Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

"We proposed to improve integration into Dignity Health's electronic health record system so that care teams can interact with the Propeller platform as a part of their native clinical workflow with the EHR," Rhein noted.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 18, 2022

The accepted proposals set goals to improve access to underserved patients and to improve patient care in high-stakes hospital settings. According to the funding announcement, the framework arose from a challenge in how to treat critically ill patients in the hospital that are at risk for subclinical seizures. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago had only two entry points for patients looking to receive care – calling the centralized access center or walking into the emergency room. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. " Phase three focused on the integration of telehealth and making all these tools available in Spanish.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 22, 2024

Since 1996, when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law, there have been good advances in patient data interoperability, but as a whole, the industry has not embraced them. Hospitals and healthcare systems can do better. Sharing data through faxing and CDs is still very common.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Yet, when viewed through the lens of improving patient outcomes, data integration rises to the top of the priority list. Well-integrated data benefits the entire care journey, from care access and delivery to coding, billing and payment to ongoing quality improvement.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 22, 2024

The private Sydney Adventist Hospital (the San) in Sydney's north is an early adopter of the NSW Cancer Institute's guideline for anticancer drug dosing in kidney dysfunction (ADDIKD). Cloud-based technology has enabled one healthcare provider's swift transition to a new cancer treatment guideline.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

What You Should Know: – Zoom is now accepting beta customers for Zoom’s new integration with Cerner’s electronic health record (EHR) platform, available by sending a message of interest on Cerner’s App Gallery or talking to your Zoom account executive. Zoom’s Integration with Cerner.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 16, 2022

When it comes to your health and treatment, hospitals leverage a variety of sensors and instruments to collect the necessary information to monitor and diagnose your health status. While not as accurate as the instruments used in hospitals, consumer health-tech devices are already providing considerable health and fitness benefits.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 14, 2024

Besides being all the rage in the industry, digital transformation is a key component to the strategy of forward-leaning hospitals and health systems today. Similarly, seamless data exchange across hospitals, health insurance and regulatory systems is crucial for efficient functioning.

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p3care

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

to track down patient payment accountability. The information about the service provider, such as the dentist, surgeon, specialist, clinic, or hospital. The post What is ERA in Medical Billing & Why it Should be Integrated? Patient Liability. Unpaid or wrongly paid bills and claims can be easily followed up on.

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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. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 9, 2024

Director of Revenue Integrity at XSOLIS Of the many complexities within the healthcare industry, medical necessity determinations can be the most challenging – and pose one of the greatest barriers to efficient revenue cycle processes and appropriate reimbursement. billion in administrative costs for hospitals and health systems annually.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Albany Med - Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) in Hudson, New York, is a community hospital and health system serving more than 100,000 residents in Columbia and Greene counties. Patients would look for their symptoms on Google and seek care at other hospitals and health systems in the region that had a stronger digital presence.

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Accountable Care Doctors

MARCH 19, 2021

The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), a coalition of visionary medical groups and health systems supporting accountable value-based care, has added Joe Kimura, MD, MPH, to its board of directors. Coalition of Leading Medical Groups and Health Systems Confirms Board Appointments for 2021.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

JANUARY 14, 2022

There is mixed evidence about whether hospital mergers improve quality. 2022) investigates the impact of a recent hospital merger on quality in New York. The merging hospitals were described as follows: NYU Langone Health (NYULH) is an urban academic medical system. A recent paper by Wang et al.

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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. By integrating genAI into the fabric of healthcare, we stand really on the brink of a new frontier in medicine and life sciences.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 24, 2023

Microsoft and Epic expand cloud-boosted AI integrations Out of the combination of Microsoft’s cloud and AI technologies and Epic’s clinical workflows and insights, the companies announced several conversational, ambient and generative AI technologies blossoming across the Epic electronic health record ecosystem.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It has also been integrated with the hospital group's web-based PAS. These additions provide "significant efficiency improvement" for hospitals. The electronically signed documents and payment receipt are then returned to the webPAS to automatically update the patient’s account as paid.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 16, 2024

Michael Gao, MD, CEO and co-founder of SmarterDx Applying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in hospitals and health systems can be overwhelming for leaders due to AI’s complexity (it’s not one technology, but several) and rapid proliferation. Leaders need to account for these costs in addition to the vendor fees.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

"We just published a report that answers the question of how likely you are to acquire COVID-19 from a hospital admission," said Dr. Jackie Gerhart, lead clinician for Epic Research, referencing a brief from Monday.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Practices shifting to this virtual or hybrid care model should not overlook how bi-directional data integration between their electronic health record (EHR) and patient engagement tools, including telehealth platforms, ensures optimal patient care, efficiency, data security and a vastly improved patient experience. .

