Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 12, 2024

Solution Erases Long Phone Holds for Patients, Supports Overwhelmed Medical Front Desk Workers, and Improves Patient Access to Physicians Assort Health is introducing the first generative AI solution built specifically for healthcare call centers, promising to erase that dreaded hold music forever. The company is announcing $3.5

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 29, 2023

Instead, the entire industry seems to be waiting for better times to arrive. Investors and funders are waiting for companies to show more market traction. Normally my answer is the latest policy drop or company merger. No one I spoke to was panicking…well no one except companies who are in need of additional funding.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

At the core of the subscription-based solution-as-a-service are three components, including: the company's new Access Point of Care System (APS100) for lower acuity patient settings; an administration portal to centralize multiple telehealth programs; and a fleet management tool for governing thousands of telehealth endpoint devices.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 9, 2024

Andy Oram spoke to David Schummers at Apella Technology about the benefits of monitoring activity in the OR to see when cleaners, patients, and sterilized equipment arrive and leave. Read more… Ingredients for Real-Time Improvements in Health Care, Prior Auth, and Claims. That data’s valuable for improving efficiency.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Challengers soon arrived — Bayer’s Levitra and Eli Lilly’s Cialis broke onto the ED scene in the early 2000s. But, the company spends lots of money to destigmatize the drug, and sales improve. The post Ketamine is the New Viagra first appeared on Bill of Health. This patent gives someone the motivation to fund FDA trials.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 25, 2021

The company. Staff can view patient arrival status and a tracking board indicating the amount of time they have spent in the clinic, and patients can receive text message appointments and payment reminders. What You Should Know: – Experity , the chosen partner of 50% of U.S.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2023

The move comes as healthcare companies race to incorporate advances in AI models and machine learning technologies into their products and services. “AI RaeAnn Grossman recently joined Luna as its Chief Growth Officer to expand Luna’s strategic relationships with health plans and providers, and in-home physical therapy growth opportunities.

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AIHC

MARCH 12, 2024

In February 2024, Gladstone AI , a four-person company which runs technical briefings on AI for government employees, completed that assessment. Such systems do not currently exist, but the leading AI labs are working toward them and many expect AGI to arrive within the next five years or less.” How does it work?

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HIT Consultant

MAY 8, 2024

The extensive paperwork required for electronic health records (EHR) is notably frustrating, especially for nurses who depend on technology for precise documentation of patient interactions. These technologies, allow nurses to anticipate service provider arrival times, enhancing patient communication and preparation.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2024

But many nurses and hospital groups oppose laws requiring minimum nurse staffing ratios, pointing to the risk of patients being diverted when there are not enough nurses available when they arrive at the hospital. On the federal level, both the House and Senate have introduced bills to amend the Public Health Services Act last year.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 5, 2022

Since the arrival of COVID-19 it is rare to hear physicians talk about their work with excitement and enthusiasm. Healthcare IT Today recently had the opportunity to attend the HINT Summit – a gathering for DPC practitioners and the companies that offer solutions to DPC clinics. Why Direct Primary Care?

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AIHC

MARCH 12, 2024

In February 2024, Gladstone AI , a four-person company which runs technical briefings on AI for government employees, completed that assessment. Such systems do not currently exist, but the leading AI labs are working toward them and many expect AGI to arrive within the next five years or less.” How does it work?

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 13, 2021

– The innovative healthcare technology company will use the funds to expand its last-mile healthcare services into new markets. – The innovative healthcare technology company will use the funds to expand its last-mile healthcare services into new markets. Addressing the “Last Mile”. DoorDash for Lab Draws. Executive Team.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 15, 2023

Since its inception more than 60 years ago, Community Health Network, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit health system, has worked to stay true to its tagline: “Exceptional Care. To engage, reach and attract patients, Community Health needed to make access to care more searchable, discoverable and accessible for consumers online.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Ryne Natzke, Chief Revenue Officer, TrustCommerce, a Sphere Company If you’ve ever worked behind the scenes at a provider organization, you likely gained a deep understanding of what makes medical practices tick, giving you the ability to make fairly accurate assumptions about how patients will probably behave in different scenarios.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I was scheduled to fly via United Airlines, and I commend the company’s Travel Ready Center portal for enabling me to first understand Belgium’s requirements (personalized for “me” as an EU citizen coming from the U.S.), So I will head to a testing center over the weekend to get that test done.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2023

More News from HLTH Walmart employees using virtual care provided by Included Health saw an 11% reduction in the total cost of care , the companies announced. Five in six (84%) Atrium Health clinicians reported an improved documentation experience using Nuance DAX Copilot.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Even for organizations that have steered clear of both cyberattacks and regulatory fines, vigilance is essential to maintaining a clean bill of (cybersecurity) health. About Cam Roberson Cam Roberson is Vice President at Beachhead Solutions , a San-Jose-based cybersecurity company.

