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Inpatient telemedicine improves care and patient satisfaction at Howard University Hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With no vaccination or specific treatment on the horizon, Howard University Hospital, an academic medical center in the district, prepared for a major surge of COVID-19 patients. With a large Black community in Washington, Howard University Hospital prepared for disproportionately more patients and more severely ill patients.

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HIMSSCast: Toward a more human-centered approach to hospital stays

Healthcare It News

She also recently had an extended hospital stay that gave her time to do some thinking about some ways patient-facing technologies could be tailored to enable a much more humane and comfortable experience for inpatients and the clinicians who care for them. As crisis mode ends, hospitals renew focus on the patient experience.

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Hospitals rank low across industries for patient and employee satisfaction

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The report recommends that healthcare leaders develop a focused listening strategy that is driven by empathy, embraces data tools and addresses "meaningful fixes for patients and employees that should have been corrected a long time ago," wrote Dr. Adrienne Boissy, Qualtrics CMO, in the forward. THE LARGER TREND.

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Smart Hospital Solutions from Artisight

Healthcare IT Today

Stephanie Lahr, MD, CHCIO and president of Artisight , envisions a future where every hospital room hosts a camera and speaker in order to support two-way video. Hospitals are using Artisight’s capabilities for remote support of nurses, but they are expanding to other disciplines as well.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Patients also can message their care teams through the platform to confirm information or clarify a postoperative symptom they're experiencing." There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. On another front, there is patient-reported outcomes data.

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How telepsychiatry is optimal for hospitals and health systems

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At the same time, the fallout of COVID-19 has accelerated people's willingness to engage with telehealth and telemedicine. So how do hospitals and health systems deal with an influx of mental health patients seeking fast access to high-quality psychiatric care while improving patient throughput? Hospitals need help.

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Metro Health's telehealth and RPM program is helping patients avoid hospital stays

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Metro Health/University of Michigan Health is an osteopathic teaching hospital serving more than 250,000 patients per year throughout western Michigan. Metro Health had been exploring telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) vendors for almost two years before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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