Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2024

While telehealth alone doesn't appear to add significantly to a primary care physician's workload, mixing modalities – telehealth and in-person hybrid care environments – led to a 6% increase in time spent with documentary and EHR work, new research shows.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Covenant Health expanded its high acuity care hospital-at-home program in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday. "Patients at home – they recover better, their satisfaction is better," said Dr. John Busigin, medical director for the program. "The food is better, and I can be around my family," Slone said.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Last year saw industries, including healthcare, quick to jump in on the trend to get first mover advantage. We interviewed him to discuss how their partners in Asia-Pacific and the United States have received genAI, where this trend can go in 2024, and how healthcare stakeholders can effectively extract genAI's immense value.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Hospitals and health systems, especially larger ones, are using AI in myriad new ways – including leveraging it for improved patient experience, and for better patient engagement with the goal of reducing health inequities. How did you originally see AI being a fit for improving the patient experience?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2024

The initiative is designed to give experienced nurses the tools and empowerment to offer remote, system-wide support through Geisinger's 24/7 virtual nurse center, where registered nurses handle admissions, discharges and virtual rounds, enabling bedside nurses to prioritize hands-on patient care.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of all kinds of healthcare information technology, from telehealth to artificial intelligence. Crunchbase estimates that healthcare technology companies have raised a record-breaking $36.6 Each locale collects patient data, but the data sets don't talk to each other.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Some behavioral healthcare practices have begun advancing their patient portal and mobile app offerings. Native telehealth integration was a rarity in patient portals not too long ago. But it has become more common since the COVID-19 pandemic – and this trend is likely to continue.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

To improve how patients, providers and research sponsors connect, Epic's new Life Sciences program is designed to expand clinical trial access to more patients and better support the development of new research. million patients. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS. billion clinician visits at the time.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Can you imagine a world in which technology enables physicians and nurses to spend less time in front of a computer and more time with patients? “My brother was an orthopaedic surgeon, so healthcare had always interested me, and I worked on the project for three years,” explains Sherlock. ” A focus on empathy.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The companies say they will use automated processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning software on a cloud platform to digitize healthcare claims and improve the accuracy and timeliness of billing information. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Pair that with a longstanding physician shortage and it could be a recipe for disaster in ERs and urgent care centers this winter. One way to alleviate the burden on healthcare workers and potentially improve the patient experience and outcomes is remote patient monitoring.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 10, 2024

Rimidi offers a comprehensive clinical management platform designed to improve chronic disease management for patients and healthcare providers. – The collaboration aims to develop the Eversense® Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Program , which will integrate seamlessly with existing healthcare workflows.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2022

As it turned out, studies have shown that a great many patients and providers like the flexibility that telemedicine affords. Liz Fobare is vice president of product management at Kareo, a vendor of cloud-based clinical and practice management software for independent healthcare practices and billing companies.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

The world of healthcare is ever-evolving, especially when new technology is being adopted. One such new area is healthcare at home. Although we were forced into fully remote operations with COVID-19, we have been making modifications along the way and have discovered how beneficial it can be to our organizations and our patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s been said many times before, but the truth remains the same: the world of healthcare is ever-evolving. Scott Hondros, MHA, SCPM, Vice President of Services Commercialization & Strategy at CenTrak Healthcare organizations aim to strengthen communication channels. The following is what they had to share.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the world of healthcare, where we are constantly looking for ways to make things better, it is no surprise that we are facing a high burnout rate. While there are countless problems and struggles in healthcare, there are a lot of ideas and technologies right now that are working to make things better.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Andreessen Horowitz Bio + Health fund this week announced a new strategic partnership that aims to give an upstate New York health system access to digital health technologies that can help it address access challenges for its patient population. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Charlie Lougheed, CEO of Axuall The future of healthcare innovation over the next decade will be shaped by insights from clinician big data and AI, otherwise known as workforce intelligence. How we shape healthcare’s workforce, peer networks, and processes comes down to how we use data to surface meaningful information.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

Philips hosted a virtual round table with industry leaders to discuss the findings of the newly-released Future Health Index 2021 (FHI). In its sixth year, the FHI is an original research report conducted by Philips to analyse and determine the current and future priorities of healthcare leaders across the globe. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 14, 2021

Demand for "on-demand" telehealth services will grow, technology will normalize access to health experts via telemedicine, virtual chronic care management is growing and personalization will influence telehealth engagement. Q: Do you believe demand for "on-demand" virtual care will grow? If so, why?