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Medisys Compliance

JANUARY 24, 2024

ICD-11: A Shift in Diagnostic Detailing The arrival of ICD-11 marks a significant departure from the familiar ICD-10 coding system. Impact on Data Analysis and Research: The increased granularity in ICD-11 holds tremendous potential for research and data analysis in the field of women’s health.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

DispatchHealth , a provider of in-home medical care raises $330M led by Optum Ventures with support from current investors such as Humana (NYSE: HUM), Oak HC/FT, Echo Health Ventures and Questa Capital. Uber Health Expands into Employer Market. Uber Health announced its plans to expand its healthcare offerings into the employer market.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2022

Paubox is the industry’s top-rated provider of secure, encrypted email for hospitals, medical practices, mental health facilities and other covered entities. In recent months, the company surpassed 4,000 customers worldwide, and it now secures more than 70 million emails every month. Founded in 2015, Paubox is on the Inc.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The following is a guest article by Zach Finn , chief executive and technology officer at Centralis Health. TEFCA aims to create one unified technical framework to exchange data across the country between healthcare providers, health plans, public health agencies, and individuals. .

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2024

Together, these products reflect a shift in health care empowerment toward patients as consumers with greater autonomy over their health care when the products and services are accessible, affordable, and designed with the end-user central to the value proposition and care flows. The Opill is a birth control pill available to U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2023

About eight years ago, Joe Clubb arrived at Allina Health, a non-profit health system serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Today he is vice president of operations in mental health and addiction services. Allina Health was inconsistent in how it provided that psychiatric coverage.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 19, 2022

EyeMed is an Ohio-based licensed health insurance company, which collects and stores sensitive consumer information as part of its business practices. Further, EyeMed had failed to implement sufficient data retention limits on information in the email account nor had the company implemented sufficient data disposal processes.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Over the past several years, the company has begun to offer content designed specifically to talk to clinicians about healthcare IT. Their traditional audience has been IT buyers at healthcare organizations which they continue to serve well.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The impact of shadow IT The unsanctioned use of technology leaves health systems vulnerable to security breaches. If health IT departments are unaware of the (unsanctioned) systems clinicians are using to review and document ultrasounds, they can’t properly ensure proper protocol is being followed.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2024

These challenges are further compounded by technology and digital transformations, system consolidations, and organizational restructuring across many hospitals and health systems – exposing more possibilities for revenue loss than ever before. So how do organizations safeguard their revenue amidst the disruptions of today?

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 25, 2022

Today, Cornerstone AI, a new company solving healthcare’s data challenges to improve research and care, publicly launched its first-of-its-kind AI platform. The company also announced a $5 million seed round led by Healthy Ventures. Cornerstone is already working with companies across multiple medical areas, data sources and volumes.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Companies in a variety of industries are leveraging conversational artificial intelligence to better serve customers and support employees. Why should conversational AI be important to healthcare CIOs and other health IT leaders today? What should healthcare CIOs and other health IT leaders keep their eyes on?

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Healthcare Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Nursing policy management is essential to ensuring quality patient care, yet creating and maintaining health policy presents a significant challenge for most healthcare facilities. No one questions the need for health policy creation and management. Nursing policy protects the patient who receives care and the nurse who gives it.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2022

Justin Miller , vice president of customer success at eVisit, a telemedicine technology and services company, did just that. He recently returned from visiting a selection of his company's provider clients from across the country to see how they were holding up, and how they were innovating. Travel to virtually any U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

Ultimately, Maribel’s mission is to make home the center of the health system so that all patients have access to high-quality, reliable, and compassionate care where they live and increasingly work. Health systems that leverage appropriate, lower-acuity sites of care can enhance patient access with improved economics.

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Medisys Compliance

JANUARY 5, 2023

In no small measure does the evolving world of mental health billing require immense knowledge and experience. Thus, it is advisable that medical practices resort to the mental health billing companies to toss away the bottlenecks, and sign up for a smooth process. The Benefits Of Outsourcing Mental Health Billing : 1.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 2, 2022

What You Should Know: – TidalHealth , a health system dedicated to community health and patient-centric care, today announced a new partnership with Regard, a company developing an artificial intelligence (AI) co-pilot for physicians to help diagnose medical conditions, and hip. AI-Driven Models to Fight Clinician Burnout.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2023

Study after study has shown that stressors such as social media, bullying, loneliness and the pandemic are causing and exacerbating a wide array of mental health challenges among high school and college kids. And those mental health statistics are quite important because of the mental health professional shortage in the United States.

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Med-Net Compliance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The emergency department had to close to stroke, heart attack, trauma, and ambulance arrivals. The electric company restored power a little over an hour later. Train staff about the CMS requirements for protecting residents’ health and safety during incidents such as a power outage.

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