Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2022

Digital transformation is the topic du jour in healthcare today. Everyone from the board and the C-suite to the health IT team to doctors and nurses are talking about how digital technologies can change the industry and bring about better care and better outcomes. How will this transformation occur?

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 22, 2024

David Sides, CEO at NextGen Healthcare Doctors do so much to keep our communities thriving. Exacerbated by the volume of clinical notes required at the end of the day, physician burnout can adversely affect patient care, leading to errors and reduced care quality.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2023

Healthcare IT News sat down with Virginia Telehealth Network's Mara Servaites, executive director, and Robin Cummings, special projects director, to dig into the results and find out the status of telemedicine in the state. It’s again getting to that normalization place of what makes sense for a provider and his or her patients.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 15, 2024

Strategic Partnerships New Consortium Aims to Ensure Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare A new initiative, the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), was announced at the HIMSS 2024 Global Health Conference. Providers using Epic®’s EHR system can search and request Sunoh.ai

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2022

A crisis is looming for healthcare professionals and their employers. The pandemic has added to these challenges due to hospitals facing capacity issues during surges in cases, increased patient deaths, clinician health and safety risks, and uncertainty over treatments, which has led to a feeling of helplessness.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One big question in healthcare when it comes to the digital divide: How can people in these households get access to telemedicine ? Virtual care can be a game-changer for people in rural communities and healthcare deserts. That's just the beginning of a deep digital divide in this country. Talk about the digital divide in the U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 13, 2022

– Senior Digital Health Scientist at SilverCloud Health. It is no secret that one by-product of the ongoing pandemic is an exacerbation of the country’s mental health crisis. According to research from Johns Hopkins , one in four Americans experience a mental health disorder in a typical year.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2023

Now, as mental health-related visits in emergency departments (EDs) continue to rise , healthcare professionals must consider: “How can we create better behavioral health supports for people in crisis?” But EDs are ill-equipped to treat these complex health issues.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 17, 2024

As the primary provider of inpatient behavioral health services in the Central Alabama region, Baptist Health is depended upon by its community at large to provide high-quality and continuous care without interruption. It is very difficult to paint a full clinical picture via telephone only, she said.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 4, 2024

Miranda Rochol, SVP for Provider Solutions at Prescryptive Health As a new year begins, there’s an opportunity on the horizon for health systems: the prescription experience. Every prescription is an opportunity to pull patients through a digital front door and increase patient engagement and retention.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2021

United Physicians, based in Bingham Farms, Michigan, is always on the hunt for programs that empower its primary care providers to serve as the medical home for patients. The mission at United Physicians is to advance physician performance to improve patient health outcomes. THE PROBLEM. In fact, they'll worsen.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

SonderMind’s addition of Total Brain enables a comprehensive offering to a broader population that uses science backed, data-driven approaches to personalize and improve mental health. SonderMind announced the acquisition of neuroscience company Total Brain today to revolutionize the way people engage with their mental wellbeing.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2023

The new funds, which bring total funding to $10M, will be used to accelerate adoption of the Aiberry platform, which uses an AI-powered therapeutic assistant to conduct a conversation to detect mental health disorders by analyzing what is being said, the speech patterns being used and even subtle changes in facial expressions.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Before HLTH 2021 kicks off in Boston on October 17th, here are 15 predictions from digital health executives to watch: Siva Namasivayam, co-founder and CEO of Cohere Health. I expect the other trend will be focusing on mental health, especially in the context of the post-Covid era.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Walgreens and Pearl Health , a provider enablement company has announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the expansion of value-based care in collaboration with community-based primary care physicians. In addition, Walgreens will also work with providers to help patients discharged from the hospital transition to home.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Before HLTH 2022 kicks off next week in Las Vegas, we asked 17 digital health executives for their predictions and major themes to expect at HLTH. hours/ day to serve their patients if they followed the national recommended guidelines for preventive and chronic care. Keith Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer at Welldoc.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Healthcare spending is projected to exceed $6 trillion by 2028 , largely driven by rising costs of care for an aging population and the growing number of Americans suffering from chronic physical conditions such as pulmonary disease, diabetes and hypertension. Sheila Talton, CEO of Gray Matter Analytics.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

