Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

First health check station rollout in New England town A community-based health check station has been launched in a New England town in New South Wales to help raise health outcomes in rural and regional communities. The solution has also been rolled out across Sonic Healthcare and Healius.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

How exactly can a virtual-first approach improve health outcomes? A virtual-first approach improves health outcomes by providing holistic care and ensuring continuity of care. Research shows this inconsistency is not ideal, as patients are less likely to comply with treatments, decreasing the quality of outcomes.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

ranked last in access to care, health outcomes and overall. The Commonwealth Fund analyzed the healthcare systems of 10 nations and found the U.S. “really is in a class by itself,” one researcher said.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 29, 2023

Industry groups and the HHS argued the ruling against race-conscious admissions policies could roll back gains in the number of minority physicians and ultimately hurt health outcomes.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 15, 2022

The new offering is a bid to address inflationary pressures and prevent worse health outcomes down the line, CEO Andrew Witty told investors Friday.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

What You Should Know: – Philips announced a partnership with Amerigroup , CareSource Georgia , and Peach State Health Plan to provide remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions for high-risk pregnancies in Georgia.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 18, 2025

The tool has been piloted by several Fortune 500 companies, according to Castlight Health and will now be commercially available nationwide – offering employers and health plans another option for virtual healthcare as they strive to improve health outcomes.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By expanding our Partner Network, we’re making it easier for clients to provide their employees with coordinated access to high-quality, whole-person care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As part of its foundational EMR system, the hospital will leverage "advanced AI to collect and analyse patient health data, delivering actionable insights for preventive screenings and personalized medical guidance." It also offers a health screening tool powered by medical imaging AI.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Social determinants of health – the food, shelter and security attributes of patients that exist outside of care settings – contribute disproportionate risks for disease, hospital readmissions and a lack of access to quality healthcare among vulnerable populations, including people on Medicare. Like what you hear?

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Medicaid enrollees are more likely to understand and be satisfied with their plans, despite reporting poorer health outcomes, according to a new report from KFF.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

. – Zarminali Health is poised to transform the pediatric healthcare landscape by providing a modern, integrated, and patient-centric approach to care. This fragmented approach can lead to delays in care, clinician burnout, and suboptimal health outcomes for children.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As the population ages and life expectancy increases, delivering high-quality care that achieves optimal health outcomes, enhances patient experiences, and reduces costs is essential for the future of healthcare in the U.S. Such engagement translates into better health outcomes and reduced hospitalizations​.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 8, 2025

Dr Katharine See, Chief Health Outcomes Officer and Director of Respiratory Medicine, Northern Health, Australia In 2025, the adoption of AI in healthcare will continue to grow, enabling personalised treatments by analysing large amounts of patient data, including genomic information, to develop tailored care plans.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

. – This entity integrates Emory’s growing primary care service line and affiliate physician network to expand value-based care (VBC) – a focus on quality and outcomes while containing costs – to more than 350,000 individuals across Georgia.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nearly nine in 10 respondents trust the use of predictive analytics in clinical settings, acknowledging its positive impact on patient and staff experiences and health outcomes. But there is still a need to improve APAC's use of data, AI and predictive analytics to enable future healthcare systems, the report stressed.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Driving ROI and Improving Health Outcomes “Programmatic advertising allows healthcare organizations to move beyond traditional methods by using data to find the right audiences for relevant health matters,” said Ann Bilyew, EVP, Health, and President, Healthcare Solutions Group at WebMD Ignite.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 15, 2025

By leveraging AI-powered self-triage tools, healthcare organizations can influence better health outcomes and promote more efficient use of resources. These features contribute to higher patient satisfaction and engagement, leading to better health outcomes and more efficient use of healthcare resources.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

"Together, we’ll help streamline care between the hospital and home for the patient, enhance their experience of care, improve health outcomes and reduce costs every step of the way," Mitchell added. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 16, 2022

The study revealed that a person’s income and education level do not negatively impact measures of program utilization or health outcomes when using our diabetes management solution. Did your findings reveal in any way that digital health, in this case the remote diabetes monitoring program, helped SDOH?

