Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2024

WHY IT MATTERS The plan, which extends through the rest of this decade, is organized around four key goals to improve the experiences and outcomes for health IT users and the policy and technology aspects needed to support health IT and electronic health information users.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 8, 2024

THE PROBLEM Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC) staff know that with limited health resources throughout Northwestern Ontario, it's very important they work together across all hospitals that provide surgical services to improve access to care for remote and rural patients.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Connected care at-home technologies enable behavior change and empower individuals and clinicians to make informed decisions about healthcare treatment. By using them, providers can enhance patient engagement, allowing for personalized and proactive care management that drives better health outcomes and better care experiences.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 23, 2024

Many of the virtual care and digital health systems in development, as well as those pursued over the past several years, are geared toward addressing three macro challenges healthcare currently faces: workforce shortages and burnout; hospitality capacity and throughput; and care fragmentation or patient access. " Dr. Kenneth W.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 30, 2024

"Nurses are all for tech that enhances our skills and the patient care experience, but what we are witnessing in our hospitals is the degradation and devaluation of our nursing practice through the use of these untested technologies," she said.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Some behavioral healthcare practices have begun advancing their patient portal and mobile app offerings. Native telehealth integration was a rarity in patient portals not too long ago. Patients with access to these materials may be more likely to fully engage with their treatment plans.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 19, 2024

As healthcare providers worldwide grapple with worsening healthcare staff shortages and rising service demand, low-code technologies have proven indispensable in bridging these twin challenges while promoting positive outcomes for both patients and clinicians.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

TimeDoc Health is a vendor of virtual care management, chronic condition management and remote patient monitoring technologies and services. The success of chronic care management pivots on patient behavior change, a transformational process that lies at the core of our mission at TimeDoc. In August, it named Brian Esterly CEO.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It embarked on a journey to foster disruptive innovations by establishing Inception Health as an independent vehicle to drive innovation and digital transformation, focusing on digital health technology. It's introducing a new operating model for healthcare technology. And what are the challenges of working with generative AI?

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 24, 2022

There's nothing about a person's day that doesn't have an impact on their weight – and that's why the team at the Weight Management Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist needs to be able to interact and engage with patients as much as possible. THE PROBLEM. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

"In addition, we were seeking a solution to facilitate standardizing our evidence-based care pathways across our health system, while incorporating flexible, virtual options for our patients for education, physical therapy, care team communication and more," said Dr. Isaac L. " Dr. Isaac L.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Manipal Hospitals has tapped Google Cloud to improve its virtual and remote care capabilities while leveraging AI to enhance patient experience. Aside from powering virtual care, Manipal's partnership with Google Cloud also seeks to create a digital platform for ordering medicines and build remote patient monitoring capabilities.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 11, 2024

WHY IT MATTERS With the grant, disbursed as part of the USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine program, will be used to outfit Geisinger Medical Center and Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital with new telehealth technologies as part of Geisinger's Virtual Nursing Program, which launched this past year.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 20, 2022

Telehealth opens up many new avenues to expand access to care, streamline the delivery of care, create new workflows and improve patient outcomes. How can telehealth be used as a patient engagement tool in inpatient settings? Other examples include virtual care in patients’ homes and assisted living communities.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 29, 2022

Patient engagement SaaS provider PatientBond and healthcare performance improvement and analytics company Vizient are partnering up to provide Vizient member healthcare organizations with digital patient engagement and behavior change programs. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Patient Engagement Population Health Workforce "Through my involvement with HIMSS Europe and EMRAM stage 7 validations, I’ve observed that the most successful organisations in healthcare IT are those with a stable, digital-savvy culture."

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 7, 2023

How would you keep your organization afloat if more than half of your patients suddenly walked out the door and never returned? Bandwidth surveyed 1,500 Americans about their communication preferences as patients at various points of the care cycle. Or maybe you’re an administrator for a large regional healthcare system.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Remote patient monitoring The question of virtual care's post-pandemic staying power has been answered resoundingly: Telemedicine is here to stay. Signs point to yes – and mature remote patient monitoring and telemedicine tools will be key. of remote patient monitoring patients comply with.

