HIT Consultant

MAY 10, 2022

Suddenly, healthcare needed to adopt new work models and technologies to provide proper patient care. No wonder healthcare ranked atop all other industries in “new ways of working and processes,” “new tech tools and infrastructure,” and “new staff wellbeing practices,” in a recent survey of 1,200 business leaders.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Our reporters will be on the ground to cover the exciting discussions on healthcare analytics, new models of care, and more. By HIMSS TV | July 29, 2022 Sponsored Conquering new heights in healthcare Healthcare IT is an evolutionary process, not a revolution, says one health tech executive.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 1, 2022

To put the extent of the issues in perspective, some hardware was more than a decade old; it could easily take clinicians five minutes just to reach the login screen. "Overall, our clinicians' ability to help, as well as our patients' treatment and overall experiences, were negatively impacted," she added.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In this regularly updated page, we offer their perspective and advice. By Bill Siwicki | September 27, 2023 News AI-enabled efficiencies can improve patient outcomes and reduce clinician burnout "By prioritizing healthy data management practices through the deployment of AI, IT leaders.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2020

There's the massive electronic health record modernization , of course, but also everything from a new National Artificial Intelligence Institute to an Apple Health Records rollout to a project focused on tablet-based telehealth. Finally, a veteran’s geographic location should not limit their access to quality care.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2024

The best example of this in our personal lives was when the iPhone was launched. The CEO is more rare, so it was great to hear the CEO perspective on the project and how it aligns with their strategic goals. The evolution of what we are focused on in health IT is pretty stark. It’s great to see that in 1.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

Telemedicine has been particularly important because of the large, multistate service region with many rural and frontier patients, mountain passes and snow that complicate travel, and limited numbers of pediatric subspecialists in the Rocky Mountain region outside of Denver. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 24, 2023

Since then, it has experienced a more than 150% increase in patients and has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past few years since it no longer relies on physical servers. With so much uncertainty, one thing remained consistent – our patients needed care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2022

Maimonides Medical Center is an academic medical center located in Brooklyn, New York. It is Brooklyn's tertiary care hub serving diverse communities with large Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured populations. THE PROBLEM. In 2018, Maimonides' leadership established digital health as a strategic priority for the medical center.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 5, 2023

To better connect with their community and ensure equitable access, healthcare organizations are shifting to a more human-focused, patient-centered care approach. Without a strong focus on language access, some groups of vulnerable patients may fall through the cracks.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 1, 2023

The world of medtech is no different, and for me and my team, connected care is the ground we travel, excavate, and explore on a daily basis. between 2022 and 2030, with other estimates projecting even faster growth. This learning enables the software to personalize future digital nudges for the patient.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

For something as important and as sensitive as healthcare, there are plenty of rules and regulations in place to protect both patients and organizations. Further, as artificial intelligence (AI) takes center stage, new regulations may be needed to disclose the nature and source of care dispensed.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Telemedicine Hospitals Compliance 108

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2021

We just wrapped up a series at HITN focused on CIOs and CMIOs nationwide, and the lessons they've learned over the past 18 months of the pandemic. I'm not personally convinced yet. People still needed to receive care, and clinicians felt it was their duty to deliver care. What have been some of yours?

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

This week, Parks Associates convened the Connected Health Summit , focused on the theme of consumer engagement and innovation. In this post, I’ll weave my favorite themes of consumer health engagement for self-care at home for ourselves and the people we love.

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2021

Kroger is the fourth-largest pharmacy operator by script count,” the Journal noted, adding details about Walmart, CVS Health, and Walgreens all fast-expanding their respective health care footprints. New data from NCSolutions (NCS) polled 2,017 U.S. consumers in March 2021 on perspectives one year into COVID. consumers).

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This has impacted the well-being of the remaining healthcare practitioners 5 as well as their patients – many of whom are deferring care that is vital to disease management and overall maintenance of health, 6,7 or who do not have access to timely emergency care.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 20, 2022

Life science organizations field a wide range of requests for medical information from the healthcare providers and patients they serve. Addressing these inquiries is important from numerous perspectives, from customer support and pharmacovigilance to post-market surveillance, medication adherence and patient outcomes. .

