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

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 Today

JUNE 15, 2023

Healthcare stakeholders need the patient data that healthcare providers possess. The healthcare industry’s steady progress toward interoperability and health information exchange promises to improve data exchange to address these challenges. Here is one example of how payer exchange is being automated today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

Neil UW Medicine was one of the first healthcare systems on the front line of the global COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. UW Medicine IT Services recommends healthcare organizations take the following actions now to prepare their IT services for COVID-19. " Actions you can take now.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Cam Roberson, VP at Beachhead Solutions Healthcare delivery organizations and those working with them that are still in business are either well aware of their duties under HIPAA, work with managed service providers that understand the law well, or…are lucky to have made it this far.

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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

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The following is a guest article by Stephen Dean, Healthcare CRM Expert and Co-Founder of Keona Health. AI-software automates and helps guide the telehealth tasks required to build, strengthen, and expand the patient-provider relationship. But if you automate these processes, the system can send out these messages automatically.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

Success Stories & ROI Having gained some hard-won wisdom about the dos and don'ts of information technology investments in recent years, healthcare providers are getting bolder in their digital transformation spending.

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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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HIT Consultant

APRIL 1, 2022

This transformation – which everyone had been predicting for years, but never really hit a tipping point until the pandemic – should be a boon for healthcare. Even a best-in-class, healthcare call center can typically only reach about 50% of a population list using the phone alone. .

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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 Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

During my interview with UserWay we ran a test on Healthcare Scene, the site where this article appears. Healthcare Scene uses a WordPress template. The next article in the series looks at the relationship between automated and manual reviews of accessibility, and discusses some automated tools.

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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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HIT Consultant

JULY 26, 2022

Digital transformation has increased healthcare access, but quality and consistency are lagging behind. The healthcare industry has gone digital faster than anyone could’ve expected. Digital options are known to increase healthcare access and convenience for patients. Healthcare is different. The Healthcare Evolution.

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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. Happy Halloween!

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

healthcare system, which operates on a fee-for-service insurance infrastructure, is leading to increased provider burnout, patient dissatisfaction, and ballooning costs. In addition to providing doctors with relief from unnecessary administrative burden, patients are looking to DPC for higher quality healthcare with a transparent price tag.

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Compliancy Group

JULY 29, 2022

For the 12th consecutive year, healthcare breaches had the highest price tag. According to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022, the average cost of a healthcare data breach has skyrocketed to $10.1 This is especially true In highly regulated industries such as healthcare. This is an increase of 9.4%

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Healthcare Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

Not creating, implementing, and updating policies and procedures leave healthcare organizations at risk for poor or inconsistent patient care, the possibility of adverse events , lawsuits, or even the loss of healthcare funding. Policy management software aids in the continuum of care throughout the healthcare organization.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

ASCs must stay current on healthcare regulations that affect billing. ASCA members can view an ASC-specific surveyor tag tool. For patient safety, fair reimbursement, and healthcare system integrity, regulatory bodies set compliance requirements. Compliance protects ASCs and strengthens the healthcare system.

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Healthcare Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

As healthcare organizations grow, the need to develop, monitor, and control policies and procedures becomes a challenging task. What Is Healthcare Policy Management? Healthcare policy management is the process of creating, implementing, and evaluating policies and procedures in the healthcare field.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2020

Connected Health Mobility Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth How contact tracing, contactless experiences and remote monitoring will redefine healthcare and public health. My work with healthcare enterprises suggests that 80-90% of all outpatient visits could become "virtualized" in some way.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Many hospital leaders are turning to digital transformation tools like generative AI and intelligent automation to reduce administrative burdens and support efficient operational workflows. Intelligent automation tools are also designed to be integrated into nurses’ workflows rather than be a disruption.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 24, 2023

Scott Hondros, MHA, SCPM, VP of Customer Excellence & Strategic Consulting at CenTrak The last few years have caused significant disruption and constraints of budgets, staffing, and resources throughout healthcare facilities, from the bedside to administrative teams. Without widespread staff adoption, the solutions won’t be as effective.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2022

For the past two years, healthcare agencies have been preoccupied with addressing the immediate priorities of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without realizing it, agencies have taken their first steps towards the promising future of intelligent healthcare. The future of healthcare: intelligent, efficient, connected.

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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.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Morgan Healthcare Conference is how our healthcare industry today is addressing the mental health needs of Americans. Like much of the rest of healthcare, it is a mix of exciting innovation, contradictions, siloed approaches and the entrepreneurial Wild West. Mental Health, Virtual Care and the Healthcare System.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

When patients visit a healthcare facility, they want to make sure they’re being seen and treated by a qualified medical professional. Provider credentialing is a systematic process used by healthcare organizations to verify and evaluate the qualifications, competence, and professional background of healthcare providers.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On the contrary, patient engagement is becoming a c-level imperative at healthcare systems across the country. Effective engagement has emerged as a leading tool on two fronts: – Counteracting the labor crisis in healthcare by improving job satisfaction through the streamlining of intensive manual outreach and rounding.

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Redox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

According to the 2020 CAQH index , PA is the single largest expense for the healthcare industry with a total price tag estimated at about $767 million annually. It is meant to ensure recommended treatments are safe and evidence-based, while also preventing healthcare overuse (and overspending). The post Healthcare is broken.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Vincent North Welcomes Bonney as President Governor discusses rural healthcare during Mountain Home’s ‘Capital for a Day’ CALIFORNIA 3 health systems’ retention strategies that paid off in 2023 Cedars-Sinai CEO to retire CVS shuttering 25 MinuteClinics in Los Angeles Judge to consider Madera hospital reopening plan. ‘We

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

NATIONAL 79 percent have positive outlook for senior living and care: NIC 12 key legal issues impacting health systems AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare’s cyberattack A conversation about the HHS plan on AI in health care A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Daytona Beach medical office building/surgery center HCA Healthcare breaks ground on new freestanding ER in Orlando Lee Health’s new state-of-the-art bloodmobile hits the road Naples physician charged with Medicare fraud gives up license; enters guilty plea Nemours opens full-time office for children in Panama City with St. La Shawn K.

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