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RFID in Healthcare: Navigating Security & Privacy Regulations

Healthcare IT Today

RFID technology involves using tags and readers to wirelessly identify and track objects. It has various applications in healthcare, including tracking medical equipment and medicines, monitoring patient movements, and managing medication inventory. As RFID expands rapidly, it can trigger security and privacy concerns.

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Virtual Care: Innovations and Efficiencies for Clinicians, Patients and Administrators on the Microsoft Platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Spend less time on administrative tasks leveraging a virtual clinical assistant. For administrators: Simplify functions and cut costs in booking appointments, scheduling and discharge planning. For patients: Convenience and safety through virtual patient visits. Virtual family visits help patients in hospital stay connected.

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RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies

Healthcare IT Today

The last thing anyone wants is a medication mix-up or the administration of expired or recalled drugs during such critical moments. Friend of the Pharmacist RFID relies on tiny tags smaller than postage stamps affixed to each medication container, kit, and tray.

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Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These digitization efforts span the full spectrum of clinical and administrative operations. 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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Hint Health Acquires AeroDPC to Offer End-To-End Platform for Direct Primary Care Providers

Healthcare IT Today

In addition to providing doctors with relief from unnecessary administrative burden, patients are looking to DPC for higher quality healthcare with a transparent price tag. DPC is medicine how it used to be, just doctor and patient. The broken system is accelerating the growth of DPC, which saw membership across the U.S.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In the words of Mike Restuccia, CIO of Penn Medicine in Philadelphia , the post-COVID-19 normal looks a lot like the pre COVID-19 normal – plus a plethora of other responsibilities and activities. Region Tag: Global Edition. He is the founder and CEO of Damo Consulting.

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In charting a future course for healthcare, let’s think bigger

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce AI, augmented reality, biomedical sensors and beyond – by mapping out a clear vision now, we can widen our ambitions and improve modernization strategies to better harness the vast potential offered by technology advances. Advanced medicine through analytics.