article thumbnail

Emory Healthcare and DrFirst partner on medication adherence

Healthcare It News

WHY IT MATTERS Patients at Emory Healthcare could have less chance of adverse drug events and know what they will pay for prescriptions at the pharmacy before they leave the doctor's office or hospital with AI-driven insights. She said that on-time refill rates doubled.

article thumbnail

The Rise of Chat in Healthcare and Remaining Concerns

Healthcare IT Today

A recent JMIR study found that 78% of physicians approve the use of chatbots for scheduling doctor appointments, 76% for locating health clinics, and 71% for providing basic information. Big Room for Growth Chat technologies provide dozens of ways organizations can improve internal administrative workflows and increase patient satisfaction.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Cardinal Health’s Outcomes™ acquires smart prescription platform ScalaMed

Healthcare IT Today

Acquisition pivots prescription management to patients, reduces administrative burden and offers connectivity at the point of prescribing. Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) today announced the acquisition of ScalaMed, a HIPAA-compliant, smart platform that transfers prescriptions directly to patients via a secure mobile app.

article thumbnail

Telemedicine eases work-life balance for solo practitioner, adds revenue stream

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

After some comparative research, he decided on telehealth vendor Medici’s HIPAA-compliant app because of its attractive interface, ease of use, and ability to quickly and easily exchange text messages with patients – a feature patients love, he remarked. ” MARKETPLACE.

article thumbnail

How to Automate the Patient-Provider Working Relationship

Healthcare IT Today

In Medical Economics’ 2022 annual survey , providers said increased competition is now one of their top challenges, namely because today’s patients are increasingly willing, for reasons of convenience, to switch doctors. AI and Patient-Staff Interactions. HIPAA regulations. Clinical safety: screening & escalations.

article thumbnail

Telemedicine platform helps Texas Health Aetna save $398 per ER avoidance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The number of days to an appointment with a family medicine doctor in north Texas has more than doubled in the last five years, Muller said. Acute Care Transitions partnered with CirrusMD in 2017 to create a virtual care offering for patients. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

article thumbnail

Albert Einstein Medical Center serves up telehealth from 4 vendors with FCC grant

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Many of our patients struggle with transportation issues, whether it is available or accessible public transportation or physical disabilities that make a trip to the doctor's office difficult," Stone said. "Both vendors are HIPAA-compliant and work with healthcare providers nationally. MARKETPLACE.

COVID-19 177