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Steering healthcare's digital evolution: Marrying technology with the human element

Healthcare It News

As both a physician and chief clinical information officer, I have been privileged to observe the profound impact of technology in elevating patient outcomes and transforming healthcare delivery. " Dr Ana Rafaela Prado In the swiftly changing healthcare landscape, the fusion of technology and patient care is increasingly integral.

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Why voice recognition is the new competitive battleground in healthcare's digital transformation

Healthcare It News

It is common knowledge that the most significant burden for many caregivers is documenting and annotating clinical encounters in electronic health record systems; Voice recognition is one of many tools that can alleviate the problem and reduce clinician workloads today. Ambient clinical computing is still in the early stages.

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UW Medicine CIO's advice: prepping IT systems for COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Unlike a weather event or a shooting, our response to COVID-19 is a continuously evolving process that has no endpoint and requires us to adapt by the hour," said Dr. Jane Fellner, a UW Medicine physician who provides clinical guidance for EHR changes. " Actions you can take now. Get ready to quickly update your systems.

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Medical Records from Prospect Ransomware Attack Appear on Dark Web

HIPAA Journal

On August 3, the Prospect Medical Holdings health system was hit by a ransomware attack that crippled operations at the health system’s 17 hospitals and 166 outpatient clinics. The addition of the price tag has led some sources to comment that the notice is intended to accelerate a ransom payment.

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How health IT's leading innovators are using AI now, and where they see it going

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

And many forward-thinking CIOs and other technology leaders see how fast AI tools are evolving, and they are looking excitedly to a future where further clinical innovation will occur at rapid speed. But they're also gaining big benefits in quality improvement, cost efficiency, and more.

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Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These digitization efforts span the full spectrum of clinical and administrative operations. Reduce physician email clutter and simplify cumbersome physician documentation through ambient listening functionality Home care monitoring. Provide enhanced patient care in the setting that patients prefer most – their home.

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KLAS: PointClickCare Leads in Long-Term Care EMR Market Share?

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: New and more stringent regulations have increased documentation burden for long-term care (LTC) provider organizations, and this combined with other factors (COVID-19, staff turnover, increased LTC demand) has intensified clinician and nurse burnout in LTC.