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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At few times in recent memory has the resolve of hospitals and health systems across the U.S. An all-hands-on-deck push from heroic physicians and nurses to save the lives of as many COVID-19 inpatients as possible. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation.

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Health Provider News – September 16, 2022

Hall Render

Rural hospitals in trouble if Congress doesn’t renew funding programs, AHA says. These 10 states still have COVID emergency orders in place. Why asking about social determinants of health is so important. HHS expected to renew COVID-19 PHE for 11th time. Alabama hospital CEO resigns to take Kentucky job.

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Why Preventive Healthcare Hinges on Diagnostics Innovation

HIT Consultant

The rise of new point-of-care testing infrastructure connected to the cloud also means tests no longer have to be done in a hospital but can be done from the office, the home, or really anywhere. This was long before Covid-19 showed up in clinical trials, giving hope that this could be used as an early detection signal.

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4 Keys to Modernizing Public Health Data Collection and Analysis

HIT Consultant

Health Analytics Lead, Accenture Federal Services The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on the urgent need to modernize the nation’s public health system. Despite success in rapidly developing vaccines, the unprecedented public health emergency also exposed significant gaps in U.S. Kenyon Crowley, Ph.D.,

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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2022

Healthcare It News

"Nurses are thinking about leaving, and the pandemic isn't solely to blame," Shawn Sefton, RN, chief nursing officer and vice president of client services at Hospital IQ, told Healthcare IT News in March. FDA authorizes at-home COVID-19 tests from Amazon, Roche, Siemens.

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