Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 28, 2022

Analytics Cloud Computing Population Health Telehealth Workforce One CIO names the technologies and leadership strategies he'll be focused on this year: platform design, 'Virtual Care 3.0' Virtual Care 3.0, aka hospital-at-home. Here are some portfolio solutions to consider: Virtual care. ' and more.

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Hospitals Telemedicine Governance 187

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent. A significant percentage of ambulatory care will never return to a clinic. As an example, elder care differs from pediatric care. The challenges with telehealth in elder care were the topic of a recent study by Harvard Business School.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

Systemic issues of the nursing shortage, critical care capacity and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) were common across countries. Focus on the benefits of digital technology for nurses and patients, with continuity of care ensured through remote consultations. Lack of testing adds to pressure. are lower than Spain (9.7)

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Health system IT leaders need to be ready to enable care delivery anywhere, anytime, to any patient. Hospital at home programs are pretty popular in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Virtual care. Healthcare at your doorstep.

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Patient Satisfaction Hospitals Telemedicine Public Health 141

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | July 13, 2023 News Telehealth proves successful for opioid use disorder treatment Virtual care provider Ophelia found 56% of its OUD patients remained in treatment for six months. Kendell Cannon describes how her primary care practice sifted through the hype of artificial.

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Nurses Telemedicine Hospitals Medicare 109

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In 2023, nursing homes have seen increased citations by surveyors for noncompliance tied to their pre-dispute, binding agreements for binding arbitration with their residents. The Arbitration Regulations revised the requirements for arbitration agreements when they are used by nursing homes to resolve disputes with their residents.

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Nursing Homes Nurses Compliance Medicaid 73

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

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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Health Outcomes Hospitals Nurses HIPAA 157

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The Telehealth Epilepsy Care Collaborative, or TECC, at Boston Medical Center was developed out of the charge led by the federal government’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau to improve access to high-quality care for children and youth with epilepsy, especially those facing health disparities or living in rural regions.

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Hospitals Nurses Doctors Governance 158

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. Improving senior care and facilitating aging in place.

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Doctors COVID-19 Public Health Hospitals 178

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2023

Here's what that could mean for telehealth, as more funding enables new opportunities for care. As the pandemic graphically revealed, there are many hundreds of miles of homes without broadband. The IIJA defines "unserved" as homes that lack access to broadband at 25 megabits per second download and 3 Mbps upload.

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Governance Hospitals Health Insurance 120

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Population Health Telehealth Workflow Workforce On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, UW has ramped up telemedicine capabilities and made immediate changes to its EHR to support COVID-19 care. Consider hosting a drill where all non-essential staff work from home.

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COVID-19 Telemedicine Licensing Hospitals 192

Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

For this alert, “nursing homes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”). In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80 The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-887. COVID Testing Requirements.

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Nursing Homes Public Health Nurses COVID-19 40

Health Care Performance

JUNE 29, 2022

guidance for long-term care surveyors. The new guidance for Phase 3 requirements includes the long-awaited F-Tag F895: Compliance and Ethics Programs. CMS will begin reviewing nursing home Compliance and Ethics programs via survey on. NURSING HOME COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. Promote quality of care. IF YOU NEED HELP.

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Compliance Nursing Homes Nurses Compliance Officers 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

How do frontline military doctors successfully consult with surgeons back home when time is of the essence? Improving care through technology. Some of the most important technological developments take place in the field of medicine, radically transforming the quality of care patients receive now and in the future.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Doctors Governance Hospitals 189

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Many of these treatments are drug-based gene therapies–- but they come with an extremely high price tag. At its most basic level, data can help determine if the use of a certain drug affects the amount of money spent on patient care in the long-run. million gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder. .

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Governance Medicare Medicare Hospitals 98

Healthcare Compliance Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

A certified nurse’s aide (CNA) who was working in an Oklahoma nursing home has pled guilty to stealing money from a resident. The former CNA was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail, and ordered to surrender her nurse aide certification and to hold no employment involving care of elderly or vulnerable adults while on probation.

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Nursing Homes Nurses Fraud Medicaid 59

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 20, 2022

While these solutions are not directly enabling clinicians and caregivers with diagnosis and treatment, they still have an essential role in care delivery. Region Tag: Global Edition. This brings us to Oracle, now a major new player in healthcare tech with its planned acquisition of Cerner. He is the founder and CEO of Damo Consulting.

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Doctors Hospitals 350

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 Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity Experts from IQVIA say increasing diversity of data sources improves access to care and exposes.

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Patient Satisfaction Hospitals Telemedicine Doctors 110

Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. The meeting’s tagline this year is “Health That Connects + Tech That Cares.” ” That’s a good start and intent for putting people first for their own health and the health of the people for whom they care.

