Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

A report out this week from Boston Digital examines the role that original digital libraries of health topics can play in hospitals' web-traffic performance. Among the top 20 U.S. hospitals, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report , 68% of all search traffic comes purely from health information content, said the report.

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Bill Of Health

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Nevertheless, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a major panic in the country’s legal system and judiciary. Additionally, the Government declared COVID-19 a “ formidable disease ” under the Public Health Act on April 1, 2020.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 21, 2022

COVID-19 vaccination provides protection against serious illness and outcomes associated with COVID-19, including emergency department or urgent care visits, hospitalizations, and death. List key points for healthcare providers to use when discussing COVID-19 vaccination with Novavax.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 6, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the scale of the opportunity to leverage innovative digital tools that can optimise patient care with the help of enhanced connectivity and the improved sharing of information and expertise between stakeholders.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 16, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency prompted a rapid shift to telemedicine as both a replacement and adjunct to usual in-person care. However, based on the National Institute on Aging's National Health and Aging Trends Study , researchers estimated roughly one-third of older adults in the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Learn about what the healthcare industry should focus on as we look cautiously to a world beyond COVID-19, and how organisations can contribute to advancing innovation and wider technology adoption in digital transformation, AI, data analytics, and the future of telehealth. Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters. August 09, 2021.

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 31, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Below is important information regarding Long-term care facilities (LTCF) and reporting COVID-19 data to NHSN once the Public Health Emergency has ended. g)(1)(viii), which will continue to support national efforts to control the spread of COVID-19.

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Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

COVID-19 brought a variety of challenges to the US population. One of the most significant was reaching underprivileged, underserved, and undocumented communities for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. Meanwhile, COVID-19 testing needs expanded as a requirement or vaccination alternative to resume work or attend events.

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Bookzurman

AUGUST 9, 2021

BPM+ Health Community Launches COVID-19 Navigator. Epic Leader Talks EHRs & How They're Helping with COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts. Epic Leader Talks EHRs & How They're Helping with COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts. Healthcare Topics. Publication of the First HL7 FHIR SDOH IG.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

How the FHIR interoperability standard can turbo-charge your digital maturity: 19 Sep, 11.30am - 12:00pm It's great when content is contextualised for the host country of the conference – and the third session on this list does just that. And there you have it.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Topic: 2021 Changes to the Weekly NHSN COVID-19 Vaccination Data Collection Forms for Long-Term Care Facilities. Topic : REPLAY : 2021 Changes to the Weekly NHSN COVID-19 Vaccination Data Forms for Long-term Care Facilities. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Meditech

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Cloud technology, digital health strategies in response to COVID-19, and improving patient safety through toolkits —these are just a few of the topics that resonated with our readers on the MEDITECH Blog this year.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 10, 2024

I’ve worked in the emergency department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center for 19 years and know that when a patient goes home, they sometimes need another touchpoint.” Among the topics discussed: building successful in-home care partnerships. The in-home care company has raised more than $733.2

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines for Long-term Care Facility Residents was updated August 31, 2021. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created unique challenges for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Voyage Healthcare

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Over the past 18 months, there have been many questions surrounding COVID-19 and how it will affect your unborn child. In addition to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the CDC all recommend COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy.

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 31, 2022

Topic: REFRESHER TRAINING: Reporting Weekly Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Data and Review of Recent Changes and Updates. Topic: REFRESHER TRAINING: Reporting Weekly Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Data and Review of Recent Changes and Updates. Please use the link below to register for one of the webinars.

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Eclinical Works

JANUARY 18, 2022

Overcast with COVID-19 and scattered regulations. While much attention will remain focused on the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, other topics of importance to healthcare providers in 2022 include:

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Catholic Health Association (CHA) is urging Americans to “love thy neighbor” by getting the COVID-19 vaccine, Sister Mary Haddad wrote in an editorial published in Modern Healthcare, published on September 3, 2011. who have been anti-vaccine in the COVID era. Sister Mary is CEO and President of CHA.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 28, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Examination of Staffing Shortages at US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic was published in JAMA Network Open on July 27, 2023. Meaning : Findings from this study suggest that staffing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic placed strain on nursing homes.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 28, 2023

"Increased comfort and acceptance of AI in healthcare" Outbreaks Near Me is a crowdsourced syndromic surveillance tool that supports longitudinal disease monitoring for a variety of illnesses including influenza and COVID-19.

