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Urgency-driven innovation in healthcare

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The healthcare industry continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with innovation and grit. Many organizations pivoted to allow nonessential workers to work remotely. They erected field hospitals in parking lots and converted nonclinical spaces into auxiliary ICUs to provide care to sick patients.

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CVS Health to purchase Signify Health for $8B

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In order to further CVS's healthcare services strategy, the acquisition of Signify Health adds clinicians that assess patients at home. The deal also provides CVS Health with a value-based care platform that connects payers to providers and providers to each other to lower costs and improve patient outcomes. Email: afox@himss.org.

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5G’s Role in Improving Quality and Reach of Healthcare

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Robin Manke-Cassidy, Director, Solution Marketing at Cradlepoint In the world of healthcare, new technologies aren’t just about being on the cutting edge of the latest trend. It’s about how technology can improve care and expand the reach of quality care through unprecedented methods. billion by 2030.

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How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

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are facing an increasing healthcare crisis due to shortages in healthcare providers and facilities, especially as the nursing shortage continues throughout the country. Family members may have to take them to and from appointments or doctors may have to travel to their homes, which can become a burden on family and caretakers.

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FHIR: The Three S’s of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources

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We have to be careful with our data. That’s why the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard was established. Imagine that a stroke victim could receive expert physician care from the back of an ambulance, or a doctor could monitor his patients’ blood pressure using an app on his mobile phone.

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What will be the impact of COVID-19 on the next wave of health IT innovation?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of all kinds of healthcare information technology, from telehealth to artificial intelligence. Crunchbase estimates that healthcare technology companies have raised a record-breaking $36.6 This leads to death and preventable hospitalizations, among other terrible outcomes.

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What the Telehealth Expansion Act means for tackling social determinants and boosting health equity

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The passing of the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 shows the federal government’s commitment to health equity, emphasizing the importance of increasing access to quality healthcare for all citizens, regardless of location or socioeconomic status. In doing so, patients will be able to receive care even if their provider is out of state.