Healthcare It News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Adrienne Boissy, chief medical officer of Qualtrics and a practicing neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, explained why emotional harm that can be caused by healthcare interactions needs to be heard. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

" According to the company's announcement Tuesday, the partnerships enable more coordinated and personalized patient experiences and simplify healthcare for employers, providers and patients. "To be clear, we’re not talking about the lowest costs. "It’s not an either/or; it’s both."

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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

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights has released two new patient privacy resources that healthcare organizations can use to educate patients about reducing their risks of a breach of their protected health information when using telemedicine technologies. Use encryption tools when available.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 4, 2024

To create the digital health promoter, WHO partnered with New Zealand-based Soul Machines, an interactive AI development firm. We reached out to Greg Cross, CEO of Soul Machines, to ask about algorithm development, how the company ensures bias and discrimination are minimized, and the maintenance of Sarah's data hygiene over time.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 26, 2024

In the new year, as provider organizations focus on getting back to basics and refocus on patient care, Press Ganey believes numbers will continue to increase, taking the healthcare industry above and beyond past patient experience achievements. Please talk about the very interesting outcomes you've noticed from kindness.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

"We cannot speculate about the total number of individuals who may have been impacted," Fred Hutch said according to the report, noting that the organization will be contacting affected patients within 60 days. We are sorry they are receiving these messages," she told Healthcare IT News by email.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2024

We interviewed Rhamani to learn more about openCHA – discussing LLMs' need for more comprehensive capabilities; how developers will be able to integrate external data sources, knowledge bases and analysis models into their systems using openCHA; and next steps getting openCHA out onto the healthcare market.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Deloitte 2024 Healthcare Generative AI Outlook study released this week takes a closer look at potential blind spots leaders may have as they implement generative artificial intelligence. "Consumer trust hangs in the balance," Deloitte authors pointed out in a separate analysis on the emergence of generative AI in healthcare.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Department of Veterans Affairs, Mynd Immersive – a technology company that specializes in extended reality therapies for aging adults – will collaborate with VA Immersive, part of the VA's Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, to address the psychological wellbeing of Vietnam veterans. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

And now healthcare providers are exploring and expanding new use cases and applications for a wide array of technologies that can enable patients to receive care outside of the proverbial four walls. By Andrea Fox | September 01, 2023 News Will CMS' Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program become permanent?

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

WHY IT MATTERS "This has made a huge difference in the lives of our heart failure patients, and has closed the gap in disparities," Dr. Kirk Garratt, medical director of the health system's Center for Heart & Vascular Health, told Healthcare IT News by email Wednesday. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

BOSTON – Anita Allen, professor of law and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, kicked off the 2022 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Monday, with a nuanced and thought-provoking discussion on patient privacy in an era of widespread data sharing. And disclosure is becoming the new norm."

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Prisma Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in South Carolina, says that by integrating digital patient communications, it's decreased no-shows to the tune of $4 million in savings within the first two years. " But it's not just about "the dollars and cents," said Rogers.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

"We cannot speculate about the total number of individuals who may have been impacted," Fred Hutch said according to the report, noting that the organization will be contacting affected patients within 60 days. We are sorry they are receiving these messages," she told Healthcare IT News by email.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 5, 2024

While technology innovators look to artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes and experiences, they are also finding ways to cut the red tape that generally slows healthcare down, according to many announcements this week. of calls to affiliated brokers or Nevada Medicaid – about 2,100 additional calls.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 12, 2024

Patty Hayward, vice president and general manager for healthcare and life sciences at Talkdesk (in Booth 1991 at HIMSS24), said genAI has a clear and non-clinical use case in contact centers – which is perfect for healthcare since experts agree it's best to prove genAI in non-clinical settings first.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 29, 2023

In paying homage to its Wisconsin campus in the booth – including some of its artwork and penchant for fireplaces and cozy seating – the goal is to welcome any and all to not only learn about the latest product innovations, but to come and talk to the minds at Epic. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This past week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill 1196a/Assembly Bill 1673a into law directing all state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid, to cover comprehensive biomarker testing, clearing the path for more patients to access precision medicine treatments. Roxanne Persaud in the announcement.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Working with the Veterans Health Administration's National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation, the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Verizon Public Sector, the VA will be providing broadband connectivity directly to veterans living in remote areas nationwide. "However, we are on a journey to change that."

