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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

Consider: fighting health insurance appeals, crafting countless medical necessity letters, justifying being discharged against medical orders, and other battles fought hand-in-hand with her husband on behalf of Emmett and his well-being. Every key stakeholder group in health care should have a Chief Patient Officer ,” Stacy envisioned.

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A new COVID-19 wave is coming – how can health systems prepare?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Now, Krass said, many hospital executives are looking toward medication supply chains as other potential weak points. "The medication supply chain is fragile," said Krass. " One problem, he said, is the technology hospitals use to record medication use around health systems. Keep telemedicine tools easy to use.

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Telehealth and mail-order abortion possible in some states during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But those who needed abortions still had to travel to clinics for care – even when it comes to medication abortions, which consist of taking a few pills. Food and Drug Administration regulations, which require mifepristone, one of the medications used in abortion, to be dispensed at a clinic, hospital or medical office.

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Technology is radically improving care for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Veterans Affairs is transforming its technology systems to create foundational change, says its chief modernization officer. How do medical centers capture and assess patient feedback, and implement improvements promptly and effectively? Surafeal Asgedom is chief modernization officer at the U.S.

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So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Moliehi “Mo” Weitnauer, Chief Product Officer at MRO Providers are witnessing an explosion in health plan requests for medical records. Technological advancements will relieve the administrative burdens associated with medical record requests. The purpose is justified.

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Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Introduce advanced medical equipment to enable monitoring and alerting services Robotic process automation. Mike Restuccia is the chief information officer of Penn Medicine. Region Tag: Global Edition Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations Featured Decision Content:

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Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

David Chou Healthcare chief information officers had a lot to take in at HIMSS22 this past week. Microsoft's Azure health cloud includes a data service that brings together clinical, imaging, medical devices, and other datasets. Region Tag: Global Edition. Healthcare cloud is everywhere.