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

The shift to value-based care and an abundance of cash in the market are some of the drivers impacting healthcare mergers and acquisitions. Value-based care is becoming a key driver in healthcare M&A. Value-based care is becoming more prevalent , and many in the industry expect it to become the norm in the years to come.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This can be extremely difficult for leaders in today’s health care environment. This paper hopefully provides some insight to new managers on how to succeed in a competitive, challenging industry. But sometimes focusing only on the negative only attracts more negative. Are you leader, manager or both? They stand out more.

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AIHC

AUGUST 30, 2023

Using a telemarketing firm can help your organization, but it must be used within applicable rules regulating health care. Let’s define “telemarketing” - which is a process in which telephone calls are used to promote business within the industry or, let’s say, in your medical practice to increase patients flow.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

John Berndt, SVP Health for North America at Valtech The digital health market is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of approximately 25% from 2019 to 2025, according to NASDAQ. Needs for digital projects and initiatives have never been higher.

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Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2018

Design-thinking has come to health/care, finally, and Amy Cueva has been beating this drum for a very long time. I’m blogging live while attending HXD 2018 in Cambridge, MA, the health/care design conference convened by Mad*Pow, 26th and 27th June 2018. OK, then…What happens when an algorithm cuts your health care?

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Medical Billing Public Health Hospitals 75

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2021

That's the theme of this ongoing feature story series, where Healthcare IT News talks with IT leaders to focus on new lessons learned and how the executives will be applying those lessons today and into the future. "We are unquestionably leveraging technology in new and different ways," he said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

It's required new ways of working, new methods of communication, new solutions to old problems and innovative solutions to new problems. Healthcare executives up and down the line have learned many valuable lessons from their experiences this past year. Making digital connection the new normal.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2023

Ahmed Siddiqi, an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopaedic Institute Brielle Orthopaedics in New Jersey, started implementing models of digital, remote and hybrid care in early 2020. "I was looking to take advantage of digital care management to improve that process for my patients as well as my team.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Dave Bennett, Executive Vice President, Healthcare at pCare by Uniguest Consumers are seeking a healthcare journey that reflects their goals and will best fit their personalized needs.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

AI automation is still so new that it’s hard to tell what the exact impact will be. This project transformed a time-consuming process that required a lot of handholding into an automated workflow that has seen delivery and acknowledgement of new results in as little as seven seconds.

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Hospitals Patient Satisfaction Telemedicine Licensing 97

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 14, 2020

As MedStar Health launched its telehealth response to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of the health system’s caregivers first rose to the challenge of meeting a historic surge in demand for the existing MedStar eVisit urgent care, on-demand telehealth offering. Next, as part of a health system that previously has delivered more than 4.9

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 29, 2023

Colin Hung wrote a heartfelt tribute to Casey Quinlan , an outspoken advocate for increased patient involvement in healthcare decision-making and a more accountable (and affordable) healthcare system. Read more… Improving Device Management by Focusing on Physical Workflows. She may be gone, but her legacy remains strong.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, using analytics at the edge, healthcare providers can enhance patient outcomes, increase operational efficiency and resilience, and improve safety and security, while being agile enough to meet new healthcare demands and sustainability goals.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

While the cases of COVID have gone down and we’ve settled into a new normal, that isn’t the only crisis that we need a tech fix too. We need to start searching for how we can use technology , new or old, to fix health inequality and discrimination.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

Both are extremely valuable as patient volumes remain below pre-pandemic levels. We become an extension of our clients to get that cash in so that our healthcare clients can continue doing what they do best – providing optimal care. When we’re looking at revenue cycle, we’re looking at it from a cash and KPI perspective.”.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 10, 2019

But I’ve good news to report on the product front about women-focused consumer technology at #CES2019: there’s a lot more of it, and some of it very meaningful, impactful, and quality-of-life enhancing. I assert this through my health lens, as well as health-economic perspective.

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SQA

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

ANVISA Publishes New Measures to Prohibit Cosmetic Products Used in Injectable Form, 10 October 2023 ANVISA published two resolutions that suspended the trade, distribution, manufacture, advertising, and use of products from PHD Cosméticos Ltda. and Biometik Indústria e Comércio de Cosméticos.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 28, 2022

Healthcare groups urge Congress to extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver. FDA finalizes two guidances on including patient perspectives in medtech clinical trials. Alabama to get $350 million for new Medical West project. Alabama getting millions to strengthen access to health care in rural communities.

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