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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. The development of a patient-assistance app during this crisis exemplifies technology’s potential in offering practical solutions.

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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Mobile phone apps for mental health management have seen a global surge in popularity under lockdown. According to mobile app marketing intelligence firm Sensor Tower, the world’s top ten English-language mental wellness apps generated two million more downloads in April, when the peak of the pandemic was becoming a reality.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Health systems are rapidly transforming their healthcare delivery models with online access and patient engagement tools, remote monitoring and other virtual care modalities. There is unprecedented opportunity for digital health solution providers, arising from the digitalization of core care delivery services.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Nearly 35% of patient interactions will be digital in 2021, compared to 20% currently as delivery paradigms change. Remote monitoring tools and mobile health apps and services took center stage. Permanent reimbursement relaxation will be critical to make telehealth a mainstream delivery mechanism.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While remote patient monitoring and telehealth have been on the radar for a few years now, defined workflows and processes around it are continually evolving to improve the care delivery experience. Current care delivery for these chronic diseases is reactive. Infrastructure to manage chronic diseases remotely.

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Digital Health Disconnect Creates Unnecessary Roadblock to Patient Engagement

HIT Consultant

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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Health IT implementation best practices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

From front line care delivery, including triage, clinical decision support and patient experience to back-office operations, such as billing and revenue cycle, algorithms and emerging technologies are already proving their value. AI and machine learning: What cuts hype from reality? by November 01, 2018.