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NASHP

MARCH 4, 2022

By late February, 41 governors had delivered speeches outlining plans to address a wide variety of health and economic related issues in the coming year, as the immediate health-related emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic has faded. Four governors spoke against COVID-19 mandates, including vaccines and masking.

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Bill Of Health

JUNE 22, 2022

Has the worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccines been impacted by patent rights? It assumes that once you waive all the COVID patents, everyone all of the sudden starts getting vaccinated quicker and safer, but that’s just not the case. What other IP protections do COVID vaccine manufacturers use? What is a patent?

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Healthcare Leadership

AUGUST 13, 2023

In honor of Nightingale’s passing 113 years ago, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the topic of fatigue in healthcare – both from a clinical perspective and metaphorical standpoint. Long COVID, CFS, and Other Missed Conditions For a long time, CFS was not recognized as an actual disease.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The growing demand for virtual mental health care was also a panel discussion topic at HIMSS21 APAC Conference last November. ON THE RECORD.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

What You Should Know: – As COVID-19 accelerated demand for more advanced digital health and patient engagement technologies, hospital and health system IT departments shouldered these expectations – rolling out new capabilities in record time, while still balancing daily operational support responsibilities. According to the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The growing demand for virtual mental health care was also a panel discussion topic at HIMSS21 APAC Conference last November. ON THE RECORD.

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Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2021

These dynamics and these young health citizens’ coping mechanisms are captured in the report, Coping with COVID-19: How Young People Use Digital Media to Manage Their Mental Health. Compared with 2018, all online health search topics fell in engagement except for smoking/vaping.

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Bookzurman

AUGUST 18, 2021

3 Health-Tech Tips From the Team Behind VA’s COVID-19 Clinical Decision Tool. HHS’ ‘Frequent and Significant Changes’ to COVID Data Reporting Left Hospitals Behind. Healthcare Topics. VA Outlines Importance of Zero Trust as Threat Landscape Evolves. US Indian Health Service to Replace Health Information System.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2022

The NHSN Vaccination Team is providing two webinars on Tuesday, April 12th and Tuesday, April 19th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time to provide additional training on the Event-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms in the COVID-19 Vaccination Modules and to answer frequently asked questions. Register in advance for this webinar: [link].

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HIT Consultant

MAY 24, 2022

At launch, LetsGetChecked’s Virtual Consultation interface will allow a customer to interact directly with a provider on a range of health topics including women’s health, men’s health, general health and wellness, sexual health, COVID-19, cold and flu.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

A judge in Ohio ruled on Monday that a hospital in the region must administer ivermectin to a patient very sick with COVID-19 in their ICU, despite the decision by the medical staff, in agreement with recent statements by the U.S. This post analyzes some of the most pressing legal, regulatory, and ethical concerns.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 2, 2022

What were some of your findings regarding telehealth and environmental impact during the COVID-19 pandemic? We are currently collaborating with another health system to learn from their findings on this topic. Our intent is to use that learning to update our dashboard to track telehealth-associated electricity usage.

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Pro CRNA

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

COVID-19 and provider wellness. The emergence of COVID-19 as a world pandemic expanded the scope of anesthesia provider wellness initiatives. In most communities, gyms have re-opened following the COVID shutdown and patrons challenge themselves with weightlifting, cardio, yoga, and Pilates. Be active, Be well.

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Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 10, 2022

In its December Hospital Flash Report , Kaufman Hall identified and reviewed the continued, negative impact of COVID-19 on hospital operating margins. The decrease in hospital margins since 2019 is almost certainly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several factors worked together to cause the downward trend.

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Sheppard Health Law

MAY 8, 2023

At the beginning of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”), the OIG also implemented COVID-19 FAQs to provide non-binding guidance explaining the OIG’s view on certain arrangements that are directly connected to the PHE and implicate the OIG’s administrative enforcement authorities.

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Bill Of Health

JANUARY 4, 2022

The selections feature topics ranging from an analysis of cost-effectiveness studies of oncology drugs approved between 2015 and 2020, to payer-specific negotiated prices for prescription drugs at top-performing US hospitals, to an assessment of access to COVID-19 vaccines in countries where they were tested. 2021 Nov 12.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Data in CDC’s 2022 COVID-19 Special Report [PDF – 44 Pages] showed that many patients with COVID-19, including outpatients, receive unnecessary antibiotic treatment. EST Topic: Dogmas of Antimicrobial Stewardship, featuring Arjun Srinivasan, Emily Spivak, Jesse Sutton. This Friday kicks off U.S.

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