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Bob Farrell, CEO, mPulse Mobile Over the last several years there’s been significant investment in digital healthcare startups and growth-stage organizations, particularly those showing technical innovation that delivers improved health outcomes and more efficient care delivery models.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 20, 2022

Cloud Computing Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Workforce As a high-flying startup ecosystem comes back down to earth, health systems with the financial resources will be able to double down on their digital transformation efforts. Unicorns to 'uni-gones'? Many will be gone soon.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

It has more than 1,000 care sites serving 20 million patients in 21 states. At CommonSpirit, the acceleration of new mediums of care delivery enables patients to live healthier via virtual asynchronous care and evidence-based, digital-enabled therapies. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic most certainly has driven telehealth into the mainstream of healthcare. And one area of telehealth that has seen particularly big gains in the past two years is remote patient monitoring. Further, RPM has reduced the amount of time patients must spend in situations where the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In the recent IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Health Industry 2021 Predictions report, experts at IDC Health Insights offer their thoughts about the issues healthcare and life science organizations will contend with over the next year and beyond. WHY IT MATTERS. Here are IDC's 2021 predictions.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2023

What You Should Know: – Zocdoc , the healthcare marketplace, has released its inaugural What Patients Want Report , offering valuable insights into what patients seek from their healthcare experience and providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 13, 2020

Three-quarters of patients who obtained healthcare virtually during the pandemic said they want it to be a standard part of care in the future. However, a majority also said they left the visit without knowing what the next steps were – suggesting that providers still have a role to play in follow-up care.

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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 4, 2024

SVP of Healthcare Economics at MultiPlan Data has become the lifeblood of healthcare, making it possible to gain granular insights that enable more effective and precise patient-centric care. What might happen in the future, and determining the best course of action to take is often hard to assess at scale.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

EMEA's Digital Health Future The "Summer Conversations" series explores "What's next in 2021?" HIMSS Corporate members share their thoughts on upcoming healthcare trends in the community across Europe and the Middle East. " when it comes to key growth areas in digital health. August 12, 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

According to a survey released Tuesday by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, the majority of physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, patient experience, cost and professional satisfaction. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 31, 2022

In particular, Inde will be incorporating wayfinding technology which uses patients' smartphones to communicate with the building's systems via a geolocation app. In particular, Inde will be incorporating wayfinding technology which uses patients' smartphones to communicate with the building's systems via a geolocation app.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

And it is thanks to those advantages and benefits that healthcare at home is continuing, even as there are still challenges to work on and in-person operations return. So let’s take a moment to pause and evaluate healthcare at home to see where we are and where we need to go.

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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.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

The following is a guest article by Ben Cushing, Chief Architect of Health and Life Sciences at Red Hat Artificial intelligence (AI) is showing up in more healthcare contexts, from drug discovery to diagnostic imaging to robot-assisted surgery. They can also improve patient experiences and contribute to better patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 24, 2021

An independent study commissioned by a pediatric virtual care company found that 92% of pediatricians and clinicians believe that telemedicine will remain part of health practices in the future. More than half of patients use a mobile app on their smartphone for telemedicine visits. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A survey released this past week by the cybersecurity company Kaspersky found that globally, the majority of providers have already implemented telehealth capabilities, with many saying their patients are more interested in virtual sessions due to their convenience. WHY IT MATTERS.

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