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

"Video visits grew substantially with COVID accounting for almost 75% of our outpatient visits during COVID. "Finding a way to integrate the technology into clinicians’ standard work is essential for long-term adoption," she explained.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 15, 2024

The Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), which would eventually be mandatory if finalized, would have selected acute care hospitals put under full responsibility for the cost – and quality – of care from surgery up until the first 30 days after hospital discharge.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

David Stupple, National ICT Director of Calvary Health Care, also joined the discussion as he talked about the hospital group's digital transformation. That foundation also enabled the hospital network to ride the pandemic wave early. "I think leveraging private or public cloud has allowed us to be agile," Stupple said.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Inpatient Clinical Care 340B Management Systems: Verity Solutions Verity 340B Acute Care EHR (Large – Over 400 Beds): Epic EpicCare Inpatient HER Acute Care EHR (Medium – 151-400 Beds): Epic EpicCare Inpatient HER Acute Care EHR (Small – 1-150 Beds): MEDITECH Expanse Acute Care Automated Dispensing Cabinets: BD Pyxis MedStation ES (..)

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

"Transporting a resident to the hospital can be a very traumatic and stressful experience," said Powell. But even before the crisis, several skilled nursing facilities used virtual care technology to keep patients in place , reduce hospitalizations and improve care. Saved organizational resources. Improved access to care.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 21, 2022

US hospital systems validate the safety, clinical utility, and robustness of newly FDA-approved devices, 510(k) cleared, before adopting them into clinical practice. This work occurs alongside evaluating how to integrate the medical device into the hospital system’s diagnostic paradigms, including in relation to quality improvement programs.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Hospital prices (for inpatient and outpatient care) are the largest driver of rising health care spending in the commercial market in the U.S. Much of the increase in price stems from hospital market consolidation and the failures of competition in the health care marketplace. Or are they reflective of imbalances in market power?

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 9, 2022

hospitals reported critical staff shortages, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, while a recent Kaiser Family Foundation/ Washington Post poll found that around three in 10 healthcare workers had considered leaving their profession. Urgent need to address burnout. Staffing challenges in healthcare are well-publicized.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

DispatchHealth Raises $330M for Hospital-at-Home Care. Edifecs and Empowered-Home announced a partnership to provide automated prior authorizations to medical associations, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent Physician Associations (IPAs), medical groups, and home healthcare agencies.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 1, 2024

Key Allegations The lawsuit alleged that TRG engaged in improper billing practices related to radiology services provided to hospitals and other healthcare providers across the country. . – The settlement amount of $3.1M will be divided between the US government and various states. Attorney Damian Williams.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2023

Due to FQHCs’ integrated care model and government ties, it is harder for these organizations to find comprehensive EMR and PM solutions that meet all care setting needs and are also reasonably priced. athenahealth- Integrated EMR/PM solution is a core strength that allows FQHCs to document easily and operate efficiently.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 3, 2023

How Value-based Administration works VBC networks are comprised of multiple stakeholders that may include hospitals, health systems, private practices, payers, accountable care organizations (ACOs), clinically integrated networks, social service networks and community-based organizations (CBOs).

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In March, Signify Health acquired Caravan Health , which serves Medicare beneficiaries through accountable care organizations. "We are both building an integrated experience that supports a more proactive, preventive and holistic approach to patient care." In 2022, Signify Health clinicians are expected to serve 2.5

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Across hospital settings, IT infrastructure has not kept pace with ultrasound innovation. Despite the many benefits of POCUS, the opportunity for wider implementation is hindered because today’s POCUS tools do not seamlessly integrate with existing hospital IT infrastructure.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 8, 2024

TNBC Challenges: Accounting for only 10-20% of breast cancer cases, TNBC is particularly aggressive and carries a higher risk of recurrence. Building on Previous Success This new study expands upon a prior subgroup analysis of TNBC patients from the PreciseBreast-Mount Sinai Hospital validation study.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 9, 2024

Revolutionizing OR Staffing: iQueue Staff Planner Enhances Efficiency and Patient Safety Charge nurses and nurse managers have seen a significant 5-hour weekly reduction in administrative tasks thanks to iQueue Staff Planner, as discussed at LeanTaaS’ Transform Hospital Operations Summit in Chicago.

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