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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

There has not been much rigorous evaluation of the “rampant” use of digital remote monitoring for acute care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Privacy and scalability, where assuring the security of health citizens’ protected health information (PHI) must be designed into HaH programs.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Mergers & Acquisitions Network Infrastructure Telehealth Health system CIOs are reducing their tech footprint and consolidating their IT systems for agility and efficiency. At nearly $15 billion, the funding surpasses the amount for the full year 2020.

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Digital Health Disconnect Creates Unnecessary Roadblock to Patient Engagement

HIT Consultant

Aaron Kaufman, EVP at Carenet Health. By all accounts, the last two years have accelerated consumer adoption of digital tools for managing nearly every aspect of our lives. Odds are good you used a digital payment method, alongside the 93% of consumers who say they’ve used tools like Venmo and Zelle over the last year.

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4 Factors Driving Healthcare Transformation in 2022 to Watch

HIT Consultant

In a dynamic time for the industry, here are four of the main factors driving the changes and what they mean for the primary stakeholders: The lines between traditional and digital are blurring. the opposite of a simple price tag. A related phenomenon: a few native digital firms have expanded into brick-and-mortar offices.

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It’s Time to Give Patients “Admin Access” to Manage Their Healthcare

HIT Consultant

Vik Krishnan, General Manager of Intrado Digital Workflows. That’s because the capabilities patients value most—including appointment scheduling, prescription refill requests, and bill payments—aren’t always convenient (i.e., digital) or easy to self-manage. Routine, preventive care is one example of this concept in action.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. Caravan Health President and CEO Tim Gronniger previously was chief of staff and director of delivery system reform at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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3 Reasons the Cloud is Critical for Ensuring Patient-Centered Care

HIT Consultant

There is also a greater need to focus on overall physical, mental and emotional well-being of patients, as well as more opportunities for self-service, including access to their records, making payments and locating additional information. The Digital Transformation Healthcare Movement.