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Bringing nursing to the table 

Healthcare It News

One of the topics he will address is the impact of the shift to consumerisation in healthcare. “I will reflect on how if you elevate the customer experience and take away the stresses associated with the logistics of providing the service, the consumer will focus on what is important - which is contact with clinicians.”

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RTLS & AI: Solving the Riddle of Healthcare Inefficiency

Healthcare IT Today

Popular in automotive, aerospace, and general manufacturing and logistics industries, they have paved the way towards smarter, more efficient industrial practices while contributing to the much vaulted “Industry 4.0” RTLS RTLS ( Real-time Location Systems ) are not new technologies, but they remain uncommon in most healthcare settings.

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The Lonely Epidemic: Social Isolation and Technology

Healthcare IT Today

When conversation turns to depressing or difficult topics, the platform could prompt members to deal with the feelings more constructively. For instance, it could ask a young person to describe a difficult time in their life and how they got through it, or discuss their plans for the future.

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Weekly Roundup – June 3, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

In the latest Healthcare IT Podcast, John and Colin tackle the topic on everyone’s mind. Personalized care company Validic acquired Trapollo , a remote care logistics company. Read more… Is AI Eating Healthcare ? Reveleer acquired MDPortals , maker of prospective risk adjustment software.

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

It is interesting to note that a 2012 report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on this topic concluded that hospital consolidation increases healthcare costs and that physician-hospital consolidation has neither improved quality of care or reduced costs. Some of the non-clinical areas include standardizing logistics and tracking.

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Opioid Drug Addiction: How Digital Health Technologies Can Help

The Digital Health Corner

Technology can become a vehicle used to bridge this knowledge gap while also addressing logistical and economic challenges in drug treatment. This is, as readers of this blog know well, a topic for other discussions. Digital resources for families and caregivers are necessary as well.

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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

The Digital Health Corner

Something which has received more attention in the past but has been surpassed by the aforementioned topics in both lay and healthcare policy press has been patient safety. Equipment servicing schedules, drug, medical device, patient and personnel tracking and other logistical considerations are important in patient safety.