However, when it comes to healthcare, the HCI research has not found its way to healthcare practice. Most healthcare professionals still rely on memory, experience, pen & paper and difficult-to-use healthcare software. EMRs serve as the primary system of record for every healthcare institution.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steve Lazer, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences CTO at Dell Technologies The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of digital entities in healthcare. Specifically, we will examine their applications in patient care, medical education, and mental health support.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

Looking at the physical therapy (PT) profession as a whole, there is an average turnover rate of 13.6% , a significant portion of the current healthcare industry’s staggering rate of 100.5% turnover , over the last 5 years, according to Daily Pay’s Healthcare Turnover Rates [2022 Edition].

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 29, 2023

Advantus Health Partners forms a new 10-year, $2.9B Epic and Nuance (a Microsoft company) expand their long-term strategic collaboration by integrating Nuance’s new Dragon Ambient eXperience Express (DAX Express), the first fully AI-automated clinical documentation application in healthcare, into Epic workflows. 2,000 people worldwide.)

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Deepthi Bathina, CEO of RhythmX AI When I ask primary care physicians about their biggest problems today, they share the excruciating pain they experience as the American healthcare system pushes them towards administrative work rather than letting them focus on true patient care and clinical excellence.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2021

Amid the chaos of the past pandemic year, there have been many valuable lessons for CIOs and health IT leaders willing to learn them. This is the latest in Healthcare IT News' series of feature stories on lessons learned during the COVID-19 era. And that happened to be the same day we had our first patient diagnosed.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 16, 2022

DIABNEXT’s mobile app complements Glooko’s product portfolio and tracks diabetes data so that physicians can collaborate with their patients to monitor individual patient data and provide remote care. GE Healthcare and AliveCor Integrating Data from Consumer ECGs Into Clinical Workflow. Avive Solutions, Inc.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

One universal experience health systems around the globe have witnessed in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic has been the dramatic pivot to telehealth and virtual care platforms. country findings, note that 93% of younger doctors were unable to fully leverage health data to its full potential in their workflow during the pandemic.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

What You Should Know: – Laguna Health today launched a full app experience to bridge the care gap between discharge and recovery. – With two-thirds of hospital patients discharged to self-care at home, the new offering brings personalized, high-touch, digital-first care to the chronically underserved and abandoned patient segment.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The most effective, engaging, and enchanting digital health innovations speak to patients beyond their role as health consumers and caregivers: digital health is at its best when it addresses peoples’ health citizenship.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Amazon launches Amazon Clinic , a virtual care option that will operate across 32 states that offers up-front pricing, and treatment within hours, instead of days—helping customers achieve better health. Welcome to easy-to-use, effective care for common health conditions. Passes Away.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 25, 2023

Ram Krishnan, CEO of Valant Improving patient experience is a primary concern for behavioral health providers today. A positive patient experience can keep clients returning, while a frustrating or confusing experience may push them away. What is “The Patient Experience” and Why Is It Important?

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As we emerge from a public health crisis that magnified and exacerbated health disparities, the need to address social determinants of health (SDOH) has reached a pivotal moment. In both social and healthcare, the pressure is mounting to address key drivers of health and amplify value-based care models. .

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Mary’s unveils new name, but mission remains unchanged UCHealth sues thousands of patients every year. But you won’t find its name on the lawsuits.

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

As skilled nursing ‘teeters,’ leaders look to DC for help on pay rule and more. Consumers have changed the ways they interact with healthcare after the pandemic. HHS sounds alarm about ‘most dangerous malware’ threat targeting healthcare. Shooting at Tulsa hospital exposes vulnerability of health care facilities.

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

5 things to know about HHS OIG’s patient harm report. $15 15 million program will tackle behavioral health barriers in LTC. AMA, organizations launch effort to apply equity lens to patient care. AHA asks HHS to continue the public health emergency until conditions stabilize. How to Create a Healthcare Data Culture.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 20, 2019

It’s well-known that Philips has been firmly focused on health and health care, covering both clinical/professional healthcare as well as personal health for self-care. I was grateful to Sean for spending time with me at CES 2019 in Las Vegas to brainstorm the role of design in health/care.

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