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Roundup: Sun Pharma reports IT breach and more briefs

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LifeSigns powers Amala Hospital's smart ward Kerala-based hospital chain Amala Hospital has tapped RPM provider LifeSigns to help build a smart ward at its cardiology and medicine departments in Thrissur. It includes free interactive sessions with healthcare experts and masterclasses on health-related themes.

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Clinical Simulation and its Integral Role in Healthcare Training

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Since students were not classified as critical employees of hospitals, it became difficult for them to gain clinical hours with patients. The National Nursing Board has recognized the value of simulation by allowing nursing students to earn up to 50% of their clinical time on simulation. Journal of Nursing Regulation.

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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. This integration let virtual visit workflows blend seamlessly with an in-person clinic day."

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

HIT Consultant

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.

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Why Advocate Health Is Ripe For Home-Based Care Innovation

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Advocate Health is still undergoing a large-scale integration process to turn the two legacy enterprises into one. We really believe, as a value organization, that by moving to the home, we identify so many factors that drive health that you cannot see in a clinic or a hospital. We’re excited about that.”

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

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nursing turnover in a period of 12 months, in addition to an average increase of 4 to 5 percentage points in vacancy rates during the same period. It is critical for providers to not only understand how their patients’ health is progressing but also how those patients manage their own health beyond the hospital walls.

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P3Care Explains the Three Rules of HIPAA Medical Billing

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It is the information given by the patients during their visit to a clinic or a hospital. But none of us are 100% foolproof, and we can’t guarantee that a patient won’t catch a peek of a form or overhear the details when a doctor is talking to a nurse. It includes details such as: Addresses. Provision of healthcare.