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The great digital health reset – and how IT leaders should plan for what’s next

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Demand for mental health services has shot through the roof as workers – especially healthcare workers – struggled with increased workloads and stress. For some, it may even make more sense to wait for the red-hot talent market to cool off or to shift work offshore. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Patients have embraced the shift to digital, with nurses supporting digital engagement. More than 35,000 health workers have been infected (of which 60% were nurses), particularly in the elderly care home sector. Patients embrace the digital shift. Lack of testing adds to pressure. are lower than Spain (9.7)

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In charting a future course for healthcare, let’s think bigger

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The result will be a shift from institutional-based, episodic, and illness-focused care to a model that promotes wellness through a longitudinal and holistic view of the patient. Region Tag: Global Edition. People require expert care regardless of where they live and when they need it.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These will be prioritized to immunize three target groups: healthcare workforce consisting of service providers, management & support workers in hospitals and social care, adults above 65, and about 45% of adults with comorbidities. By the end of 2021, about 4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses will be delivered globally.

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Should You Consider Offering Cheaper Health Plan Coverage in 2022 for Vaccinated Employees?

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If you still have unvaccinated workers in January, might you provide a financial incentive for employees to be vaccinated, by charging them higher healthcare insurance premiums? The shift in rhetoric may be more palatable to decisionmakers and employees alike. Cost Differential.

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How to Improve Customer Experience in Healthcare with AI

Healthcare IT Today

Most businesses are simply unable to recruit, hire, and train enough workers to keep pace with the attrition rate of employee turnover. Inefficiencies of Digital Solutions: Self-service digital solutions play a key role in shifting the workload away from customer care departments, to help customers quickly solve their problems.

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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. – Susan Morse, Senior Editor, Healthcare Finance News.