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International Medical Center expands on digital offering via new partnership

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

IMC will reportedly first focus on developing its Virtual Clinic – a service offered by STC for patients and medical professionals. Meanwhile, early this year, IMC went live with its unified electronic medical record (EMR) by InterSystems. ON THE RECORD.

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AI and cloud to empower the European telehealth market, says Frost & Sullivan analysis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

RPM for real-world evidence collection : Standardise data collected through RPM devices and mobile apps that record patient-reported outcomes. Doctor-to-doctor communication : Doctor-patient communication, information exchange, and integration with electronic medical records (EMRs) are expected to be game-changers.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

The third chart bolsters a fact we know-we-know about patients’ faith in health care providers as trusted data stewards : that is that apps recommended by doctors and hospitals more likely make patients feel more comfortable about using them than digital tools not vetted by a trusted source. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023

HIPAA Journal

In the paper, the HHS indicated it will be adopting a carrot-and-stick approach by developing voluntary Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Cybersecurity Goals (CPGs) that consist of cybersecurity measures that will have the greatest impact on security along with an update to the HIPAA Security Rule to add new cybersecurity requirements. .

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Geisinger's telemedicine program shoots from 20 specialties to more than 70

Healthcare It News

However, COVID-19 surges accelerated widespread telehealth adoption, as many couldn't leave their homes or were not comfortable coming to a doctor's office. With this, the health system saw many hospitals experience strains in their ability to accommodate the volume of patients needing care. " Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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The New “Front Door” to Healthcare Can Only Open Fully with True Interoperability

HIT Consultant

But the COVID pandemic fundamentally changed the role of the neighborhood pharmacist, from primarily dispensing medication to increasingly being the source of urgent and primary care for patients.

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

CES 2021 featured some obvious quick-pivoting products that had the pandemic written all over them, with sessions invariably speaking to the way the public health crisis impacted companies and strategic plans. This program fits into OMRON’s corporate/social mission of “Going for ZERO” heart attacks and strokes.