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Australia ends support for 128 telehealth items

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The 2002 telepsychiatry items will be replaced by video telehealth items introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, while inpatient telehealth items introduced in September 2021 will no longer be available. Patient-end support items linked to pre-COVID telehealth services by GPs and other medical practitioners have ended as well.

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HPG, a Leader in EHR Technology Integration, Acquires HIT Consulting Services Provider HDS

Healthcare IT Today

HPG), which has provided industry-leading consulting expertise for EHR technology since 2002, announced today that it acquired Health Data Specialists, LLC (HDS). Healthcare Performance Group, Inc. We’re extremely excited to join this partnership, and we know our clients and teammates who are joining HPG are in great hands.”.

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The New Pandemic: Burnout Threatens to Wipe Out a Generation of Providers

Healthcare IT Today

When a PA, Nurse, or other advanced practice professional takes on the additional role of note-taking, their workload increases and they suffer the same frustrations. She has worked in the medical scribe industry since 2002, beginning her career as a scribe leader and implementer.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

President, Emirates Nursing Association. Al Mahri is also group chief nursing officer at Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, or "SEHA," where she was the first senior nursing leader to identify the importance of the nursing informatics specialty. They are: Aysha Al Mahri. Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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Enhancing Workflow Automation for Healthcare Professionals

HIT Consultant

And new reports show a growing wave of nursing shortages. If this individual is unavailable, data entry falls once again onto the shoulders of doctors or nurses. Prior to founding Paubox , Hoala started Hawaii’s first SaaS company (Pau Spam) in 2002. Workflow Automation Saves Time and Money.

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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

The table arrays data the researchers analyzed from 2002 to 2016, identifying patterns of six types of medical services used by race and age group. In this post, I’ll share just a handful of insights that were particularly impactful to my work and my commitment to work toward health citizenship for all people in the U.S.

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Workplace Violence in Hospitals – A New CMS Survey Focus?

Hall Render

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), the rate of serious workplace violence incidents in the health care industry was four times higher than in the private industry as a whole from 2002 to 2013.