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Healthcare Success

JANUARY 2, 2024

Now that the holidays have drawn to a close, it’s time to return to your 2024 marketing plan and make adjustments that ensure your business is taking advantage of the latest trends in healthcare marketing to reach patients and HCPs more effectively and make a lasting impression. This helps improve click-through and conversion rates.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

THE PROBLEM Patient access is a top priority for AdventHealth, a health system based in Altamonte Springs, Florida. For the health system, improving the way it delivers care to patients starts with meeting them at the place of their needs.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With the Veris Cancer Care Platform, cancer care teams at the New Jersey Cancer Care, PA can now review patients' physiologic and clinical data in real time and deliver personalized care. In addition, the app allows caregivers and families to follow the patient's journey. The government is also investing in precision oncology.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 2, 2023

THE PROBLEM One area of innovation has been the development of oral anti-cancer drugs, including cytotoxic chemotherapies that patients can self-administer at home. "In addition, measuring medication adherence and appropriate identification and management of toxicities for patients on oral chemotherapies is challenging."

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The goal with Inbound Health is to offer the full stack of capabilities needed to scale at-home care models, according to Allina Health – such as engagement and workflow technologies, analytics, virtual care teams, home-based care pathways, supply chain partnerships, operational oversight and payment models. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 3, 2023

Engaging patients and communities to take surveys is always a challenging task for provider organizations of all shapes and sizes, regardless of who they serve. THE PROBLEM With any survey, efforts must be made to best explain the end result and how it will impact overall patient satisfaction and outcomes.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Yet, healthcare organizations face workforce and security challenges – ones that must be met while also appeasing the growing demands from patients. Digital health medtech presents an opportunity for executives to improve care levels and efficiency, simultaneously improving experiences and lowering costs.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 9, 2023

By necessity, the COVID-19 pandemic brought physicians into patients' living rooms virtually. RTM can empower patients toward better health and reduce extra in-person visits, making it easier and less costly for people, such as those in rural areas, to receive care. Given that nearly half of adults in the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Traditionally, healthcare data has centred around clinicians and institutions who largely controlled patient interaction. This is enabling patients to interact with health professionals and get involved in their own care, leading to greater engagement, improved outcomes and increased satisfaction.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 22, 2024

What You Should Know: – The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), along with The Sequoia Project, Inc., This new version of the Common Agreement brings several key improvements: Focus on FHIR API Exchange: CA v2.0 Empowering Patients: By enabling easier information exchange, CA v2.0

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Whether they are about mental health, COVID, general health concerns or any number of other issues, healthcare provider organizations constantly are managing droves of calls from patients. Overall, 76% of healthcare organizations saw an increase in virtual agent interactions, and that would not have been possible without cloud technology.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 28, 2022

Some health systems are beginning to reconfigure care models to proactively care for patients with chronic conditions and illnesses, and a key component of this is implementing remote patient monitoring services. You believe strongly that RPM technologies are the future of healthcare. Please explain.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 12, 2023

The pace of innovation is picking up as health IT vendors seek to integrate artificial intelligence into their offerings for provider operations, medical testing, patient engagement and other use cases. It can provide oncology-specific, comprehensive and empathetic answers to cancer patients' challenges.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 7, 2023

Louis, Missouri, has a special patient experience project coinciding with the opening of the Mercy Center for Performance Medicine and Specialty Care. The organization is bringing new capabilities to improve patient experience, lower cost and improve outcomes. Mercy, a massive health system based in St.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

That session, The Access Game Changer: Service Center and Technology’s Role , will be presented by Jim Feen, Southcoast Health's chief information officer, next month in Orlando. This required full support from the CEO through the entire village at Southcoast Health. What are some keys to building a successful one?

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With disinformation and confusion about COVID-19 on the rise, effective patient engagement is taking on an even greater role. Studies have shown that engaged patients show improved health outcomes and that effective tools can enhance service delivery. Patients rated the pilots at a satisfaction score of 90%.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In 2019, Cleveland-based University Hospitals saw an opportunity to use automation and digital care technologies to improve patient engagement, clinical care and outcomes. The organization wanted to offer its patients tools and options that support their personal healthcare journeys in these ways.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 31, 2023

Intermountain Health is looking to artificial intelligence and high-touch coaching to increase care personalization and medication adherence for patients with heart failure. They'll also remind them about essential medication changes and ensure that vascular patients have access to the medications they need between visits.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 15, 2021

"Patients want digital health tools, but they do not want 100 of them," said Matthew Warrens, chief digital innovation officer at UnityPoint Health. "Embracing digital transformation is key in order to align with patient demands and maintain market share. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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