Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 8, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Online consultation is a big part of the electronic healthcare (E-Health) industry. At present, experts are investing a lot of resources into this industry for its overall improvement. Digital health technology is currently going […]. The article Why Online Consultations Should Be The Future of Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 10, 2021

The rise in telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic has showcased two contrasting narratives about access to virtual care. Even as telehealth made it easier for some patients to get the care they need , especially those who struggle to reach in-person services, it also exacerbated the digital divide for others. "COVID accelerated our commitment," said Alexis McGill Johnson, CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, during a panel at the American Telemedicine Association&

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

The pandemic ushered in millions of peoples’ first digital health experiences, many of which will persist according to the 23rd Annual U.S. Consumer Technology Ownership & Market Potential Study , published by the Consumer Technology Association. CTA conducted an online survey among 2,409 U.S. adult 18 and over in April 2021 to gather data for this annual report.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 11, 2021

The feature lets patients share their user-generated data with clinicians and family members. The team at Cerner says this is one step toward patients controlling their data. .

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 8, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Christina Cook, marketing manager, PowerDMS. Healthcare providers account for some of the most crucial organizations in the country. And while most provide unparalleled care to patients and residents, there is often a disconnect between […]. The article SaaS Technology Helps A Continuing Care Community Reduce Risk, Save Costs and Manage COVID-19 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2021

The medical group for Walmart Health has filed paperwork to do business in more than a dozen more states – and a spokesperson told Insider that the moves are not related to physical clinics. Instead, the preparation regards the retail giant's pending acquisition of telehealth vendor MeMD earlier this year. "We've expressed our interest in offering telehealth via an acquisition that is pending regulatory clearance, and these filings are related to that effort, not physical Walm

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 7, 2021

A new white paper from HIMSS suggests that the smartphone can hold the key to delivering capacity and enabling an innovative approach to rapid antigen testing as governments continue to wrestle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 11, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. There have been many attempted attacks by cybercriminals on US healthcare centers, hospitals, and clinics all over the country. The fear is that a ransomware attack – something that has hit individual hospitals over the […]. The article Hospitals In The US Could Be Paralyzed By Cybercrime appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 7, 2021

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. One driver of successful expansion of virtual care services is open communication and collaboration with key stakeholders on important initiatives that impact the virtual care proc

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, health care spending in the U.S. increased by a relatively low 6.0% in 2020. This year, medical cost trend will rise by 7.0%, expected to decline a bit in 2022 according to the annual study from PwC Health Research Institute , Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2022. What’s “behind these numbers” are factors that will increase medical spending (the “inflators” in PwC speak) and the “deflators” that lower costs.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 9, 2021

Global healthcare leaders at the #HIMSS21Europe conference have called for the development of self-care apps, the enhancement of digital literacy and the transformation of clinician-patient communication to empower patients to help deliver sustainable healthcare. .

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 7, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The medical field is always looking for ways to improve the care they provide. In recent years, there have been many advances in technology that are now being implemented into clinical settings. These changes will […]. The article How Emerging Tech Is Transforming Medical Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 10, 2021

Amazon Care has signed several companies to its telehealth service, an executive said during a Wall Street Journal event on Wednesday, as the consumer giant continues with plans to roll out the service to all 50 states by this summer. Speaking at the WSJ Tech Health event, Amazon VP Babak Parviz said that "we’ve had quite a bit of interest from other companies in using this service," according to CNBC.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 9, 2021

The combination of simple technology and good service is helping to make remote patient monitoring (RPM) a key part of keeping patients healthy for primary care physicians. The team at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University rolled out RPM and has seen a drop in avoidable ED visits and improved patient experience. Healthcare IT […].

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 10, 2021

Growth opportunities in agile and home-based healthcare as well as in new-age technologies will particularly benefit RASD, cardiovascular and orthopaedic devices. .

