Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 4, 2023

Doing this right, leads to many downstream benefits, including better patient outcomes, greater patient engagement, more efficient processes, happier staff, and improved payer + provider alignment. However, what she didn’t hear enough of, was how that data was leading to better outcomes. Each has an incomplete picture.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2024

What began as several defined systems of controls by which hospitals guarded against revenue loss, revenue integrity has seemingly turned into more narrowly focused controls in many organizations, leaving critical gaps in what once was a more holistic approach to fiscal oversight. That’s easier said than done.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by TJ Houske, Senior Vice President of Technology, Operations, and Engineering at OTAVA Ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations doubled in the last five years, according to a new study by JAMA Health Forum. The most common victims have been health clinics.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2021

Seattle-based Providence was forced to learn quickly in spring of 2020, with Washington State one of the early U.S. The health system quickly stood up an array of new clinical innovations to deal with the public health emergency, and pivoted its consumer-facing tools to help manage its response to COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2023

It is an understatement to say Brad Reimer, CIO at Sanford Health, has his hands full. Sanford Health is a massive health system that serves the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. As the largest rural health system in the United States, we are reimagining how we deliver care.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The first article in this series laid out the challenges in recruiting programmers to digital health firms and who tends to make a strong contributor in those firms. Make an Important Difference in Society Dean says that many programmers choose health IT over other industries because they want to do something positive for humanity.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 11, 2024

The modern world of the open web combined with a secure cloud, smarter planning, and robust support can enable healthcare organizations to enjoy the benefits of proprietary systems with the cost and flexibility of open-source platforms. Open-source has often been perceived as the Wild West.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

We are learning and growing every day, which means we are also coming up with new ideas, technologies, and practices every day. The following is what they had to share. Workflow platforms utilizing RTLS data can monitor patient flow metrics, providing staff with precise patient location information throughout their care journey.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ameesh Divatia, Co-Founder and CEO at Baffle Healthcare organizations were early adopters for protecting data in the modern environment — from stringent compliance regulations to the need to share health records between offices securely.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Yesterday, we shared a number of the insights into the health data and interoperability needs in healthcare. More vendors mean more systems and more data silos. We need to consolidate data stores, continuously update and maintain data protection mechanisms, provide diverse resiliency strategies and vigilantly analyze access behaviors.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 2, 2024

Significance: Their platform helps manage and optimize complex AI deployments across cloud, edge, and on-premises data centers. Here's what this means: Enhanced AI Infrastructure: Run AI's expertise optimises the management of AI workloads on Nvidia's powerful GPUs, leading to more efficient and scalable AI deployments.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

Further, CIOs and other health IT leaders reinvented systems and processes, and clinicians gained an improved understanding of the invaluable impact of integrated informatics on digital transformations and the quality and efficiency of care.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

that are in the process of adopting or have implemented electronic health record (EHR) systems. that are in the process of adopting or have implemented electronic health record (EHR) systems. As more healthcare data is sent to the Cloud, security takes center stage. The answer is quite simple.

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Redox

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To help you in this effort, we’ve compiled the most important security questions to ask when evaluating partners that will handle your protected health information (PHI), especially data integration, data analytics, or data hosting vendors. At what level? 2023 set many records. Are you HITRUST certified?

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2023

The following is what they say are the biggest ongoing threats to watch out for in your organization. The following is what they say are the biggest ongoing threats to watch out for in your organization. Technology and the way people are using it are evolving in an increasingly steady pace. And the world of healthcare is no different.

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Health Populi

JULY 17, 2023

With consumer and prescriber interest in GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs “soaring,” health plan managers have a new source of financial stress and clinical questions on their to-do list. You can see other top condition concerns shown in the word cloud diagram here, included in the study report. Why diabetes and obesity?

