Healthcare It News

JUNE 29, 2023

Most in the healthcare industry would say provider organizations have an obligation to offer better care to underserved populations. The question is how. Dr. Graham Gardner is a cardiologist and CEO and cofounder of Kyruus, a patient scheduling and payments technology and services vendor.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 8, 2024

THE PROBLEM Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC) staff know that with limited health resources throughout Northwestern Ontario, it's very important they work together across all hospitals that provide surgical services to improve access to care for remote and rural patients.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS A suite of electronics is enabling patients from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center facility and now Parkwest Medical Center with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, cellulitis and more to recuperate at home, according to a local WATE ABC6 report.

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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.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

By Martin Jones Current and emerging medtech change how hospitals, clinics, and medical practices deliver care. Yet, healthcare organizations face workforce and security challenges – ones that must be met while also appeasing the growing demands from patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2024

Providence, a 52-hospital health system based in Renton, Washington, views digital innovation as an important vehicle to overcoming industrywide challenges and transforming care delivery for the betterment of the communities it serves. " Dr. Kenneth W.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 8, 2024

All care delivered through UpDoc's artificial intelligence-based remote patient providers would be prescribed by physicians or clinical pharmacists who oversee the platform, the company said in an announcement on Friday.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Detroit-based Karmanos Cancer Institute, a network of 16 treatment locations across Michigan and Ohio that is part of McLaren Health Care, is using artificial intelligence to elevate risk assessment and is surfacing high-risk breast cancer patients who would benefit from supplemental care and imagery.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 21, 2022

For example, many hospitals and health systems use automation to ease the burden of staffing shortages and effectively manage and triage patients at scale. One type of automation is chatbots and related technology that can automate the triage and symptom intake process, along with surfacing education and discharge materials.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 12, 2024

Contact center vendor Talkdesk is placing a big bet on generative AI, transforming its technologies and processes with the AI that exploded in popularity with the release of ChatGPT. Why did you turn to generative AI to bolster your technology? We also use genAI to help our support agents do their jobs better and more efficiently.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

The world of healthcare is ever-evolving, especially when new technology is being adopted. 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 News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Connected care at-home technologies enable behavior change and empower individuals and clinicians to make informed decisions about healthcare treatment. By using them, providers can enhance patient engagement, allowing for personalized and proactive care management that drives better health outcomes and better care experiences.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 5, 2023

Lamm and peers at Stanford, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of California at San Diego are part of a pilot project by electronic health records giant Epic, testing Epic's large language model AI capabilities to enhance the provider experience. What is the goal of this project?

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 15, 2024

In addition to providing many crucial health services, they are the traffic cop to all the other forms of healthcare throughout a health system. Virtual primary care, experts say, can address challenges in traditional care by filling existing care gaps and offering various benefits to healthcare organizations, providers and patients.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 26, 2023

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. How does all of this lead to improved patient outcomes?

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 30, 2024

THE PROBLEM Patient portals facilitate efficient sharing of health information between patients, their families and healthcare providers. Yet, it's technically challenging to configure EHRs and patient portals to respect these privacy rights while also facilitating necessary information sharing.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 5, 2024

This dichotomy is therefore likely due in part to a lack of awareness and understanding around the technology. Before the public is forced to understand complex, revolutionary, future-state technological developments in healthcare, they must understand how the technology is safely used today.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2024

The following is a guest article by Bill Lewkowski, Vice President of Strategic Client Services at HCTec Gone are the days when patients or couriers physically transported copies of patient records from their primary care physician’s office, lab or imagining center to a specialist. Authorized users can access patient records remotely.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2023

One way to alleviate the burden on healthcare workers and potentially improve the patient experience and outcomes is remote patient monitoring. As president of Honeywell Sensing & Safety Technologies, Sarah Martin knows quite a lot about the opportunities and challenges of RPM.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 22, 2024

