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CloudMD Divests Non-Core U.S. Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management Business

Healthcare IT Today

CloudMD) , an innovative health services company transforming the delivery of care, today announced that it has closed the sale of its U.S.-based based Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Practice Management (PM), and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) assets for approximately US$6.3 CloudMD Software & Services Inc.

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Samsung Medical Center tops global health systems in HIMSS Digital Health Indicator

Healthcare It News

Samsung Medical Center in South Korea has achieved a top score globally for the HIMSS Digital Health Indicator. Launched in 2020, the DHI measures a health organisation's progress in building a digital health ecosystem in four dimensions: governance and workforce, predictive analytics, interoperability, and person-enabled health.

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How a Korean hospital has held its EMRAM Stage 7 validation for over a decade

Healthcare It News

In 2010, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital made digital health history by being the first hospital outside of the United States to achieve Stage 7 for the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. The Health4U patient portal, introduced in 2022, has enhanced patient engagement and self-care.

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How UPMC's virtual-first healthcare model works

Healthcare It News

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. Virtual-first primary care has been shown to improve health outcomes by increasing access, he reported.

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How AI is Transforming Rare Disease Diagnosis

HIT Consultant

Diagnosis opens the door to potential interventions that could significantly improve health outcomes and quality of life, as well as reduce the length of stay in hospital and the cost of care. Going beyond whole genome sequencing The ability to sequence the genome is the essential first step for rare disease diagnosis.

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Stony Brook Medicine crafts a telehealth strategic plan that bears fruit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Improve health outcomes by ensuring adequate follow-up and better patient adherence and patient satisfaction. Secure the institution as an academic health center using innovative biomedical technology. What platform could integrate with our electronic medical record and scheduling systems?

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How Digital Health Can Stimulate Economic Development

Health Populi

Because, as I wrote in the Huffington Post about why a grocery store likes health data, employers who cover health insurance are payors keen to drive health outcomes for workers at a reasonable cost – in other words, to derive a good return-on-investment for health insurance spending on behalf of employees.