Healthcare It News

APRIL 5, 2024

"[T]his shift has not only reduced the administrative burden but has also paved the way for substantial time savings in nursing and administrative tasks," administration manager Kelly Carpenter attested.

Medicare 263

Medicare Hospitals Accountability Doctors 263

Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

News and World Report “evaluated over 15,000 nursing homes to help you find the best care for your loved one.”. The landing page to find nursing homes is located here. The 2022-2023 ratings highlight nursing homes that earned a High-Performing rating in short-term and long-term care. The related press release is found here.

Nursing 40

Nursing Rehabilitation Prevention Hospitals 40

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, the GAO posted its review (same title as this blog) of infection prevention and control in nursing homes. GAO was also asked to review federal oversight of nursing homes in light of the pandemic. The document is 61 pages in length. A corresponding 7- minute podcast is found here.

Prevention 52

Prevention Nursing Health Data Healthcare 52

Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2024

At the University of California Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, faculty members are developing ways for artificial intelligence to help deliver better patient care and improved outcomes. But amidst this confusion lies a potential solution: personalized health data.

Integration 293

Integration Nursing Health Technology Accountability 293

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As president and CEO of Visiting Nurse Health System, Dorothy Davis is responsible for an organization that provides home health care, community care and end-of-life hospice services to more than 7,000 patients and clients each day throughout greater Atlanta. How do we train nurses to understand home health and hospice?

Nursing 52

Nursing Primary Care Medicare Health Data 52

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Ua-Anant has been at Bumrungrad for two years, building the foundations of a digital healthcare ecosystem which includes cloud infrastructure, automated marketing, online purchasing and ePayment, telehealth, and telehealth services including direct-to-nurse chat. Strong foundations. A win-win situation.

Hospitals 248

Hospitals Telemedicine Patient Experience Nursing 248

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The kit also comes with a digital tablet where they can upload their health data via a secure website. Those data are then reviewed by a specialist nurse who can also speak to them about their next steps via live video link at any time of the day, seven days a week.

Urgent Care 274

Urgent Care Nursing Hospitals Integration 274

Healthcare It News

MAY 4, 2023

It will use the health information taken from regular monitoring to promote clinical decisions and actions that will improve patient well-being and outcomes. In addition, the project will form a new digital health workforce by training doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in both hospital and primary care.

Primary Care 216

Primary Care Integration Doctors Nursing 216

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Wearables, mobile apps and cloud tools let patients monitor their health and decide when to request assistance. They interact with medical staff, share health data from their remote sensing devices and schedule appointments online. For example, automation and tablets help organizations deal with a workforce shortage.

Hospitals 254

Hospitals Patient Experience Prevention Doctors 254

Healthcare It News

MAY 17, 2022

Policy-makers in the EU are promoting an array of digital health programs, such as the European Health Data Space unveiled earlier this month. Kristine Sørensen, a digital health literacy expert based in Denmark says digital health literacy varies across countries, regions — even within families.

Life Sciences 317

Life Sciences Health Data Doctors Nursing 317

Healthcare It News

JULY 28, 2023

Its MOU with NEC Thailand will facilitate the digitalisation of health data, enabling the centre to create comprehensive digital care plans and enhance communication between family members and elderly patients. THE LARGER TREND NEC Thailand has been helping local governments brace for the impact of an ageing population.

Hospitals 161

Hospitals Rehabilitation Patient Safety Digital Care 161

Healthcare It News

APRIL 21, 2022

The pressures of COVID-19 pushed clinician burnout to new heights – one out of five physicians and two in five nurses say they will leave their profession within two years because of it, an American Medical Association study shows. How can chatbots and automation tech be used to combat clinician burnout?

Patient Experience 286

Patient Experience Hospitals Health Data Nursing 286

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

doctors and nurses alike, are considering leaving their current role in the next two to three years. That 1 in 2 clinicians is significantly greater than the global 37% of physicians and nurses thinking about leaving their roles in the next 3 years, according to the report Clinician of the Future 2023 from Elsevier.

