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How proactive, predictive, AI-powered patient oversight can boost health outcomes

Healthcare It News

Healthcare information technologies like AI-driven decision support and patient outreach tools can enable hospitals and health systems to achieve improved outcomes through proactive, predictive patient oversight, some health IT experts contend. Pivot Point is a health IT consulting firm and No.

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Healthcare’s Digital Evolution: Transforming Patient Care with Your EHR

Healthcare IT Today

We will also discuss how HCTec is helping hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities improve patient outcomes and reduce costs through EHR upgrades. Computer storage became the norm, and several companies began developing secure software that allowed healthcare providers to transfer data to one another electronically.

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HPG, a Leader in EHR Technology Integration, Acquires HIT Consulting Services Provider HDS

Healthcare IT Today

(HPG), which has provided industry-leading consulting expertise for EHR technology since 2002, announced today that it acquired Health Data Specialists, LLC (HDS).

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3 Compelling Reasons — Beyond the Law — to Expand Consumer Access to Personal Records

HIT Consultant

Access Can Improve Health Outcomes Consumers, now more than ever, want control over their healthcare. And research shows giving patients access to their electronic health records can positively impact health outcomes. But consumers may also feel the costs of inaccessible legacy data.

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Navigating the intersections of population health and precision medicine

Healthcare It News

While there are myriad definitions out there for both terms, the following provide a good starting point: Population health management refers to the process of improving clinical health outcomes of a defined group of individuals through improved care coordination and patient engagement supported by appropriate financial and care models.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With a PhD background in AI and machine learning, he has helped grow its electronic health record into an integrated platform. This helped the organization achieve HIMSS Stage 7 in 2017 – the first academic hospital in Canada to do so. CIO and CMIO, Monument Health. CIO, Delaware Valley Community Health.

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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Modernize Health Data Privacy Laws

HIPAA Journal

If updates are recommended, the commission will be required to provide details of the likely costs, burdens, and potential unintended consequences, and whether there is a threat to health outcomes if privacy rules are too stringent. “I

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