Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Population Health Telehealth Workflow Workforce On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, UW has ramped up telemedicine capabilities and made immediate changes to its EHR to support COVID-19 care. Clinical staff will need immediate changes to the EHR to facilitate COVID-19-related documentation.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Patient Engagement Workflow As ambient technologies improve, additional use cases to leverage voice will emerge – that leaves us with the question of how patients and physicians are responding to voice-enabled tools in their healthcare encounters.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

HIMSS23 APAC Healthcare thought leaders, disruptors, and changemakers across Asia-Pacific will convene once again in Indonesia – this time in the country's capital, Jakarta – from 18 to 21 September 2023. Get all the coverage from this event on this page.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

Department of Veterans Affairs is transforming its technology systems to create foundational change, says its chief modernization officer. VA is answering these questions and dozens more by transforming its technology systems to create foundational change. Surafeal Asgedom How do you play pool when one hand is paralyzed?

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Many healthcare systems around the world are overburdened. But what are they exactly and how could they contribute to a more efficient healthcare environment? How RTLS Works Most RTLS systems depend on a combination of tags, sensors, and software. These tags come in a variety of sizes and will vary in range and data quality.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is making waves, transforming the way pharmacists and healthcare professionals ensure patient safety. The advent of RFID technology has changed the game. Friend of the Pharmacist RFID relies on tiny tags smaller than postage stamps affixed to each medication container, kit, and tray.

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McBrayer Law Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Posted In Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) , Code Enforcement , Medicare In addition to staying up to date on the constantly changing landscape of COVID-19 requirements, healthcare providers must also stay well-informed of industry changes unrelated to the pandemic.

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MRO Compliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

HIMSS TV 2023 Forecast: Balancing Patient Privacy and Data Sharing I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Andrea Fox, senior editor of Healthcare IT News, a HIMSS TV publication, to discuss the future of balancing patient privacy and data sharing. Prior authorization changes may open the door for privacy leaks.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

There may be need for organisational, financial and governance changes to drive this change internally and through the ecosystem. 'Break 'Break the silos' has been a tag line in data management for a long time, and COVID-19 showed it needs to become reality. Therefore, you need a comprehensive plan.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2024

A recent survey conducted by 9amHealth found that 48% of Americans are on or want to be on a GLP-1 medication, and a staggering 20% would even change their jobs to get access to coverage for the drugs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 31, 2020

There has been a remarkable amount of change, growth, and learning that has occurred both within my organization and in myself during this time. Through these contributions and collaborations, my organization has changed in ways we never dreamed of at the beginning of this past decade.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 23, 2021

Paddy Padmanabhan When David Feinberg, head of Google Health, announced this past week that he was departing to take up the CEO role at the EHR company Cerner , media reports took it as an admission of defeat by Google in the campaign to win in the healthcare space. There was no shortage of commentary on social media.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Many of these treatments are drug-based gene therapies–- but they come with an extremely high price tag. These, of course, are dilemmas that healthcare policymakers have been struggling with for many years. The latest example–and most expensive medication to date– is bluebird bio’s recently-approved $2.8

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 28, 2022

David Chou Since the arrival of the pandemic, healthcare organizations have faced a cultural shift. In the past, health leaders have naturally been risk-averse and have, of necessity, created systems that established a wide array of administrative roadblocks to change. Region Tag: Global Edition. ' and more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Joyoti Goswami At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency department visits, a 40% drop in hospital admissions and an average annual savings of nearly $8,000 per patient.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. The year 2020 has been a year unlike any other year in our history.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 20, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Healthcare organizations face risk in not delivering exceptional consumer experiences. Michalene Elliott Kinsler Healthcare organizations face risk in not delivering exceptional consumer experiences. However, these relationships are increasingly tenuous.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

As the healthcare industry becomes more interconnected in response to a wide range of economic and societal factors, the landscape is changing for all parties involved, including payers, providers, and patients. In the traditional healthcare system, the price you pay for services depends on your insurance coverage ?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

A much-cited catalyst for change is that the crisis created a common purpose and urgency to make decisions. This may not be straightforward as it concerns a central tenet to successful healthcare delivery in the UK: the relationship between patients and the service.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 19, 2023

John Vivoda, Senior Director of Patient Strategy at Wolters Kluwer Health, Technology has drastically changed the way we consume information in our daily lives. That goes for healthcare information, too. Historically, a lack of patient empowerment has been a struggle in healthcare. According to the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

David Chou Healthcare chief information officers had a lot to take in at HIMSS22 this past week. There were many new product and partnership announcements and insightful panels and discussions, but here are two critical takeaway themes from HIMSS22 relevant to healthcare decision-makers like you! Healthcare cloud is everywhere.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

Feature More than ever before, healthcare organizations are working harder to prioritize the patient experience. News The future of healthcare: What 2022 could bring A look ahead at what the uptick in interest and usage of digital health will mean for the future of. Mere "patient engagement" isn't enough anymore.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. What can healthcare provider organizations do in 2022 to fight burnout and retain staff?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

Telehealth In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story: The dramatic spikes in telehealth visits in March and April have dropped off, even as in-person visits have started climbing slowly. In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This theory has been tested within the healthcare industry over the last few years as the COVID-19 pandemic aligned with, and expedited, the retirement of many employees in the Baby Boomer generation. Healthcare professionals have remained resilient over the course of the pandemic and the resulting stress has been well documented.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

healthcare system needs to aspire to and is working towards. Finally, patients and providers need assurances that PC CDS tools are regularly updated as evidence changes. Region Tag: Global Edition. Providing patient-centered, equitable and evidence-based health care is increasingly recognized as a goal the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Andrea Fox | August 29, 2023 News HCA working with Google Cloud on clinical generative AI The healthcare giant will expand its work with Google to help automate workflows and streamline. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Patient Engagement The process.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

ASCs must stay current on healthcare regulations that affect billing. New CMS and AMA guidelines, coding changes, and reimbursement methods have been implemented. To avoid penalties, maximize revenue, and accurately document claims, ASCs must understand these changes. ASCA members can view an ASC-specific surveyor tag tool.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early forays into the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging in the healthcare industry were plagued with issues. “But the landscape has changed. “But RFID has changed considerably. ” Mike Isabell, Principal Engineer at CCL eAgile, agreed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2019

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are set to transform healthcare. And that will only change in the months and years ahead as more startups get funded, proofs-of-concept demonstrate success and pilot programs take flight into production environments. Healthcare innovation solving problems. Collection. Collection.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

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. Partnerships.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2023

Video made telehealth a star Community-owned broadband networks have the power to transform entrepreneurs into captains of industry, change the course of governments and make people LOL at kitty antics. Many states have someone designated as the healthcare/telehealth advocate, champion, healthcare statewide or healthcare representative.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dmitrii Evstiukhin , Director of Managed Services at Provectus In today’s world, personalized and efficient digital interactions are expected, especially in the healthcare industry. This article offers a simple five-step framework for adopting AI/ML-powered customer experience solutions in healthcare.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

Stacy doubled down on the explanation of being a “healthcare executive” before morphing into patient advocate. I wanted a robust career in healthcare management, but it just so happened that my career got disrupted…twice,” she recounted. I like business and people.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 10, 2022

One of the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that healthcare facilities need to scale up operations quickly to respond to a public health emergency and that doing so is a significant challenge. For many decades, the deployment of devices inside healthcare facilities has been dependent on wired power sources or battery power.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

Amongst these tragic circumstances there has also been a lot of attention on technology in healthcare and public health. Some of that technology is an acceleration of what was already there, some of that technology may be transformative but there has been appetite for change and focus on doing things using technology.

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