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

Healthcare It News

Artificial Intelligence Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Patient Engagement Population Health Workforce "Through my involvement with HIMSS Europe and EMRAM stage 7 validations, I’ve observed that the most successful organisations in healthcare IT are those with a stable, digital-savvy culture."

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TikTok Reveals Consumers Want Engaging Healthcare Content

HIT Consultant

That goes for healthcare information, too. Dated, static educational pamphlets featuring dense explanations of illnesses and medical procedures just won’t cut it anymore. Historically, a lack of patient empowerment has been a struggle in healthcare. According to the U.S.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Joyoti Goswami At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency department visits, a 40% drop in hospital admissions and an average annual savings of nearly $8,000 per patient.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The FCC gave over $350 million in grants to healthcare organizations for telehealth capabilities – which was great! Every telehealth grant proposal must address the issue – and money – of broadband connections between patients and the healthcare providers. Region Tag: Global Edition. Let's get it done!

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Geisinger's digital strategy to combat COVID-19 and accelerate enterprise transformation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Analytics Population Health Quality and Safety Telehealth Workforce The COVID-19 pandemic may be viewed as the single largest disruptor in the history of American healthcare. Against these headwinds, and entering a new era that could redefine healthcare, rather than slow innovation, COVID-19 has accelerated Geisinger’s digital efforts.

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Mobile patient communication and telehealth tool helps transform Indiana Hernia Center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The corporate takeover of healthcare and the exodus of physicians from private practice into employed positions, combined with sub-par deployment of electronic health records and patient portals, has resulted in increasing patient and physician dissatisfaction with the current healthcare delivery model, he contended. THE PROBLEM.

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic essentially forced healthcare provider organizations, the government and payers to embrace telehealth as an essential way to enable physicians to see patients. CareMount also experienced some difficulties with app access from an audio/visual perspective. ” Telehealth added new stress into the mix, he said.