Dan Torrens, CEO of eHealth Technologies Patient data interoperability sounds like industry jargon, but it’s a vital piece of providing timely and accurate patient care. Relying on outdated record-sharing methods can delay the opportunity for patients to take advantage of life-altering care.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are key to unlocking patient data and solving some of healthcare's most complex problems. Technology allows easier access to disparate data sources without compromising data privacy or integrity. Even as the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 2, 2024

Now that telemedicine is a mainstream method for healthcare delivery, C-suite executives and health IT leaders at provider organizations must keep a sharp eye on trends in virtual care. Access to primary care is critical to improving patient outcomes and preventing costly complications that result from patients delaying or avoiding care.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 7, 2023

How would you keep your organization afloat if more than half of your patients suddenly walked out the door and never returned? Bandwidth surveyed 1,500 Americans about their communication preferences as patients at various points of the care cycle. Or maybe you’re an administrator for a large regional healthcare system.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 11, 2024

Today, Innovaccer , a leading healthcare company, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS) , a leader in Pharmacy-Payer performance technology. About Innovaccer Innovaccer is the data platform that accelerates care innovation through innovative AI technologies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Cancer is a highly complex disease but technology should ideally make caring for cancer patients simpler. Kathy Dalton Ford, chief product and strategy officer at Ronin, which develops clinical oncology software, very much believes virtual care and other technologies can help providers improve their cancer care.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 20, 2022

Healthcare provider organizations and clinicians are fortunate that telehealth has gone mainstream as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth opens up many new avenues to expand access to care, streamline the delivery of care, create new workflows and improve patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 17, 2024

1 Their departure will only worsen an existing gap between growing healthcare needs and a shrinking talent pool to provide them. This kind of advanced technology can optimize the distribution of workloads and image interpretation among fewer radiologists. We’ll see longer waiting times for patients and a dip in patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 10, 2023

Virtual care has proven that it can be a big help in connecting patients with the right specialists , and in a timely manner. Julian Flannery is founder and CEO of telehealth technology and services company Summus Global, which focuses on specialty care. Today, too many patients are lost in the labyrinth of the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS AWS accelerators are technical, business and mentorship programs that help startups advance their digital solutions using the cloud, such as last year's AWS accelerator focusing on health equity. A "BedSense" App provides insights into the needs of memory care and nursing home residents. and EMEA.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 20, 2021

Among the challenges of chronic disease management is the lack of interoperability between different medical records and inability to communicate effectively between patients and their physicians and social workers. "Without a high level of interoperability, it's just hard to achieve those outcomes."

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2024

At the University of California Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, faculty members are developing ways for artificial intelligence to help deliver better patient care and improved outcomes. In general terms, please describe openCHA and your goals for the technology.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2023

By necessity, the COVID-19 pandemic brought physicians into patients' living rooms virtually. RTM can empower patients toward better health and reduce extra in-person visits, making it easier and less costly for people, such as those in rural areas, to receive care. Given that nearly half of adults in the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Companies in a variety of industries are leveraging conversational artificial intelligence to better serve customers and support employees. Some healthcare provider organizations are using conversational AI to help caregivers and patients. Medical triaging and patient support.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

They erected field hospitals in parking lots and converted nonclinical spaces into auxiliary ICUs to provide care to sick patients. Physicians turned to virtual visits to continue providing care. In a turbulent environment, a host of ingenious solutions surfaced to help bolster the healthcare system itself.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

The problem is worsened by geography – in rural America, such providers are even harder to find. But technology has a huge role to play in lessening the crisis. Telemedicine technology can connect rural patients to psychiatrists in big urban hubs. What's in store for behavioral health in 2022?

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 24, 2024

Anna McCowan, Software Manager at Keysight Technologies AI is impacting every aspect of our lives, and the healthcare industry is no exception. From cost reduction to improved disease detection to personalized medicine, there are a wealth of benefits that the technology is unlocking, including supercharging digital twins.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

It can be especially effective for patients in those underserved or rural areas where we see the largest issues with access to care due to health provider shortages. It can be especially effective for patients in those underserved or rural areas where we see the largest issues with access to care due to health provider shortages.

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