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Mount Sinai-linked computer pads keep patients at home during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City has had a serious challenge throughout 2020: to keep in touch with patients who do not have COVID-19 during the pandemic. Patient satisfaction: level of satisfaction with this device/service as gauged by a questionnaire embedded into the devices. THE PROBLEM.

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Optimizing Patient Experience: How Virtual Offerings are Changing The Healthcare Climate As We Know It

HIT Consultant

Keith Algozzine, Founder and CEO of UCM Digital Health Providing patients with a positive health outcome is always the priority for their healthcare provider. These studies all support that trust in doctors ultimately correlated with higher patient satisfaction in remote visits.

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Intelerad Acquires PenRad Technologies

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Moreover, cancer screenings, and most notably, mammograms, drastically decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic as many healthcare facilities were temporarily closed and others faced severe staffing shortages.

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How AI and machine learning can help predict SDOH needs

Healthcare It News

How do care management interventions to mitigate SDOH as a risk for undesired health outcomes work? Recently, population health management strategies have begun to incorporate evaluations for patients' social needs connected to SDOH, as well as interventions addressing these needs.

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Rise of Retail Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities for Payers

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Over the years, rural doctors who historically performed house calls have been replaced with regional physician groups and community hospitals that are owned and managed by large health systems with multiple locations. Patient satisfaction, convenience, quality care, and brand loyalty are core to their business models.

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What data and technologies are needed to propel telehealth quality?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual care aligns with strategic imperatives to improve health outcomes, enhance patient safety, and optimize the patient experience for populations with medical complexity and high healthcare needs. As a result, it will pay off if healthcare can continue the expansion of telehealth started by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fighting Front-End Staff Burnout Without Compromising Care

HIT Consultant

Perhaps the patient holds back vital information? Unasked questions almost always have consequences on patient satisfaction and even, potentially, their health outcomes. Addressing their burnout is critical for provider success and delivering patient-centered care that results in better health outcomes.