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

HIT Consultant

It involves automating the most time-consuming forms of outreach and giving patients “admin” access so that they can self-service various functions at the touch of a button (via a text or chatbot). In fact, SMS, or text messaging, is at the heart of many self-service capabilities.

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Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Leverage SMS text based reminder/nudge messages, data exchange with regional partners, enhanced use of patient portals Financial efficiency. Introduce advanced medical equipment to enable monitoring and alerting services Robotic process automation. Extend telemedicine services that were rapidly introduced throughout the pandemic.

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Boston Medical Center boosts care for epileptic kids with telehealth-analytics platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Boston Medical Center specifically serves a significantly disproportionate number of disadvantaged patients living in the Greater Boston community. They live in a virtual world, so this app and the ability to access their care team through text messages [are] much more comfortable." THE PROBLEM.

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TikTok Reveals Consumers Want Engaging Healthcare Content

HIT Consultant

Dated, static educational pamphlets featuring dense explanations of illnesses and medical procedures just won’t cut it anymore. A quick search will discover that posts tagged with #DoctorsofTikTok have 8 billion views. Complex medical terms can be translated into the patient’s primary language for better understanding.

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Three Ways Enterprise Visibility and Automation Benefit Staff and the Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

The IoT technology and location sensors behind RTLS feature active-radio frequency identification (RFID) badges and tags to offer immediate enterprise visibility into the precise location of equipment, colleagues, or patients, while increasing workflow efficiencies.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

million medication instructions without. By Bill Siwicki | June 08, 2023 News Penn Medicine uses AI chatbot 'Penny' to improve cancer care Nearly 4,000 medication-related text messages were exchanged between patients and Penny – and.

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

HIT Consultant

Morris Panner , President, Intelerad Medical Systems. But for this to become a reality, patients and their providers need access to medical records and open lines of communication matched to patient preferences. As the healthcare sector embraces value-based care, the patient – not the procedure – is the central focus for providers.