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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

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with home-based virtual care Also through its Virtual Care at Home program, Augusta has been able to show a reduced readmission. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

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As we're addressing such a big percentage of patient concerns through the combo of the Force platform and our nurse navigation program, our doctor offices are not getting bogged down in the back-and-forth of phone tag just to answer a simple patient question." " Then there are lower readmission and infection rates.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the industry has shifted to value-based care, many providers have found that investing in programs that address the social determinants of health is a way to tackle some of the root causes of illness, behavioral health challenges, readmissions and emergency room overuse.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Any abnormal responses or vital stats are tagged and reported to: a healthcare organization partnering with the employer, a clinician on the employer’s staff, or a human resources professional, for a referral to a COVID-19 testing site to confirm an infection and prevent spreading the virus in the workplace.

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‘We all have been waiting a long time’ Kaiser pays $67M for California medical office building Kaiser Permanente’s ASC strategy: 3 moves to know Medical lab operator sentenced to prison for $234M Medicare con Nurses at HCA California hospital approve contract Sacramento Native American Health Center’s new South Sacramento clinic gets $1 (..)

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TigerConnect unveils telehealth system to help providers fight COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

TigerTouch allows providers to control communication by initiating communications with a patient’s cell number via text message, thus solving phone-tag and voicemail problems. The system also enables care providers to securely exchange photos, videos and file attachments on their smartphones. WHY IT MATTERS.

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