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A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscape

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Population Health Telehealth Workforce The COVID-19 crisis has demanded innovative agility, relentlessly applied – proving again that information technology teams are crucial strategic partners for future goals. Now, our industry is poised for even greater innovative advancements.

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Technology is radically improving care for veterans

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Department of Veterans Affairs is transforming its technology systems to create foundational change, says its chief modernization officer. Empowering future innovation. Innovation doesn’t happen in a bubble. Department for Veterans Affairs. Surafeal Asgedom How do you play pool when one hand is paralyzed?

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RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies

Healthcare IT Today

Imagine undergoing knee replacement surgery, coming into the emergency department for a cardiac arrest, or needing emergent imaging due to a stroke. Friend of the Pharmacist RFID relies on tiny tags smaller than postage stamps affixed to each medication container, kit, and tray.

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Where IT leaders should focus their energies in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This represents a big opportunity for innovation. The centralized IT department is no longer relevant in today's environment. Explore a decentralized model in which top management delegates day-to-day operations and decision-making power to sector (department) experts, with technology specialists as part of the team.

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A new COVID-19 wave is coming – how can health systems prepare?

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" If a hospital department were to need more medications, Krass said, "They don't have the visibility of what drugs are in the operating room, or what's in [the Labor and Delivery ward]. "There was a big spike in the demand for these drugs." You have to get on the phone and call somebody."

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Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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 The value of integrating in-person and virtual care The retail industry with its e-commerce boom has lessons to teach healthcare, says an innovation.

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A stairway to a new chapter in healthcare

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'Break the silos' has been a tag line in data management for a long time, and COVID-19 showed it needs to become reality. NetApp has been innovative for years with its comprehensive data fabric approach to data. “Then as an IT department, you need to be aware of what can happen and how to protect against it.