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The lack of payment options and aggressive collection actions only exacerbate the problem, leading to a negative patient experience and worsening health outcomes. This creates a vicious cycle where financial stress undermines the very purpose of healthcare: to provide care and improve health outcomes.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

We look forward to providing state-of-the-art solutions that make a difference in breast health outcomes.” . “Achieving certification to meet the Department of Defense’s rigorous security standards demonstrates our commitment to patient care and data security.

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HealthIT Answers

APRIL 29, 2025

By Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo PhD MPH - Improving health outcomes requires more than medical care aloneit demands a holistic approach that addresses Social Drivers of Health (SDOH), such as housing, food security, transportation and interpersonal safety.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Best Positioned to Deliver Transformative Technology that Accelerates the Industry’s Evolution and its Ability to Improve Health Outcomes HHAeXchange , a leader in homecare management solutions for providers, caregivers, managed care organizations (MCOs), and state Medicaid programs, today announced that it has acquired Sandata Technologies.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 5, 2023

Rolled out to 75 youth mental health services since 2020, MOST provides young Australians aged 12 to 25 with resources and access to mental health professionals through a safe and moderated online network.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With real-time prescription drug benefit and pricing data, doctors can speak to their patients about drug costs and switch to more affordable therapeutic equivalents, which the company said can minimize prescription abandonment rates and thus improve health outcomes. Cameron Deemer, CEO of DrFirst, said in the announcement.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This slows down progress in advancing new medical treatments and advancing health outcomes. Manion, chief scientific officer at New York City-based blockchain and machine learning vendor ConsenSys Health. It costs a lot of money, can slow clinical trials down and is one of the major reasons trials fail.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 11, 2024

It is showcasing its Healthy Outcomes platform, which offers technologies tailored to each stage of the patient journey designed to simplify patient engagement, improve health outcomes and increase profitability. Patient engagement is a critical tool to help providers achieve their VBC goals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2025

This is a problem, as poor engagement means we can't measure health outcomes or expect positive results. This targeted approach can improve access to mental healthcare while delivering better overall health outcomes and lowered costs. How can app-based telepsychiatry systems help low-income and rural populations?

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 29, 2024

. – The strategic collaboration will provide women battling these diseases with access to fresh, healthy food and valuable health literacy resources, delivered directly to their homes.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 18, 2024

However, applying machine learning to health data is a major opportunity to enhance health outcomes for individuals and populations. "This proactive approach can lead to earlier interventions, better disease management and, ultimately, improved health outcomes."

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Improved Communication: Clearer communication between patients and clinicians can foster stronger relationships and better health outcomes. Reduced Health Literacy Barriers: Patient-friendly summaries can help overcome health literacy challenges and ensure that all patients can understand their care plans.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 1, 2024

" Considering these factors, having an option for at-home PT would allow Emory to provide flexibility for patients to continuously improve patient health outcomes. "By promoting patient health outcomes and helping control costs, it keeps patients on their prescribed path and out of acute care settings.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 17, 2022

Combined with health behaviors – and here I mean an individual's level of physical activity, as well as use of substances such as tobacco, alcohol and other drugs – social determinants can account for up to 80% of health outcomes. That's quite significant. It's also fairly obvious.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 25, 2022

This is the direction we hope to drive our industry: to stay one step ahead of the patient’s next care milestone by identifying latent opportunities to drive positive health outcomes," Silvestro added. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 18, 2023

On the flipside, ignoring patients’ needs can be detrimental to providers, leading to increased patient churn, low patient satisfaction, decreased quality performance and even poor individual health outcomes.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 19, 2023

PLM, an open-participation research platform , was established to help patients monitor their health and improve their outcomes. It's also meant to assist researchers in their efforts to develop better health outcome measures that reflect patient experiences with a disease.

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