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 9, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joe Leggio, associate executive director, Lenox Hill Hospital (Northwell Health). In 2018, we at Lenox Hill Hospital found ourselves at a crossroads. Part of New York’s largest healthcare provider, Northwell Health, we pride ourselves […]. The article Data-Driven Patient Rounding: A Deep-Dive At Lenox Hill Hospital appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 7, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, New York City was one of the first places in the United States to feel its major effects. Health systems all over the city were forced to pause non-essential care and spin up virtual options – sometimes in a matter of days. MetroPlus Health Plan, which offers access to low- to no-cost healthcare to individuals in New York City, teamed up with Amwell to connect members with virtual services during the tumult.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2021

1Life Healthcare, Inc. (One Medical) (Nasdaq: ONEM), a leading human-centered and technology-powered primary care organization, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iora Health, a human-centric, value-based primary care group with built-for-purpose technology focused on serving Medicare populations, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $2.1 billion.

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FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 9, 2021

Dr Colin Brown, CCIO at the UK's University Hospitals of Morecambe shares the outcomes of using HoloLens mixed reality headset technology to enable practitioners to provide safe and remote clinical services at #HIMSS21Europe.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Together, the two reports from J.D. Power and BDO illustrate some mis-alignment between the demand and supply side of telehealth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2021

Seattle-based Providence was forced to learn quickly in spring of 2020, with Washington State one of the early U.S. hotspots as SARS-CoV-2 spread. The health system quickly stood up an array of new clinical innovations to deal with the public health emergency, and pivoted its consumer-facing tools to help manage its response to COVID-19. The health system was well-positioned to do these things, because it was already well into the process of a sweeping digital transformation.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 10, 2021

Carbon Health, a leading technology-enabled healthcare provider, today announced the acquisition of Steady Health, a fully integrated diabetes platform that uses data from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices to provide personalized medical care from top endocrinologists. The company also announced the appointment of two healthcare industry veterans, Myoung Cha and Nita Sommers.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 11, 2021

At HIMSS' State of Healthcare event on June 15, Oscar CEO Mario Schlosser will discuss how the insurance space has adjusted to the COVID-19 demands. .

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SQA

JUNE 10, 2021

By Laurel Hacche, Debra Cortner, & Dondi Pulse-Earle SQA Associates. SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary #4, 2021. Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA). Brazilian Regulators Update Economic Monitoring Requirements for Some Medical Devices, 26 March 2021. ANVISA has issued new regulations regarding economic monitoring of certain device types in order to boost transparency and establish reference pricing for these products.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2021

That’s not to say the industry wasn’t already going through a digital transformation. Electronic health records (EHR) had already been increasingly supplanting paper-based systems, and telehealth solutions were gradually gaining traction as an additional way to offer convenience, portability and easy access by patients. But the pandemic accelerated mass adoption and changed the conversation around what patient care will look like moving forward.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 8, 2021

Thanks for my friend Shereese Maynard for pointing out this article that suggests Cerner might be an acquisition target soon. The article makes the salacious statement that “Cerner is a wounded gazelle, and the lions are hungry.” For those keeping track at home, we’ve been through this before when Jim Cramer suggested that Apple Should […].

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 7, 2021

Once again the developer spotlighted a number of new health features for the iPhone and Apple Watch.

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HealthStream

JUNE 8, 2021

In addition to many other impacts, COVID-19 has emphasized the extreme importance of succession planning within healthcare organizations. The blog post examines how the pandemic is an opportunity to refocus the process of finding new healthcare leaders.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2021

Hilltop Regional Health Center in Tacoma, Washington, had two big issues going into the COVID-19 pandemic's virus spread and shutdowns. THE PROBLEM. The first issue was that it did not have a formal telemedicine solution in place. Second, it did not have sufficient resources to run telemedicine for the entire organization once it procured the necessary software.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 8, 2021

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 6/11 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcitoday on the topic “Healthcare Ransomware.” I’ve learned an important lesson in life. If everyone was just honest, things would be a […].

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