Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Yet, healthcare organizations face workforce and security challenges – ones that must be met while also appeasing the growing demands from patients. Digital health medtech presents an opportunity for executives to improve care levels and efficiency, simultaneously improving experiences and lowering costs.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Patient Engagement Workflow As ambient technologies improve, additional use cases to leverage voice will emerge – that leaves us with the question of how patients and physicians are responding to voice-enabled tools in their healthcare encounters.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 21, 2022

Automation has a major role in transforming the healthcare experience. For example, many hospitals and health systems use automation to ease the burden of staffing shortages and effectively manage and triage patients at scale. For example, Northwell Health implemented health chats with its patients.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 7, 2023

Louis, Missouri, has a special patient experience project coinciding with the opening of the Mercy Center for Performance Medicine and Specialty Care. The organization is bringing new capabilities to improve patient experience, lower cost and improve outcomes.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 7, 2023

How would you keep your organization afloat if more than half of your patients suddenly walked out the door and never returned? Bandwidth surveyed 1,500 Americans about their communication preferences as patients at various points of the care cycle. Or maybe you’re an administrator for a large regional healthcare system.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 24, 2022

There's nothing about a person's day that doesn't have an impact on their weight – and that's why the team at the Weight Management Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist needs to be able to interact and engage with patients as much as possible. THE PROBLEM. "The No. " PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2024

Some federal and state legislators are seeking to mandate patient-caregiver ratios to help improve care and reduce nurse burnout. The Senate's Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act prescribes requirements on direct care RNs and others. Chief among them: critical staffing challenges.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

By combining healthcare and e-commerce technologies and strategies, healthcare provider organizations can dramatically improve digital discovery of, and access to, care for patients, he said. Unfortunately, that's often not the case when a patient is seeking care.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 21, 2023

CHICAGO – In a vast, integrated health ecosystem, the future is high-tech and high-touch, "right in line with this year's HIMSS23 theme, "Health that connects, tech that cares," said. " Data entry is laborious and time-consuming, and it takes time away from patients. million beneficiaries worldwide.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Even in regions where healthcare delivery mechanisms are abundant, demand can be overwhelming while other healthcare operational challenges interfere with patient outcomes. "They understand their customers and they understand the fact that they need to not completely upset the workflow."

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 11, 2024

Not-for-profit organisation Salveo Healthcare has recently introduced a remote patient monitoring technology from the United Kingdom to support its delivery of preventative care in Tasmania. How were they prepared to assist patients in using remote technology? How about the patients; how are they finding the pilot run?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2024

The goal was to gather innovators, changemakers and healthcare providers to lead efforts to improve access to quality care with telehealth and remote monitoring. "We must offer patients diverse modalities of care, meet them where they are, and empower them to choose their preferred methods.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 24, 2023

The summer is coming to a close with a feverish launch of artificial intelligence tools some of the biggest names in health tech have designed to ignite electronic health record capabilities – from clinician documentation to claims office efficiencies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By using them, providers can enhance patient engagement, allowing for personalized and proactive care management that drives better health outcomes and better care experiences. Connected care at-home technologies enable behavior change and empower individuals and clinicians to make informed decisions about healthcare treatment.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the growing ubiquity of machine learning and artificial intelligence in healthcare settings, it's become increasingly important to meet patient needs and engage users. "Big Tech has stumbled somewhat" in this regard, said Bill Fox, healthcare and life sciences lead at SambaNova Systems.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Patient Engagement Population Health Workforce "Through my involvement with HIMSS Europe and EMRAM stage 7 validations, I’ve observed that the most successful organisations in healthcare IT are those with a stable, digital-savvy culture."

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 15, 2023

THE PROBLEM The rapid shift to consumer-centric care, spurred by the pandemic and the arrival of Big Tech , has created a competitive landscape in healthcare. Patients are becoming shoppers with greater choice in the marketplace, creating a novel sense of urgency to improve the way care is discovered and accessed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Manipal Hospitals has tapped Google Cloud to improve its virtual and remote care capabilities while leveraging AI to enhance patient experience. Last month, it announced its partnership with UK-based Isansys Lifecare to put up a remote patient monitoring system. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Social determinants of health – the food, shelter and security attributes of patients that exist outside of care settings – contribute disproportionate risks for disease, hospital readmissions and a lack of access to quality healthcare among vulnerable populations, including people on Medicare. Like what you hear?