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

JANUARY 4, 2023

The NHS was set up to provide high quality care for patients, free at the point of need. Yet sadly, the people who need health and social care the most are often least able to access this care and support. Yet sadly, the people who need health and social care the most are often least able to access this care and support.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2021

Connected Health Mergers & Acquisitions Telehealth The ongoing wave of mergers and acquisitions makes sense for startups and their VC backers. What does it mean for CIOs at their health system customers? The deal announcement confirms a consolidation trend underway in the digital health space. billion deal.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. 2024 Health IT Predictions : Cautionary Views of Healthcare AI. Our ongoing series of 2024 Health IT Predictions turned to some reasons to be wary of AI. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

The survey was conducted by research and consulting giant EY – and it has plenty more to say about the state of healthcare and health IT today. The survey was conducted by research and consulting giant EY – and it has plenty more to say about the state of healthcare and health IT today.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2023

Simultaneously, at Walmart.com, where more than 350 million visits occur monthly, shoppers are met not only with an overview of store departments, but also a listing of the many services the company offers, among them those for health and wellness, including a pharmacy that promises to lower costs and Walmart Health, launched in 2019.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2019

With increasing buzz around population health and social determinants of health, those two forces are poised to change philosophies around care delivery and how a hospital or health system works to keep the surrounding community healthy. It is our most valuable asset. It’s how we run our business and care for patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

Hospitals and health systems have gone from dozens to thousands of telehealth visits per week. In this Healthcare IT News special report, telemedicine technology experts from Amwell, Caregility, Eko and emocha Health offer readers their decades of expertise in the form of best practices for optimizing the technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 21, 2023

This is what we are talking about today, AI and technology like ChatGPT and their presence in healthcare. This is what we are talking about today, AI and technology like ChatGPT and their presence in healthcare. What does that really look like? An example of this comes from Brad Porter, Global CEO at Orion Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

" As health systems adjusted to dramatic increases in virtual visits, they experienced a steep learning curve in a very short time. The most mature health systems recognize the importance of context and design their telehealth programs accordingly. Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent. But telehealth is much more.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 27, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Health IT Leadership’s Role in Patient Data Security and Privacy. This means partnering with business leaders to develop security policies and prioritizing risk assessment.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

We asked some of our brightest friends what they thought was the biggest challenge facing CIOs today and what can be done about it. That’s what keeps us up every night, we need to make sure that we stay a step ahead of the bad actors. That’s what’s most important – that’s what’s number one.

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Health Intersections

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

On Friday last week, an article by Wendy John was published by Wild Health , in which I’m quoted as saying, regarding the My Health Record and the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report : FHIR guru Grahame Grieve has advocated for interoperability standards in healthcare for over two decades. It’s a difference that matters.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 17, 2022

The current cyber environment means that it's often not enough for healthcare delivery organizations to secure their own boundaries – as noted in a Cloud Security Alliance report this week. Health systems must also ensure vendor partners are compliant with privacy and security best practices.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the central technology pillar for healthcare organizations. We connected with MEDITECH , EPIC , eClinicalWorks , ModMed , NextGen Healthcare , athenahealth , and Elation Health. We connected with MEDITECH , EPIC , eClinicalWorks , ModMed , NextGen Healthcare , athenahealth , and Elation Health.

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Redox

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This year I have Alex Peitz and Garrett Rhodes with me again to help me reflect on what we got right and wrong last year, and what we should be prepared for next in 2024. Just last week, five organizations were officially recognized as QualIfied Health Information Networks (QHINs) and HHS announced TEFCA as officially operational.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2021

Amid the chaos of the past pandemic year, there have been many valuable lessons for CIOs and health IT leaders willing to learn them. These executives include: Dr. Sameer Badlani, chief digital officer and executive vice president for technology services at M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And what happened?

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It’s all about keeping tabs on vital health metrics like blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar, and body composition. These numbers can be early indicators of health issues, and continuous monitoring is essential to ensure timely intervention. In the realm of healthcare, staying on top of important numbers is crucial.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 6, 2021

The company bills it as a simple and accessible means of connecting patients and providers remotely via video. Expected to be generally available next month, BlueJeans Telehealth is designed to offer an intuitive experience for patients, providers and administrators, says Verizon. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Certainly, few could have guessed, as we rang out 2019, just what 2020 would have in store for the U.S. Certainly, few could have guessed, as we rang out 2019, just what 2020 would have in store for the U.S. Still, since when has that stopped anyone from indulging in this pastime as the calendar turns from December to January?

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 21, 2018

There’s a shortage of medical providers in the United Kingdom, a nation where healthcare is guaranteed to all Britons via the most beloved institution in the nation : The National Health Service. The NHS “supply shortage” is a result of financial cuts to both social care and public health.

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