Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

I’ve been talking with hospitals all over the country this year, and in recent conversations I’ve heard more and more about virtual nursing. Labor shortages and financial pressures are even shuttering some hospitals, leading to gaps in access for entire communities and piling on the pressure for remaining systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

Hospital leaders will invest in innovative, scalable and affordable options which provide a broad range of real-time data sources in one vertical view to their clinicians, allowing for more relevant and meaningful patient interaction. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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Dot Compliance

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Many of the steps device manufacturers are taking today to improve quality management and supply chain resiliency are aligned with the U.S. Many of the steps device manufacturers are taking today to improve quality management and supply chain resiliency are aligned with the U.S. The agency has allocated $21.6M

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

NATIONAL 79 percent have positive outlook for senior living and care: NIC 12 key legal issues impacting health systems AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare’s cyberattack A conversation about the HHS plan on AI in health care A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Million in Retaliation Suit John Muir, Tenet scrap hospital deal after FTC challenge Kaiser to lay off 79 administrative employees Leaning toward big wins in schizophrenia and vaccines, venture group raises new fund of $389 million Madera hospital creditors want to be paid, including CEO. health care spending hits $4.5

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

Jon Kimerle, Epic Alliance Manager at Pure Storage. Health systems are acquiring more complex software and technologies – as well as the people to manage them – while they continue to keep legacy tech. Additionally, labor shortages will double the medication error rate among providers, according to Forrester.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 19, 2024

NATIONAL 13 major health systems partner with high schools in $250M Bloomberg initiative Acute Hospital Care at Home data released AI can help identify social determinants of health American Hospital Association Sues Over Updated HIPAA Guidance Bill aims to push price transparency to ASCs Billing for patient messages to clinicians is increasing, study (..)

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? What happens if it disappears?

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Hall Render

JULY 21, 2023

Vincent’s nurse, physician communication among top in Alabama UAB Hospital receives millions in state funds to expand ED 988 one year later: More needed to expand mental health in Alabama communities of color Alabama lawmakers hear from Pickens County on effort to re-open medical center ALASKA City OKs $8.1M Million St. Million St.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Healthcare ransomware attacks cost US economy $77B Healthcare workers cite more burnout, and more are thinking of a career change Home health agencies get less than a 1% payment increase Hospital associations and hospitals file lawsuit challenging federal rule that ties providers’ hands in efforts to reach communities Hospitals are struggling to overcome (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

True advancements will be seen in predictive algorithms for drug benefits and toxicities, particularly in cancer treatment. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. 2024 will likely see continued hype regarding A.I.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

With the help of technology, the ongoing digital, and now cultural, transformation will enable providers and patients to catch health concerns earlier and provide better solutions in the long run. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

NATIONAL 9 health systems working with Amazon, Microsoft, Apple 293 hospitals at immediate risk of closure AHA chair-elect participates in CEO roundtable on rural health care crisis AHA report demonstrates benefits of 340B program AHA Urges OCR to Suspend or Amend Online Tracking Guidance AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in Rise (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

One long-time customer—a forward-thinking specialty hospital—came to us a few years ago to inquire about automating the delivery of critical lab results with our clinical communication system. You can imagine how delays would surface, as providers are often preoccupied and may not be able to call the lab right away.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them? NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 24, 2023

The urgency to remove silos and improve communication between various systems and organizations is paramount, as it promises to lead to greater efficiency and improved outcomes while at the same time lowering costs – and not a moment too soon, given the fact that the world’s population is aging and there is a growing shortage of clinicians.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M

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Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

NATIONAL 4 Healthcare Design And Construction Trends To Watch AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal AI may pose ‘existential threat,’ physicians warn in BMJ Biden’s nursing home staff mandates expected soon CareFirst, Noom program aims to ‘retrain’ the brain of members with obesity, (..)

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Hall Render

JANUARY 21, 2022

81% of ICU beds in use nationwide: How each state stacks up. 20 hospitals, health systems that provide the most ‘unnecessary’ care: Johns Hopkins. COVID-19 positive, asymptomatic healthcare workers return amid staffing shortages. Hospital Mergers Just Keep Getting Bigger. Following Data Breach.

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Hall Render

APRIL 28, 2023

Here’s what it means for patients U.S.

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Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

Amazon Pharmacy partners with health plans for discount drugs. Drug Shortages Worsening, Pharmacists Say. Hospitals and Health Systems Experiencing Severe Shortage of Pharmacy Technicians. Housing for hospital workers called ‘crisis’. How the PE Nursing Home Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In the Spring of 2020, a number of institutions—health, education, judicial, and others—went through a wrenching technological transformation: To prevent the spread of COVID-19, they took refuge online. More generally, how have televisits affected clinicians’ revenues, and how is the effect likely to change?

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Labor shortages have negatively impacted hospitals and health systems nationwide, intensifying the burden on healthcare workers already strained. Scott Gottlieb, a former commissioner of the FDA, identified the leveraging of real-world data as a “key strategic priority for the FDA” in 2018.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 11, 2023

Companies throwing technology at their staffing shortfalls — without first understanding the problem they’re solving for and how it actually impacts the customer experience — will be an utter failure. We asked several healthcare executives to share their health IT predictions and trends for 2023. Amy Brown, CEO of Authenticx.

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