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The IT strategy behind a groundbreaking new $2B pediatric hospital

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We received so many valuable and creative responses that led to recommendations such as a second television in the room and washers and dryers on each floor. This is in part because every patient room is spacious, with separate areas for parents. We will have multiple screens in each room. Blank Hospital.

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Valley Health System aims to transform care delivery with new tech-intensive hospital

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"The envisioned patient experience entails offering a comprehensive set of solutions, granting patients greater control over their environment, involving family and guests in the healing process, minimizing the need to leave the patient room, and creating an overall more personally comfortable atmosphere," he continued.

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First 24/7 virtual emergency clinic in Australia's outback launched

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Meanwhile, the patient can wait in a secure treatment room before an RFDS aeromedical crew arrives. The RFDS William Creek Community Health Service will be operational from April, based on a media release.

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Cleveland Clinic's new Mentor Hospital is a 5G mmWave test bed

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Private 5G offers bells and whistles Cleveland Clinic outfitted Mentor Hospital as a "hospital of the future" with consumer-centric patient experiences from the exam room to the operating room, according to an announcement this month. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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

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" In addition, he noted: Average wait times are approximately 10 minutes Decreased low-acuity visits going to valuable office or emergency room slots, as 54% of these patients indicated they otherwise would have gone to urgent care, 18% to primary care, and 9% to the emergency room if this virtual service were not available.

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The future of the waiting room, and how telemedicine and mobile health could change it

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, patients often had to wait for hours in hospital and doctor's office waiting rooms. With prescheduling, people can fill out the forms at their own pace, and it doesn't impact waiting room time. Best of all, in the era of COVID-19, cutting waiting room time means cutting the risk of exposure.

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Generative AI as healthcare's co-pilot

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In value-based care, where the goal is to reduce hospitalizations, readmissions and emergency room visits, generative AI could improve care plan adherence by personalizing care plans. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy: