Healthcare It News

JANUARY 26, 2024

While about one-third of patients generally skip care because of emotional harm, the vast majority of complaints and grievances stem from communications issues, Boissy said. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "This can be resolved." " Like what you hear? Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 8, 2024

"In consultations involving multiple specialist or interdisciplinary teams, the EMR system facilitates seamless communication and information sharing. Enhanced communication channels and access to integrated patient information enables teams to work more cohesively, resulting in more coordinated and effective care delivery."

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Hospitals Public Health Doctors 243

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released an analysis of Health Information National Trends Survey data, which regularly gathers data on many aspects of health communications. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. in 2018 and 25.6% HINTS is a nationally representative survey of U.S.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 22, 2022

In terms of health care practice and patient safety, these underpinning basic, foundational concepts include the need for proper patient communication strategies. The consequences of failures in patient communication can be devastating. Good communication strategies may help head off these outcomes. A litigation link?

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced new private-public partnerships to support the food as medicine movement at its first-ever summit on the topic on Wednesday. | They will share research, communication and program implementations to advance the collective understanding of food as medicine.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 17, 2023

Healthcare IT News sat down with Michael Haas to discuss patient engagement and communication and the role AI can play. On another key patient front, how could ChatGPT help healthcare provider organizations with patient communication? But careful scrutiny by healthcare provider organizations of such technology would be needed.

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Hospitals 283

Bill of Health

JANUARY 29, 2024

By Neşe Devenot Since the 2022 publication of “ Preparing for the Bursting of the Psychedelic Hype Bubble ,” a JAMA Psychiatry Viewpoint by David Yaden and colleagues, a wave of scholarship and commentaries has emphasized the ethical importance of nuanced science communication about the still-nascent field of psychedelic medicine.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 15, 2022

Postal Service and an online account this summer to connect with Medicaid enrollees about the expected end of the covid public health emergency, which will put many recipients at risk of losing their coverage. What West Virginia won’t do is use a form of communication that’s ubiquitous worldwide: text messaging.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

"From the massive amount of patient communication needed to make the shift to virtual care, to their extraordinary efforts in coordinating multifaceted vaccine appointments, clinical support staff are the unsung heroes of the pandemic," it continued. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 11, 2023

The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that he does not plan to renew the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, which is due to expire on May 11, 2023.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When science (and the media) moves this quickly, all involved — including scientists, journalists, and the general public — should exercise a greater degree of caution when interpreting research. This situation highlighted the risk preprints pose in terms of unvetted junk science entering the public domain. Peer review vs. Preprints.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 24, 2022

This global crisis has tested our ability as a civilization to respond to public health emergencies and mitigate the impact of geopolitical interference impeding our collective adherence to sensible policies geared towards disease prevention. Effective public health communication is the cornerstone of any pandemic response.

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Public Health Health Outcomes Governance Hospitals 119

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Today, many hospitals rely on Wi-Fi and public cellular for connectivity even though the limits of current Wi-Fi solutions are being reached. Join experts from Communication Technology Services (CTS) to discover some of the benefits that private cellular networks can deliver for healthcare organizations.

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HIPAA Compliance Hospitals 206

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

million) partnership for four years with GoodSAM to integrate the app with ambulance dispatch and a public registry for mapping nearby defibrillators. The said registry will allow the community to log the location of defibrillators that could then be accessed by a responder. The emergency service signed a A$2.5 million ($1.5

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Public Health Governance Hospitals 201

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is inviting patients and their families, providers, clinicians, consumer advocates, healthcare professional associations, individuals serving underserved communities and all CMS stakeholders serving populations facing disparities in health and healthcare to submit public comments by November 4.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fred Hutch is continuing to assess the data involved when its clinical network was breached on November 19 and is working to complete the investigation as quickly as possible, according to Christina VerHeul, the organization’s associate vice president of communications. Then block the sender and delete the message."

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 23, 2022

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were justified by some public health pundits as “ meet[ing] where most Americans are.” Policymakers seem to be arguing that where communities are simply unwilling to take actions (i.e., Is there really uniform and widespread opposition to improving ventilation in public buildings?

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Public Health COVID-19 Bioethics 363

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Prisma Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in South Carolina, says that by integrating digital patient communications, it's decreased no-shows to the tune of $4 million in savings within the first two years. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare It News

MAY 3, 2023

The Leapfrog Group reports on five specific patient experience measures with an impact on patient safety outcomes: communication, doctor communication, staff responsiveness, communication about medicine and discharge information. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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COVID-19 Hospitals Doctors 230

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 10, 2023

OCR announced that it would not impose sanctions and penalties for HIPAA violations in connection with the good faith provision of telehealth services, provided non-public facing remote communications technologies were used for providing telehealth services.

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COVID-19 HIPAA Compliance Public Health 97

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 7, 2023

A federal judge this week ruled that the Biden administration will be prohibited from communicating with social media platforms regarding a broad range of content. | A federal judge this week ruled that the Biden administration will be prohibited from communicating with social media platforms regarding a broad range of content.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 18, 2024

Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. In the cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample of 100 nonfederal acute care hospitals, 96% of the hospital websites had at least one third-party data request, while only 71% had a publicly accessible privacy policy. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Hospitals 228

Hospitals HIPAA 228

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

By Daniel Swartzman If public health is to prosper, we will need to overcome the after-effects of several failures of imagination. Failing to use litigation against inadequate public health actions, as did the early civil rights and environmental movements. Maybe some form of public nuisance litigation? Absolutely.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fred Hutch is continuing to assess the data involved when its clinical network was breached on November 19 and is working to complete the investigation as quickly as possible, according to Christina VerHeul, the organization’s associate vice president of communications. Then block the sender and delete the message."

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HIPAA Public Health 180

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 29, 2023

SMS text-based communication is widely accessible for almost all communities and is a very effective way to reach people and build trust with a healthcare provider. Consistent communication ensures that patients have accurate, useful information, and helps them stay engaged in their healthcare.

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Public Health 277

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2020

The HHS Office for Civil Rights announced on Tuesday that during the coronavirus pandemic it will use discretion when enforcing HIPAA-compliance for telehealth communications tools. The agency also specifies that Facebook Live, Twitch, TikTok, other public-facing video communication "should not be used in the provision of telehealth."

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 31, 2023

Virtua Health, the largest health system in South New Jersey, saw an uptick in virtual care appointments and digital communications during the pandemic as patients sought care at home. "It was a huge administrative lift and a challenge to ensure all patients received timely communications and an outstanding overall experience.

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Doctors Hospitals 260

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services has issued new guidance describing how HIPAA covered entities can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services. The HHS public health emergency declaration was recently extended again, but it won't last forever. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 4, 2023

What You Should Know: Verizon Public Sector announced a $448.3M, nine-year expansion of its existing partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and healthcare facilities to supply mobile devices including mission-critical communications support during the VA’s disaster recovery missions and other emergencies.

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Department of Veterans Affairs 98

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

By analyzing more than 10 million messages to 419 unique clinicians from 38 specialties across 141 practice sites, researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic found that ambulatory physicians spent more time in their inbox amidst the public health emergency. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2023

The companies selected for the newest AWS Healthcare Accelerator will focus on three critical needs in the healthcare space: retention, deployment and training, says Dr. Rowland Illing, chief medical officer and director of International Public Sector Health & the Global Healthcare Venture Capital and Startups team at AWS. Babblevoice.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 4, 2022

How are cloud contact centers enabling employees to work remotely, managing a rapid increase of incoming calls from the public no matter their location? Providers and patients continued to communicate online and all but the most acute care was delivered to patients in the comfort and safety of their homes. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

"Parents and caregivers can sometimes be anxious when their children are in the emergency department, but transparent communication and real-time updates can help to alleviate some of that anxiety," he added. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Hospitals Doctors 280

Healthcare It News

JUNE 5, 2023

Our ultimate goals are to reduce clinician burnout and enhance the patient-provider relationship through the use of this new technology that assists with drafting responses to patient communications. This situation only worsened with the pandemic, as the use of digital communication by patients has increased. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Health Outcomes 272

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan has launched a new four-month study for the potential dissemination of an AI endoscopy diagnosis support tool in Vietnam. Eka Care helps fast-track OPD token implementation in public hospitals. Japan launches study to rollout endoscopic AI diagnosis tool in Vietnam.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Enhance patient communications - Finding a better way to communicate is expected to help physicians and their teams free up the EHR in-basket to save time and improve patient care and care team experiences. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 26, 2022

What You Should Know: – Today, Honeywell announced it has made a strategic investment in RapidSOS , an NYC-based emergency response data platform, to further modernize and digitize the public safety communications process. Honeywell Public Safety Communications Portfolio. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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