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 30, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, the sharing of health information is a delicate balance, especially when it comes to teenagers. THE PROBLEM Patient portals facilitate efficient sharing of health information between patients, their families and healthcare providers.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Healthcare IT News sat down with Paul Brient , chief product officer of athenahealth, to gain his insights into how artificial intelligence can improve patient experiences and healthcare delivery, simplify healthcare interactions, and make healthcare more accessible, as well as hear how the electronic health record vendor is using AI today.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 19, 2024

According to the announcement, Azure OpenAI Service, Nuance and Epic partnered to accelerate the innovation of conversational and ambient technologies to enhance provider and patient experiences, expand access to care and improve healthcare outcomes. Nuance noted patients surveyed were positive about the use of genAI during appointments.

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Healthcare Success

APRIL 8, 2024

In the highly saturated healthcare market—where strategic decisions directly influence business growth—the 7 Ps act as a fundamental compass, often separating amateurs from professionals. Any serious discussion about you’re the components of your marketing plan should include these 7 types of marketing strategies. How is it better?

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hospital and health system C-suite executives and health IT leaders know the patient experience is crucial to ongoing success in healthcare. The question is: How to continually improve it? This week's podcast looks at what's on the horizon for the patient experience and seeks to answer that question. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 17, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence presents opportunities across provider functions and changing patient experiences, says Erik Barnett, North America advisory health and life sciences lead and digital advisory practice leader with Avanade, a digital, cloud and advisory service provider to healthcare and other industries.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 11, 2024

Patient engagement is high on the list of important trends that healthcare CIOs and other health IT leaders at provider organizations are working on. For decades, patients have been largely passive partners in their own healthcare. Those days are over. Patient engagement is a critical tool to help providers achieve their VBC goals.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Somai knows AI, and strongly believes it is an integral part of the healthcare ecosystem and poised to bring about powerful, transformative change to the industry. Healthcare IT News spoke with Somai to discuss AI in healthcare overall and AI at Inception Health and Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 9, 2023

8, seeking clarity into the technology developer's Med-PaLM 2, an artificial intelligence chatbot, and how it's being deployed and trained in healthcare settings. What documentation did Google provide hospitals, such as Mayo Clinic, about Med-PaLM 2? If so, how is the disclosure presented?

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 21, 2023

Data becomes a vital sign – it's our new pulse," she said. From the time Army, Air Force, Navy and Space Force service members join, and for the rest of their lives, DHA delivers healthcare to millions of service members, families and retirees worldwide, she noted. million beneficiaries worldwide.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 22, 2023

Innovaccer said "Sara for Healthcare" – named for Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and language – automates workflows, generates insights and conversationally supports decisions for healthcare leaders, clinicians, care coordinators and contact center representatives.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 31, 2023

Data privacy is about more than keeping personal information safe and secure, says Dr. Eric Liederman, Kaiser Permanente's director of medical informatics – it's an essential component for establishing trust with patients that healthcare organizations take personal safety seriously. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Companies that provide online tracking tools have been accused in class-action lawsuits of allegedly targeting ads to people based on information regarding their health that was collected through healthcare system websites and patient portals. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 19, 2023

ALS is a progressive motor neuron degenerative disease, and only about 25% of patients survive for more than five years after diagnosis, according to an announcement made Wednesday, during ALS Awareness Month. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Patient Experience Hospitals Healthcare 243

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care News NYU Langone Health promotes generative AI innovation with 'prompt-a-thon' Teams of clinicians, researchers and educators worked to find artificial intelligence-enabled.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 2, 2022

At the same time, notes Fran Ayalasomayajula, president of the social impact organization REACH, it's important to acknowledge another pervasive problem in the healthcare industry: the so-called empathy gap. Ayalasomayajula notes that the entire healthcare system can play a role in making the patient feel cared for.

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