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Healthcare's newest pivot: consumer identity as the cornerstone of digital health

Healthcare It News

Digital health leaders are facing a new challenge today as the days of hand-waving about the strategic nature of digital investments have given way to a preference for cold-blooded execution. Healthcare consumerism is a reality; one way or another, health systems must adapt to this new reality. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Healthcare Organizations Warned of Risk of Cyberattacks via SEO Poisoning

HIPAA Journal

Phishing is one of the most common ways that malicious cyber actors target individuals to gain initial access to healthcare networks; however, contact may be made with healthcare employees over the Internet.

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Where IT leaders should focus their energies in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In the past, health leaders have naturally been risk-averse and have, of necessity, created systems that established a wide array of administrative roadblocks to change. Now is a good time for CIOs to look at ways to create a perfect platform that digs into a much more comprehensive array of data. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Epidemiologists have warned that a second wave of COVID-19 is on its way. "Because of the nature of the virus causing a big increase in ventilated patients, you need a certain number of drugs in order to intubate those patients," Krass said. In fact, in some countries, it's already here.

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Grand challenges and opportunities for patient-centered CDS

Healthcare It News

PC CDS offers new ways to incorporate patient, caregiver and family perspectives into evidence-based care facilitated by digital tools. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has provided a natural testbed for identifying novel ways that digital tools and technologies, geared toward patients and caregivers, can support patient-centered care.

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Beyond telehealth: the virtual care technology trends that will transform healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Notwithstanding the dramatic headline, there is no disputing that we are directionally headed towards a significant shift in the way care is delivered. My work with healthcare enterprises suggests that 80-90% of all outpatient visits could become "virtualized" in some way. Telehealth is here to stay.

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

HIT Consultant

Yet there is a way to address the expectations of patients while reducing the excessive workload and administrative burden of health system staff. This in turn lets staff take a backseat with regard to monotonous engagement tasks like playing phone tag (so they can instead focus on the direct patient interactions that matter most).