Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In contemporary virtual age, healthcare organizations gather, shop, and use an increasing amount of sensitive personal data. This article explores the balance between advancing healthcare technology and ensuring the privacy and security of patient data. Ensuring its privacy and security is therefore a vital problem.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Access to providers is a challenge across healthcare. "When a patient is referred to this part of the program, our provider sees them virtually within 24 to 72 hours, which removes the barrier of having to wait for an in-person appointment." This is not news. But finding successful solutions to access problems is.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2024

Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize the way healthcare is delivered. And many healthcare professionals are exploring exactly what AI can do and deploying systems to help health systems manage care and patients manage their health. The app has been tested and vetted by the U.S. Please elaborate.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2023

PrimaryOne Health provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services in accordance with the U.S. "When the pandemic began, in-person visits slowed down and, in some cases, stopped, due to the state of emergency, social distancing and patient risk," he continued.

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Iris Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Striking the right balance between prioritizing quality patient care and managing everyday leadership tasks is pivotal for healthcare organizations. During my years at Iris, I’ve seen many clinics promote staff members into leadership positions based on seniority rather than on that person having experience in leadership or administration.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 24, 2023

million adult patients at Kaiser Permanente Northern California in 2021, and compared treatment and follow-up visits among primary care telemedicine (video and telephone) and in-person office visits. and 34.6%, respectively, compared to in-person visits at 46.8%. telephone visits.

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NiftyHMS

APRIL 1, 2024

The Indian government predicts that healthcare will be transformed by AI before 2030, making it more accessible and efficient. Patient Monitoring Monitoring is limited to in-person visits or periodic check-ups. AI-driven healthcare, the journey has been remarkable, with NiftyHMS at the forefront of innovation.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 3, 2023

The following is a guest article by Roni Jamesmeyer, Senior Healthcare Manager at Five9 The healthcare crisis is dominating headlines, with the industry dealing with complicated challenges across multiple areas. While burnout is common among healthcare professionals, so is the demand for urgency and growing frustration among patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

" In discussions with bedside staff, they identified the overwhelming number of tasks they were responsible for that pulled them away from direct patient care, which caused dissatisfaction. "The primary nursing model is no longer sustainable with the continued healthcare staffing challenges and the aging of the population.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2024

language access services are only increasing in importance for healthcare organizations. That’s why a small but growing number of leading-edge healthcare organizations have started to adopt a hybrid model using a virtual interpreter call center to help them efficiently and effectively connect staff and patients with interpreters.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 4, 2024

Expanded Personalized Population Health Capabilities Support Better Health Journeys for Patients Carenet Health , a trusted partner in helping organizations simplify and power the business of healthcare, is excited to announce it is acquiring Health Dialog , a worldwide leader in delivering clinical decision support offerings.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 10, 2024

While in-person groups would be ideal, this would be difficult given how far some patients might need to travel. The most important was service continuity during the pandemic; with many in-person services on hold, there was no possibility of running groups at the clinic. "Geisinger’s service area is also rural.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 22, 2024

CPT 99457 is for spending a minimum of 20 minutes of clinical staff time providing care management services related to patient readings and their treatment plan. Finally, CPT 99458 is used when such clinical staff time reaches 40 minutes, and then a second 99458 can be billed at 60 minutes. What is the rationale for the changes?

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2023

It’s the process of implementing emerging digital technologies to modify a company’s essential operations, processes, and services to ease the staff workload and enable the organization to withstand future challenges. This ability gives the patient a crucial sense of independence and allows staff to remain focused on care.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2023

In modern hospitals, the staff are likely to grab a ‘workstation on wheels,” which is a computer on a cart, accessorized with useful tools along with a wireless connection. But can the busy staff person find a free workstation or device? Enovate Medical is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

The ensuing flood of patients has strained hospital resources, including staffing, beds and personal protective equipment. In order to reduce potential transmission and conserve PPE, healthcare workers at the Mount Sinai Health System are using Google Nest cameras to check in on patients. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2023

"The idea was to be able to monitor the patient remotely and more than one person at a time," Carracino explained. " Dr. William Carracino, Lee Health "We began a new pilot that allowed for centralized staff and a six-to-one ratio, and plan to increase to an eight-to-one ratio," he continued.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 22, 2023

TigerConnect has seen its customers improve their stroke workflows by more than 50% when staff have access to and embrace the use of communication technology. By delivering the right information to the right person when and where they need it, organizations are able speed up patient care in an area where every second matters.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 3, 2024

language access services are only increasing in importance for healthcare organizations. That’s why a small but growing number of leading-edge healthcare organizations have started to adopt a hybrid model using a virtual interpreter call center to help them efficiently and effectively connect staff and patients with interpreters.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