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HIPAA Hospitals 62

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Providing patient-centered, equitable and evidence-based health care is increasingly recognized as a goal the U.S. Traditional CDS encompasses digital tools that provide timely information, usually at the point of care, to help clinicians make informed decisions about a patient’s care. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Patient Satisfaction Health Outcomes 234

Total Medical Compliance Resources

JANUARY 12, 2024

Electricity is one of the most common causes of fire in homes and workplaces. GFCI extension cords can be purchased at any home improvement store. Prioritizing electrical safety is not only a legal mandate but also an important component of ensuring patient care within healthcare facilities. A report from the U.S.

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Compliance 59

Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

CMS has identified three (3) specific CoP tags for surveyors to cite, including: 42 C.F.R. c)(2) (Patient Rights, Privacy and Safety) obligation to care for patients in a safe setting. Despite these facts, there is currently no federal legislation addressing workplace violence against health care workers. §482.13(c)(2)

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Hospitals Nurses Nursing Homes Medicaid 111

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. Health care executive first; patient advocacy followed. Every key stakeholder group in health care should have a Chief Patient Officer ,” Stacy envisioned.

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Patient Advocacy Health Insurance Nurses 174

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. This development will also drive growth in virtual care.

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Hospitals 216

Health Populi

JANUARY 8, 2021

Goolsbee and Jason Furman, former Chair of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, tag-teamed the U.S. Job losses at the start of the coronavirus pandemic hit the health care industry hard. New data on mortality by health care profession reveals that nurses have been harder-hit, too, by COVID-19 than other professions.

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COVID-19 Nurses Public Health 129

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

health care system, especially laying bare inequities and inertia in American health care, explained in The Progress We Need: Ten Health Care Imperatives for the Decade Ahead from Manatt Health. Innovate long-term care. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed major weaknesses in the U.S. Achieve health equity.

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COVID-19 Public Health Telemedicine World Health 129

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

This is only natural as it reduces footfall to physical places and helps avoid the need for those who are most vulnerable in having to leave their homes. Staying at home has meant that many people were driven to use remote services. Early on there were many ideas about greater use of online pharmacies, such as Pharmacy2U or Echo.

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COVID-19 Telemedicine Hospitals Public Health 148

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

"In the past, we haven't worried as much about coordinating care across the patient journey, from preoperative education to surgical aftercare," said Andrew Lovewell, administrator. Columbia Orthopaedic Group felt it was representative of its quality and reputation to create a system that improved the care it offered patients.

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Patient Satisfaction Doctors Nurses Telemedicine 127

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electronic patient record configurations, and virtual clinics and consultations. A second wave of digital transformation?

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COVID-19 Governance World Health Public Health 161

HIT Consultant

JULY 26, 2022

Quality and consistency of care are just as important. The same McKinsey report shows that only 32% of physicians – the very people administering care online – feel that telehealth can improve the patient experience. Perhaps a patient doesn’t understand how to take their medication or administer an at-home test.

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Telemedicine Nurses COVID-19 HIPAA 98

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. “Clinicians were concerned about taking care of their patients, while minimizing avoidable risks,” he said.

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Telemedicine COVID-19 US Department of Health and Human Services Doctors 170

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The latest patient engagement survey from Stericycle Communication Solutions found that nearly half of patients have booked appointments online (48%) or sought care from a non-traditional provider (45%) in the last year, with half of those patients using retail care and one-third using virtual care.

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Medical Billing Hospitals 93

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

But those who needed abortions still had to travel to clinics for care – even when it comes to medication abortions, which consist of taking a few pills. "Receiving reproductive health care, including early pregnancy termination care, through telehealth is no different." This is due in part to U.S.

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COVID-19 Telemedicine FDA Public Health 180

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2023

To meet those demands, organizations should prioritize the creation of convenient digital-first environments that satisfy all parties involved in providing health care services. Customer Experience Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare The past couple of years have posed unprecedented struggles for customer care departments.

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Medical Personnel Hospitals 128

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2021

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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COVID-19 Doctors 160

Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2020

In particular, the hottest spot appeared to be a nursing home where one resident had been diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 28. The CDC reported in the aptly-named Morbidity and Mortality Report on this long-term care facility in late March, detailing cases among 81 residents, 34 staff members, and 14 visits. M is for mask.

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COVID-19 Nurses Public Health Doctors 111

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In an emergency like the pandemic, staffing shortages remain a persistent problem, but expanding facility infrastructure and deploying the devices that healthcare providers need to provide modern medical care can also be extremely challenging. heart rate, glucose levels, blood pressure, etc.)

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Medical Device Industry COVID-19 Hospitals Public Health 98