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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. By fostering responsible AI innovation, we aim to harness its power to improve health outcomes while safeguarding patient rights and data privacy.

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Employees of Two Hospitals Post Unauthorized Photos and a Video of Patients

Med-Net Compliance

Two recent cases highlight the importance of skilled nursing facilities maintaining and enforcing social media policies and procedures, and proactively educating staff in acceptable practices. The employee posted the photo with emoji symbols and tagged a coworker in the post. Update as needed.

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Inflation, Health, and the American Consumer – “The Devil Wears Kirkland”

Health Populi

“For patients and their employers, the increases have meant higher health-insurance premiums, as well as limiting wage hikes,” Melanie Evans explained. and how that nexus is impacting Americans’ well-being across the many dimensions of “health:” physical, financial mental, and social.

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Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Feature More than ever before, healthcare organizations are working harder to prioritize the patient experience. Mere "patient engagement" isn't enough anymore. Surgeon General declared social isolation to be a "global epidemic." By Bill Siwicki | June 02, 2022. By Bill Siwicki | May 10, 2022.

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Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Focus on the benefits of digital technology for nurses and patients, with continuity of care ensured through remote consultations. Patients have embraced the shift to digital, with nurses supporting digital engagement. Patients embrace the digital shift. Lack of testing adds to pressure.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Some folks believe telehealth applications take up very little space on patients' computers, so how can broadband be an Achilles' heel? Let me count the ways.

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Where IT leaders should focus their energies in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This platform can include offering deeper dives into population health management, accurate cost of patient care, CMS and social data, supply chain optimization (especially when we are having issues with the supply chain on a global scale) and, most importantly, insight to bring more efficiencies in your daily hospital operations.

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