Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

From appointment booking to post-discharge follow-up, hospitals and health systems are striving to innovate and personalize the way people navigate their care journey. News Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic The health system partnered with General Motors on an insurance product that enabled an onsite.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

And many forward-thinking hospitals and health systems are finding significant clinical, financial and operational ROI for their efforts. By Bill Siwicki | June 16, 2023 News Community Health Network finds big ROI in consumer-centric technology Since implementing discovery, navigation and merchandising tools, the health system achieved a 300.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 31, 2021

While there are myriad definitions out there for both terms, the following provide a good starting point: Population health management refers to the process of improving clinical health outcomes of a defined group of individuals through improved care coordination and patient engagement supported by appropriate financial and care models.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 1, 2022

In the race to roll out telehealth offerings and digital patient engagement tools during the height of the pandemic, many providers and health plans inadvertently created a rag-tag assortment of patient portals, health apps and clunky websites that can be impossible to navigate and even more difficult to integrate with existing tech infrastructure.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

On November 28, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality issued a memorandum to State Survey Agency Directors stating that hospitals risk Condition of Participation (CoP) violations for failure to adequately respond to and prevent incidents of workplace violence.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

When they struggle to navigate your website, when they experience long hold times, when they must wait weeks for an available appointment, when they aren’t sent text updates, or when they can’t securely send a message to their caregiver. Clinical safety: screening & escalations. HIPAA regulations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

To help meet this goal, the ambulatory surgery center contracted with health IT vendor Force Therapeutics, which offers a digital care management platform that leverages clinical data and custom protocols to educate patients and monitor their progress throughout an episode of care. " Then there are lower readmission and infection rates.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Many of the early DIY tools omitted the clues that disabled visitors depend on—for instance using raw markup to make a phrase look like a heading when they should use an HTML tag for headings. He navigates websites by traversing each link and tab. The tools are doing better, though. I’ll touch on these issues later in the series.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 26, 2022

Patients need human expertise, empathy, and guidance when navigating prescriptions to medication, at-home tests, and other remote treatments that affect their health. Even something as routine as an at-home test includes touchpoints with a primary care physician, insurance agent, pharmacy, testing clinic, specialists, and support staff.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 16, 2023

– While many vendors offer viable clinical systems, there are significant differences across the customer experience with patient accounting that should not be overlooked by small hospitals. Oracle Health (Cerner) respondents note the solution has an expensive price tag and lacks expected functionality and stability.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Scott Hondros, MHA, SCPM, VP of Professional Services at CenTrak Although the healthcare industry has shown significant resilience, the byproduct of the pandemic has amplified staff stressors across all operational and clinical roles. Navigational challenges can lead to late arrivals, missed appointments, and ultimately delayed patient care.

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Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

in billing fraud Arizona system names new CEO Banner Health CEO Peter Fine to retire after 24 years, handing the reins to health system president Four UArizona bioscience startups selected for Flinn Foundation program Gov. to Develop Wearable Blood Loss Detector An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals CHI St.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Biofourmis’ remote patient monitoring and AI-based analytics technology, Biovitals, provides personalized predictive care by leveraging active and passive data collected from clinical-grade patient wearables that continuously monitor more than 20 physiological parameters, as well as patient-captured data from a mobile app.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Mary’s Health Care System Georgia looks to South Carolina in certificate of need repeal fight HAWAII New Hilo Home For Health Students Who Are Doing Clinical Rotations Hilo Medical Center given $1M to expand services Mental Health Services For Youth On Maui Receive A Funding Boost IDAHO 3 St.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Although the health care industry navigated most of these challenges—largely through savings in other areas of project development—continued increases in construction costs will strain and potentially jeopardize the feasibility of some projects moving forward. Francis (SC), St.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Vincent Opens 10 Women’s Clinics in South Arkansas Lowell In-Home Care Company Faces Racketeering Lawsuit for Alleged Workforce Misclassification Megan Bonney Named President of CHI St. ‘We Opens in North Little Rock CHI St.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Physician specialties experiencing the most burnout Private Equity Ownership of Rural Hospitals is Growing, Report Finds Strategy to ‘harmonize’ COVID vaccine opens door to mandate, flu shot changes What hospitals will lobby for in 2023 ALABAMA Encompass Health To Add Rehabilitation Hospital In Northeast Hospital warns of tianeptine drug ‘crisis’ in (..)

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