Nursing 98

Nursing Doctors Prevention Health Technology 98

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Revolutionizing Healthcare Communication with Free ADT Exchange ADTs, which stand for Admission, Discharge, and Transfer notifications, are concise electronic messages typically dispatched by either a hospital or a Skilled Nursing Facility’s (SNF) electronic health record (EHR) system.

Nursing 52

Nursing Hospitals Regulations Health Data 52

HIT Consultant

MARCH 5, 2024

Another use case for immersive VR experiences is nurse empathy training. Training via this method enables nurses to gain firsthand insights into the challenges and perspectives associated with various medical conditions.

Telemedicine 105

Telemedicine Healthcare Physical Therapy Rehabilitation 105

Triage Health Law

JUNE 20, 2023

Although HIPAA does not impose specific requirements regarding where health data must be stored, the amendments to the Act require qualifying health care providers in Florida to only store health records in the U.S., health data) to foreign jurisdictions. It also includes “ health care practitioners ” (e.g.,

Health Data 59

Health Data Nursing Regulations Public Health services 59

Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Nursing informatics roundtable: Is digital transformation the path to resilience HIMSS Nursing Informatics Community Roundtable gathers a diverse group of informatics nursing leaders to share their views. Explore innovative ways to empower nursing informaticists at the individual, team, and advocate levels.

Healthcare 129

Healthcare Life Sciences Nursing Healthcare Innovation 129

Cloud Blogs

AUGUST 19, 2021

Rather than recap this unique dimension of the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition, I thought I'd share some of my key takeaways that will last beyond the August 9-13 event. From the initial coronavirus outbreak to now, we have seen nurses rise to each new challenge and tirelessly provide extraordinary care.

Life Sciences 97

Life Sciences Nursing Health Data Healthcare 97

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

By sending patients home earlier, aren’t we just transferring the burden of their care onto them, their loved ones, and community-based nurses? There is some truth that patients can struggle if they must record their own vital data (temperature or blood pressure). Bringing Hospital-grade Equipment to the Home.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Telemedicine Nursing Health Data 98

HIT Consultant

JULY 15, 2022

HPG) acquires Health Data Specialists, LLC (HDS), a healthcare IT consulting firm with expertise in Epic, Siemens, and Cerner platforms serving more than 300 hospitals and health systems. What You Should Know: – Healthcare Performance Group, Inc.

Nursing 52

Nursing Health Data Hospitals Healthcare 52

Cloud Blogs

APRIL 7, 2022

At the heart of this transformation are frontline healthcare workersthe doctors, nurses, and care team members that work to help keep us safe and healthy. It's clear that the current crisis calls for health industry leaders to increase their focus on employee wellbeing.

Healthcare 131

Healthcare Health Data Life Sciences Patient Experience 131

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2021

While healthcare facilities are still dedicated to providing the best care to patients impacted by COVID-19, it is imperative that healthcare practices, especially those like skilled nursing facilities, take cybersecurity seriously to prevent data leaks, care disruption, financial setbacks, and more. Patient Data and Patient Safety.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Rehabilitation Nursing Urgent Care 98

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

"Congress should urge OCR to withdraw the rule immediately," AHA said in its response to a request for information on data privacy and HIPAA.

Regulations 261

Regulations Hospitals Accountability Private Healthcare 261

Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Overall, 75% of consumers trust medical doctors, and 69% trust nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the long-anticipated ONC Cures Act Final Rule for health data interoperability. In the case of the Rule, the data will be provided to us via our smartphones.

Doctors 139

Doctors Health Data Nursing Prevention 139

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 27, 2021

. – Simplified food logging linked to health trends: A leading-edge food logging experience makes it easier for members to stay on track while also allowing them to observe and react to trends over time. Includes sodium and fiber tracking.

