Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A study published this week from the patient experience vendor WELL Health found that the vast majority of frontline clinical support staff are reporting moderate to extreme burnout. Nearly two-thirds say they've considered switching jobs or quitting due to stress. "While much has been reported on doctor and nurse burnout, less attention has been paid to the frontline clinical support staff who have been working tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure high-quality patient

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 12, 2021

At Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center, whose health system serves a large geographical area and offers complex quaternary care, telehealth has been an innovative solution to several care delivery problems. These can be categorized in three areas: patient/staff safety, communication and logistics. THE PROBLEM. Patient and staff safety, which are primary concerns, were especially critical after the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent mandatory shut-downs nationally.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy and government affairs, Omnicell, Inc. Although they are usually the first person patients see when they walk into a pharmacy, the important roles that pharmacy technicians play […]. The article Turning To Technology To Deal with The Nationwide Shortage of Pharmacy Technicians appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

IntelliSite is designed to streamline workflows, enhance diagnostic confidence, facilitate collaboration, integrate AI and increase the efficiency of pathology labs.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A research letter published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that physicians saw a "small but sustained" increase in patient message volume during the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. By analyzing more than 10 million messages to 419 unique clinicians from 38 specialties across 141 practice sites, researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic found that ambulatory physicians spent more time in their i

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A group of healthcare organizations announced this week the launch of the Advanced Care at Home Coalition, an advocacy effort aimed at creating a pathway toward safeguarding access to hospital-level services. Founded by the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and hospital-at-home vendor Medically Home, the coalition says it hopes to work with Congress to ensure continuity of care beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Telehealth comes with a number of important challenges. COVID did teach us that none of those challenges can’t be overcome. However, it’s not hard to see that many healthcare organizations are slipping back into old habits. You’ll often hear me talk about the powerful force that is “how we’ve always done it.” However, in the […].

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has announced the launch of its Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, aimed at enhancing opportunities for collaboration among medical and computer scientists. Billed as the foremost department of its kind within a medical school, the department will train the next generation of healthcare scientists and work toward a goal of establishing an AI framework throughout the health system's hospitals and ambulatory clinics.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 13, 2021

ACT-based Goodwin Aged Care Services and medical clinic Next Practice Deakin have partnered to jointly try out a technology allowing general practitioners to conduct physical examinations on Australian seniors virtually. WHAT IT'S ABOUT. Their three-month pilot programme will use a tele-examination solution by New York-based Tyto Care, provider of home examination and diagnosis solutions.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Editor's Corner—Medicare Advantage open enrollment opens today. Hear top industry execs discuss the trends to watch. pminemyer. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 12:41.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Dr. Nadia Chaudhri, a neuroscientist and professor, shared her experience with ovarian cancer on Twitter, showing how social media can be a powerful tool to connect and educate on chronic or serious illnesses.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Five years ago, in his then-capacity as president and chief executive officer of Geisinger , Dr. David Feinberg keynoted Day 4 of the 2016 annual Cerner Health Conference. On Tuesday, after just days on the job as Cerner's newly-minted CEO , Feinberg kicked off CHC21, which continues through Wednesday. "In the five years since I last talked at CHC, there have been some amazing medical breakthroughs," said Feinberg in his virtual keynote address.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Twenty years ago, Greene County Health Care in Snow Hill, North Carolina, was interested in installing an electronic health record system, data warehouse and practice management system. So Greene County became one of the first health center control networks to fully jump into the digital space. Telehealth and remote patient monitoring was a logical additional step, said Doug Smith, CEO of Greene County Health Care.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 14, 2021

UnitedHealth Group boosts guidance as it posts $4.1B in profit for Q3. pminemyer. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 07:25.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 10, 2021

A study by Imperial College London found the therapy was more effective in treating stress, anxiety and PTSD than popular meditation apps.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Bupa Arabia , the Saudi-owned and publicly traded health insurance company, has just announced its backing of the Dubai-based online appointment booking platform, Okadoc. The two MENA businesses have signed a “strategic partnership”, which includes an undisclosed equity investment by Bupa Arabia in Okadoc. Part of the Bupa Global network, Bupa Arabia backed the healthtech startup as part of its mission to “enhance customer experience and elevate the level of its digital healthc

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 13, 2021

What You Should Know: – Fitbit , today announced it has awarded six researchers more than a total of $300,000 in Fitbit devices and services to support their research projects working to address health disparities in communities. Over the past decade, researchers have used Fitbit devices in over 900 health studies, in areas like diabetes, heart disease, oncology, mental health, infectious disease and more. – Additionally, Fitbit’s long-time partner, Fitabase , will provide all projec

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 11, 2021

NowRx turns to equity crowdfunding to raise $73M for expansion, tech investment. hlandi. Mon, 10/11/2021 - 15:46.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Philips Pediatric Coaching helps children feel more comfortable with MRI scans, avoiding the need for sedation or general anesthesia.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The evolution of data from a historical asset into live, instantly usable information is fundamental for any healthcare provider looking to value-based care models for the delivery of optimised patient treatment. This is the view of Dr Lloyd McCann, CEO of Auckland-based Mercy Radiology and Clinics, and Head of Digital Health for Healthcare Holdings Limited, which is five years into its digital transformation journey across a portfolio of three hospital sites, 16 radiology clinics and a comprehe

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Anand Hirekatur, Engineering Leader at Innovaccer. The recent enforcement of new rules to encourage the freer flow of healthcare data mainly through application programming interfaces (APIs) has jolted providers and payers into action to meet interoperability standards. However, the rush to comply with the new requirements and avoid penalties may blind them to the subtleties and complexities of healthcare contexts as well as the significant differences between building APIs in this space versus

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Intelerad acquires competitor Ambra Health to form $1.7B enterprise imaging giant. hlandi. Fri, 10/15/2021 - 12:17.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Garmin’s new apps allow people using the Dexcom G6 CGM to see glucose levels and trends on their smartwatch.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Jennifer Jones-McMeans, Ph.D., Divisional VP of Global Clinical Affairs at Abbott’s Vascular Business. I have dedicated my career to clinical research and making strides to advance modern medicine. In the work I do as a clinical researcher, we are addressing racial and gender biases that exist today in clinical trials. For example, in cardiovascular disease—my area of study—we know that women’s symptoms present differently than men and yet their symptoms have often gone undiagnosed or dismissed

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Scrutiny of risk adjustment practices looms over Medicare Advantage as open enrollment starts. rking. Fri, 10/15/2021 - 13:30.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Clinical research is set to verify the technology's effectiveness in estimating abnormal heart movements.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2021

What You Should Know: – Today, Intelerad Medical Systems™ , a global leader in medical image management solutions, announced its acquisition of Ambra Health , forming the global leader in cloud PACs and enterprise imaging. The acquisition marks Intelerad’s fourth deal this calendar year, with the transaction valuing the combined company $1.7B. – Ambra powers some of the largest health systems – such as Johns Hopkins Medicine, Memorial Hermann and New York-Presbyterian, as well

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Best Buy ramps up focus on home health care by acquiring Current Health. hlandi. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 10:17.

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