but the COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for the rapid adoption of this technology, and it’s here to stay. Rapid Adoption of Telehealth Can Lead to Mistakes — Be Aware of Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Many of the challenges it was facing had obstacles that affected both patients and providers in the telehealth setting. For example: Physicians had to initiate virtual health sessions by manually calling their patients, which contributed to missed appointments and a resulting lower care-capacity. minutes per patient and 16.4

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels.

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Health Populi

MAY 16, 2023

consumers seem to be saying in a new study from Wolters Kluwer Health, the company’s second Pharmacy Next: Consumer Care and Cost Trends survey. In that survey, three in four U.S. Younger patients were more inclined to be open to the pharmacist-as-prescriber, but even 58% of Boomers and older Americans supported the concept.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As the title of Kaufman Hall’s sixth annual report suggests, health care consumers are evolving — even if the traditional healthcare system hasn’t uniformly responded in lock step with more demanding patients. The report’s title underscores the driving force: The Intersection of Value and Telehealth. .

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Xealth

JANUARY 3, 2024

Cynthia Church, Chief Strategy Officer Digital health automation helped clinicians characterize long COVID in patients. Recent research published in Nature outlines Providence’s study into patient-reported physical, mental, and social impacts that helped classify long COVID experiences.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sun River's 64 health center sites (including both directly operated FQHCs and sub-recipient sites) serve more than 245,000 patients annually in both urban and rural medically underserved communities. THE PROBLEM. " James Sinkoff, Sun River Health. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT. Email the writer: bsiwicki@himss.org.

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care innovations

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

That’s according to a new survey from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ’s Center for Connected Medicine. Health Systems 2018,” the survey runs down the topics most of interest to C-suite executives at 35 of the nation’s largest health systems. Telehealth] gives a better consumer experience.”.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Philips surveyed health care professionals and consumers living in 15 countries, from North America to Asia, and found that these health systems share one over-arching objective: to provide quality care with improved experiences for both patients and healthcare professionals.

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Mend

APRIL 20, 2022

But in today’s telehealth market, it’s crucial to also focus on how to improve patient satisfaction. Virtual medical and mental health professionals are prioritizing patient satisfaction with Telemedicine more than ever before. A high satisfaction rating can drive more patients to your practice. Fear of technology.

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Mend

MARCH 14, 2024

Flexibility and Telehealth : In response to evolving healthcare needs and public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the regulations allow for flexibility in treatment delivery In this article, we’ll explore the recent key changes to 42 CFR Part 8 and their implications for healthcare professionals striving to combat OUD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 24, 2022

"In healthcare, there is such a focus on seeing patients in the office, but we've learned we can provide better patient experiences by engaging patients outside of the office in a way that isn't captured by an appointment." " Dr. Jamy Ard, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. "The No.

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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. Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2023

Growing Number of EHR Cloud Migration Projects – CereCore Peyman Zand, Chief Strategy Officer at CereCore shared his perspective on the latest EHR trends. More Awareness Needed for Care-at-Home Options – NTT DATA A recent survey by NTT DATA on care-at-home yielded a surprising result.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Despite the many advances in telehealth, mobile apps and walk-in health clinics, patients and caregivers frequently find themselves waiting (often impatiently) in long phone queues to make an appointment, renew a prescription or obtain lab results. The following is a guest article by Sandro Stupar, Product Management Director at Mitto.

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eVisit

JANUARY 11, 2019

You’ve discussed it in strategy meetings, you’ve overheard your competitors talking about it at conferences, and maybe patients have even asked about it: telemedicine. For one, a Cisco global survey found that 74% of patients are interested in access to virtual healthcare services. Why do you need it in your organization?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | August 23, 2023 News Health system execs bullish on generative AI, but still lack strategy As they grapple with rising costs, three in four C-suite leaders say recent artificial intelligence. In this regularly updated page, we offer their perspective and advice. The process.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 30, 2019

post-hospital virtual visits, or hospital care at-home, a majority of Americans supports a new era of care delivery, as PwC coins the broad landscape of telehealth. Whether a menu of care options including virtual health to access specialists across the U.S., One-half of consumers would be likely to try such an FDA-cleared device.

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AMD Telemedicine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

According to a survey in the Journal of General Internal Medicine , nearly half of healthcare workers have experienced burnout. In fact, a survey by PureSpectrum found that 58% of clinicians have lost their passion for their careers due to stress. Another aspect at play is the patients. But stress is only part of the problem.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

More than half (56%) of hospital and health system leaders say they are planning to increase their investment in telemedicine during the next two years, according to a new survey from telehealth vendor Amwell and HIMSS Analytics. What does your survey show in the area of expected growth and investment in telehealth?

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To help, we reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them: what emerging technologies in Health IT are currently shaping the landscape, and how do they contribute to improved patient outcomes and healthcare delivery ? The following is what they had to share.

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Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2021

The research findings come out of a survey conducted among 1,513 14-to-22-year-old’s in the U.S. fielded between September and November 2020. Demographics collected included age, gender, race/ethnicity, and LGBTQ+ identity.

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Mend

AUGUST 3, 2023

This significantly impacts patient care and provider revenue. In this article, we’ll explore both immediate and long-term practical strategies providers can take to tackle this pervasive issue. Jump ahead: The Impact of High No-Show Rates Why Do Patients Miss Their Visits? A clear policy also benefits the practice.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2022

DG has been exploring its health-and-wellness offerings and has enlisted four physicians to advise the company’s strategy. Results of a survey from Optum, Qualtrics, and DocASAP quantified consumers’ demands for digital on-ramps to health care. Here’s another lens on the Optum health consumer data.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

In 2023, we’re going to see much greater investment in technology that can increase provider capacity and streamline workflows while improving patient access—things like asynchronous telehealth, digital front door technology, and remote patient monitoring. Chuck Whinney, VP of Healthcare Strategy at Infor.

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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). I talked to Diana Zuskov, associate vice president for healthcare strategy at LexisNexis Risk Solutions , about uses for their data.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

Together with the innovation in reimbursement models for remote patient monitoring, a path to adoption of RPM as a core component of medical management of health conditions emerged. When physicians were unable to see patients in person, telehealth and RPM became a necessary capability not a nice-to-have. patients – 26.2%

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American Well

APRIL 13, 2020

Intermountain Healthcare, a not-for-profit integrated health system headquartered in Utah, has built a robust virtual health program that includes Connect Care , its direct-to-consumer telehealth service and Connect Care Pro , its acute care program. Intermountain is in the process of optimizing the patient telehealth experience.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“We” was a trio including Antoinette Thomas (@NurseTechExec1), Chief Patient Experience Officer with Microsoft, David Ryan (@DavidPRyan), former long-time Global Head of Intel’s Health/Life Science business; and, me. What would such a strategy address?

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Health System CIO

JULY 7, 2020

The behavior health space tends to have a higher no-show rate for visits than other specialties, and so we’re wondering if the convenience of being able to do a telehealth session can help us reduce that rate. Time will tell as we continue to look at the data. Oftentimes, we end up learning things from our non-IT staff.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2022

By applying AI and machine learning-fueled technologies, hospitals can transform these review processes to better utilize their existing staff, creating more efficiency and patient focus, ultimately leading to better job satisfaction. Chief Medical Officer at Iris Telehealth. Tom Milam, M.D., Mudit Garg, CEO at Qventus.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

If healthcare organizations are able to effectively address and balance these apprehensions, AI emerges as an effective tool poised to revolutionize user experiences and reduce persistent cost challenges. A KLAS executive survey reports that the number of healthcare organizations deploying generative AI will at least double in the next year.

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