Prevention 98

Prevention Nursing Integration Health Data 98

HIT Consultant

MAY 12, 2023

The partnership will build on their integration of Health Connect by Android to give Lifesum users another important layer of health data to track. The sleep tracker function will be offered to Lifesum Android users who opt in to the open beta, and the company will roll out the service to all Android users in the coming weeks.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Urgent Care Integration Nursing 52

Healthcare It News

MARCH 11, 2024

" The past four years – marked by a world-disrupting pandemic that stretched health systems and their clinicians to the breaking point – have only exacerbated the burden and burnout felt by the provider workforce. CommonWell was approved this past year to participate in TEFCA as a Qualified Health Information Network.

Integration 224

Integration Patient Experience Healthcare Healthcare Improvement 224

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 4, 2022

With the right cloud-based solutions, organizations can integrate health data from disparate sources into a streamlined agent desktop and make insights more actionable.

Patient Experience 314

Patient Experience Integration Healthcare Providers Healthcare 314

Triage Health Law

DECEMBER 22, 2023

More sensitive health information will be subject to greater restrictions of access by medical practitioners, selected nurses and pharmacists based on their specific role in the care delivery of a patient. For example, retail pharmacists may be granted access only to medication and allergy records.

Medical Practitioners 59

Medical Practitioners Healthcare Providers Private Healthcare Health Data 59

HIT Consultant

APRIL 5, 2023

Health plans can also provide digital resources such as articles and videos that key into each individual’s needs. More than 44% of members have reported being unaware they could access a team of nurses at no cost to them through their health plan, and 75% of members have never used the nurse hotline service available to them.

Nursing 98

Nursing Prevention Health Data 98

Healthcare It News

JUNE 29, 2022

Integrating newer digital biomarkers with existing therapeutics, GluCare.Health’s six-month programme will reportedly involve a multidisciplinary clinical team, comprising a health coach, nutritionist, nurse or patient educator, and endocrinologist.

Life Sciences 178

Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Remote Care Nursing 178

Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 27, 2023

National Nurses Week: May 6-12, 2023 This Nurses Week, we salute all nurses around the world for the attention and care they provide to ensure safe and equitable healthcare for every patient. Nurses Day on May 6 (U.S.) The more than 3 million nurses working in the U.S. Data is based on voluntary reports.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Nursing Prevention Hospitals 52

Etactics

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The main goal for the HIPAA Privacy Rule (December 20, 2000) is to protect health information without infringing upon providing quality healthcare. Doctors and nurses must be able to care for their patient’s after all. Template builds on efforts by states, health systems, and individual organizations and individuals.

Regulations 52

Regulations Doctors Nursing Health Data 52

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Multiple studies, from The Nurse Practitioner and the Annals of Medicine and Surgery , identify POCUS as a convenient tool that reduces the number of imaging tests required to achieve a diagnosis and is able to circumvent barriers that have prevented certain populations from being able to access medical imaging in the past.

Prevention 111

Prevention Integration Hospitals Hospital IT 111

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Make care more accessible: People should be able to access quality healthcare—as well as their health data—no matter where they live, the different health systems involved, or the data exchanges necessary. This means overcoming barriers to receiving in-person care or across separate healthcare organizations.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Health Data Nursing Healthcare 52

HIT Consultant

JUNE 29, 2023

Advantus Health Partners forms a new 10-year, $2.9B strategic partnership with Medline to establish agility and scale, supply chain resiliency and enhanced clinical integration with the nurses and physicians who use Medline’s product. Wolters Kluwer Health and Laerdal Medical partner to launch vrClinicals for Nursing.

Integration 52

Integration Patient Safety Nursing Hospitals 52

GoMoHealth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

These real-time bi-directional communications ensure active participation from populations that typically experience barriers due to the social determinants of health that often stand in their way.

Nursing 52

Nursing Prevention Integration Health Data 52