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Addressing Point-of-Care Ultrasound’s Shadow IT Problem

HIT Consultant

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is taking hold across healthcare, and for good reason. By administering ultrasound technology at the point of care, whether that be the patient’s bedside or an ambulance, POCUS prevents patients from being sent to another facility for imaging or waiting for a radiologist.

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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center boosts telehealth with $600K from the FCC

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"First, while we had in place technology to enable telemedicine – in particular virtual visits – it had not been optimized for use nor integrated within our clinical workflows or our EHR," said CIO Thomas Furlani. "What we refer to here as a great digital divide that is common across healthcare."

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5 Must-Have Features for AI Platforms in RCM

HIT Consultant

Emily Bonham, SVP of Product Management, AGS Health A healthy, stable revenue cycle is crucial to every healthcare organization’s success. healthcare costs, which means that all areas of a patient encounter, from check-in to billing and claims, are potential targets to obtain greater efficiency.

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Quality vs. Quantity: The Case for Clinician-Centric Technology

HIT Consultant

This prioritization shows that digital transformation in healthcare is really about the people, not the technology. Over half (51%) of healthcare leaders agree that data silos hinder their ability to utilize data effectively. Keeping pace with this influx of data sources is a growing challenge. Effectively managing patient loads.

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Why The Stakes are Higher for Hospitals When It Comes to Data Loss & Inadequate Storage Infrastructure

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James Loveday, Healthcare Specialist at Loadbalancer.org. According to the World Economic Forum, hospitals produce around 50 petabytes of data per year. And with 6,039 hospitals in the US alone, that amounts to a sizeable amount of data requiring secure storage. Hospitals are sitting ducks. Conclusion.

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How virtual health is transforming care delivery

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Virtual health technology is enabling healthcare organizations to reimagine how care is delivered and managed for the long term. article , healthcare providers reported 50 to 175 fold increases in telehealth patient volumes since the onset of the pandemic. According to a recent McKinsey & Co.

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How virtual health is transforming care delivery

Cloud Blogs

Virtual health technology is enabling healthcare organizations to reimagine how care is delivered and managed for the long term. article , healthcare providers reported 50 to 175 fold increases in telehealth patient volumes since the onset of the pandemic. According to a recent McKinsey & Co.