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ATA Establishes Clinician Council to Address Barriers and Build Trust in Virtual Care

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Clinician Council Composition: Clinicians from diverse healthcare specialties, including physicians, nurses, advanced practitioners, physical therapists, and psychologists. Lois Ritter, EdD, MS, MA, MS-HCA, ATA Research Director: Will support the council’s research, initiatives, and administration. Two-year term for each council member.

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Michigan Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card Fraud

Med-Net Compliance

A registered nurse from a veteran’s hospital in Detroit pleaded guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud. The post Michigan Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card Fraud appeared first on Med-Net.

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VA taps Philips for 10-year, potentially $100M telehealth critical care contract

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a major long-term contract to Philips to build out the VA’s tele-critical care infrastructure. WHY IT MATTERS. " The expansion of VA's existing telehealth capabilities – it delivered more than 2.5 The VA currently manages 1,800 ICU beds nationwide.

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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. Dr. Stephanie Lahr.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Healthcare IT Today

In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data. Of course, the staff of a clinic or hospital don’t go around looking for apartments the way they actively look for a long-term care facility. and the world.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advancing Quality of Care

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Case #2 : A 38-year-old man was brought to the hospital with altered mental status after crashing while riding a motorcycle. On hospitals days 5 through 10, the primary team’s progress notes documented identical examinations, each auto populated from a previous note, including the phrase “moves all extremities.”

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The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Mike Mistretta, vice president and CIO at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. Moore, CIO of Providence, a health system that operates 52 hospitals across seven states – Alaska, Montana, Oregon, Washington, California, New Mexico and Texas. " Mike Mistretta, Virginia Hospital Center. Moore is all for telemedicine.