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 23, 2021

Aaron Martin, chief digital officer of Providence, quipped on LinkedIn: "If you're a big tech and want to exit healthcare, this is the week to do it." "There are too many complex variables to solve, and the healthcare tech space is already too crowded. " How did Big Tech get here, and what's next?

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By Chorong Park The intersection of ableism, ageism, technoableism , and metaeugenics reduce the accessibility and quality of health care for elders with disability experience. Similarly, assistive technologies are focused on “normalizing” them to “improve” their abilities. They often say, “I cannot go to hospital without my kids.”

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The American Medical Association's had offered a blueprint as a call to action to address the divide between the unprecedented levels of digital health funding, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions – and their underwhelming impact, thus far, on healthcare quality improvement. WHY IT MATTERS. Design with an equity lens.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 9, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS In the letter , Warner expresses concerns about some news reports highlighting inaccuracies in the technology, and he asks Pichai to answer a series of questions about Med-PaLM 2 (and other AI tools like it), based around its algorithmic transparency, its ability to protect patient privacy and other concerns.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The companies say they will use automated processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning software on a cloud platform to digitize healthcare claims and improve the accuracy and timeliness of billing information. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What You Should Know: – The convenience of online pharmacies is undeniable, with a growing number of patients turning to them for prescription refills; however, a recent study by Software Advice reveals frustrations with app usability. Only 46% find them “very easy to use” compared to 69% in 2022.

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MedTrainer

MAY 9, 2024

In addition to this MedTech Breakthrough Award, G2 reviewers rank MedTrainer #1 for Healthcare Compliance Software , noting the platform is easy to use, easy for admins, and has the highest user adoption. Healthcare organizations can simplify processes using enterprise-grade software and eliminate additional vendors, contracts, and logins.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive uptick in telehealth use around the country, hard-hit nursing homes also turned to the tool to try and keep patients safe. Their interview subjects cited several positive effects of using telemedicine, including: The benefits of avoiding travel for the nursing home resident.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Jussi Reijonen, Account Manager at Medixine While contemporary healthcare is slowly but surely embracing novel technologies, front-line nurses are still a much under-used resource in bridging the gap between innovation and patient well-being. Still, there’s a lot that needs to change along the way.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 13, 2022

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network has launched a new digital programme which aims to help make a patient fit for surgery. The surgical pre-rehabilitation programme dubbed My Prehab was developed in partnership with Health Translation SA, The Hospital Research Foundation, and healthcare tech company Personify Care.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 13, 2023

Using the EMR system, the system will also automate the transfer of referrals between clinicians and administration user groups through to the designated Outpatient Service for scheduling. It is designed to improve patient care, enhance staff experience, and shorten ED waiting times, according to Alcidion CEO and MD Kate Quirke.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2023

Uber Health announced that payers and providers nationwide can soon use the same platform they may already use for non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery to order and deliver other covered items directly to patient homes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The new company will be led by CEO Dave Kerwar, who has previously served as chief product officer at Mount Sinai Health System, where he developed IT-driven direct-to-consumer, direct-to-employer and population health programs focused on quality improvement and cost efficiencies. WHY IT MATTERS. " THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 26, 2023

Healthcare information technologies like AI-driven decision support and patient outreach tools can enable hospitals and health systems to achieve improved outcomes through proactive, predictive patient oversight, some health IT experts contend. What role does AI-driven decision support play in this kind of patient oversight?

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2023

VR tech is a useful tool that can help you better engage with your target market, provide educational experiences, and open up new opportunities for growth. And VR tech can now help marketers take market research to the next level. And VR tech can now help marketers take market research to the next level.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 28, 2022

Several new partnerships were announced this week between legacy electronic health record vendors and smaller tech firms offering services and capabilities across a variety of clinical and operational use cases. Allscripts approves third-party referral automation platform for EHR.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The Patient 360 for Health CRM platform is designed for cost efficiency and productivity, according to Salesforce. Advanced Therapy Management, to provide pharmaceutical companies with visibility into the use of patient therapies, from referrals and appointment scheduling to drug manufacturing. WHY IT MATTERS.

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