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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

Healthcare It News

Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system. NYC H+H patients would then be scheduled for same- or next-day clinic-based infusion therapy."

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HCA Healthcare rolls out in-EHR referrals to Talkiatry's telepsychiatrists

Fierce Healthcare

Primary and urgent care providers within HCA Healthcare’s network now have the option to refer their patients to Talkiatry’s full-time psychiatrists from within their electronic health record thank | The integration, which is live across the "vast majority" of HCA's systems, allows primary and urgent care physicians to quickly refer (..)

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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

Healthcare It News

A South Florida-based academic medical center, Memorial operates six hospitals, including the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital; numerous primary, urgent and 24/7 care facilities; a health specialty center; and a nursing home. "Ensure the technology integrates seamlessly with your existing systems.

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Ayble and Commure Integrate to Tackle Chronic GI Care Crisis

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ayble Health , a digital health platform for patients with chronic gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, and Commure Engage , an AI-powered care coordination platform, have announced a strategic integration that promises to revolutionize GI care delivery.

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Te Whatu Ora Waikato deploys new attendant solution and more briefs

Healthcare It News

The New South Wales Government has recently expanded statewide its virtual urgent care service for children. It provides them with a centralised view of all requests and resource availability and allows them to self-assign and self-dispatch to outstanding tasks or reallocate when they are busy.

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2 Years Later, Senior Helpers CEO Breaks Down Advocate Aurora Enterprises Integration

Home Health Care

This really gave us a chance to do anything from personal care, all the way up into hospital, and then everything in between. Advocate Health is one of the largest integrated health systems in the U.S. What’s really positive for us is that we now can integrate with what Advocate Health is doing and look at the total cost of care.”

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Prisma Health saves $4M, and counting, with patient engagement tech

Healthcare It News

Prisma Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in South Carolina, says that by integrating digital patient communications, it's decreased no-shows to the tune of $4 million in savings within the first two years. "As a result - we’re seeing more and more patients show up for their appointments."