With job turnover and shortages, care-related services now see the opportunity of AI chatbots, machine learning, and predictive analytics to mitigate some of the staff-related challenges they face. For example, in healthcare, innovators are looking at AI as a way to analyze unstructured data.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2024

It ensures patients have medical coverage with a VRGS doctor who can answer their questions and discuss their condition, supported by an on-site nursing staff. From providing free urgent care via video consultations to around 500 Victorians per day, the VVED now targets to accommodate over 1,000 persons a day, based on a media release.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

The world of healthcare is ever-evolving, especially when new technology is being adopted. One such new area is healthcare at home. So let’s take a deeper look into healthcare at home to see how it has evolved over time, the technology that is driving this change, and how it is impacting our patients and providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

a leading healthcare technology company committed to connecting, protecting, and empowering the healthcare workforce, today announced that intelligent clinical automation platform Rx.Health is now part of its suite of solutions as Commure Engage. Born out of Mount Sinai Health System and serving leading U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2024

In fact, it seems like most healthcare situations happen after hours at really inconvenient times. Of course, on the other hand, healthcare providers can’t be available 24/7. WellReceived allowed them to provide 24/7 availability to patients without putting added stress on their staff.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 6, 2021

"Integrating virtual visits with a typical in-person clinic operation is far from trivial and even today we have challenges effectively implementing it within all clinics since the workflows from one clinic to another can be very different. "What we refer to here as a great digital divide that is common across healthcare."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The technologies make "accessing evidence-based care simpler," according to Chaitali Sinha, senior vice president of healthcare and clinical development at Wysa. While the chatbots were empathetic and did not store or transfer users' chat history or personal information, they did not, however, deliver personalized advice.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2024

They’re also streamlining provider workflows, reducing preventable hospital readmissions, and positively impacting staff satisfaction and retention. Supporting Sound Clinical Decision-Making To be clear, technology will never replace in-person care, and clinician judgment will always be at the core of sound decision-making.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. The growing demands on clinical staff have led to staff burnout that threatens health access.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2021

As a way to be creative and to extend its healthcare program to those seeking services via telehealth, Bee Busy purchased mobile phones for clinical staff and iPads for providers to engage with patients who had iOS or Android systems, but failed in attempts at expanding its EHR to be compatible to offer telehealth. THE PROBLEM.

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AMD Telemedicine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

How to Leverage Digital Tools to Reduce Burnout and Improve Employee Satisfaction Healthcare is in the throes of an employee burnout crisis — and the numbers are nothing short of alarming. According to a survey in the Journal of General Internal Medicine , nearly half of healthcare workers have experienced burnout.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Keona’s flagship product is CareDesk, a healthcare CRM that simplifies the complexities of patient access. Our primary goal is to help healthcare organizations solve their never-ending staffing problems and scale their organizations,” said Oakkar Oakkar, CEO at Keona Health. For more information, visit riverside.ac

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 13, 2023

So many new forms of automation and AI are entering the health care marketplace: Which ones will pay off and where should a healthcare organization start? Of course, staffing is harder after COVID-19 and everyone would like to use their staff more efficiently. And for an exclusive look at our top stories , subscribe to our newsletter.

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Digital Health Global

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We believe this type of transparent and patient-centric communication decreases anxiety, improves patient engagement, and can help reduce healthcare disparities — ultimately improving access and adherence for breast cancer screening.” Commure’s mission is to empower every person in the health ecosystem to deliver exceptional care.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Previous articles in this series introduced the role of generative AI in the healthcare back office and examined its use in billing and revenue management. The CureAlign platform personalizes outgoing communication based on past interactions with the patient. When done right, the user experience can be personal, flexible and intuitive.”

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2022

The shortage of healthcare staff is growing more acute. As organizations continue to scramble to adjust to the current reality, leaders may want to give thought to ways they can improve their work environments and attract/retain staff over the long-term. We will care for you as a person”. Rebuilding Trust. Communication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

THE OPPORTUNITY The COVID-19 pandemic created an immediate opportunity for UPMC Central to rethink healthcare beyond the walls of the office setting. The urgency, and patient demand for care, allowed UPMC to expand existing services and create a virtual center of excellence that has transformed healthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In the last few years, care delivery has undergone a major transformation – from nearly 100% in-person to nearly 100% virtual during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the healthcare industry has started to reach a consensus that the future of telemedicine will be a hybrid of virtual and in-person care.

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