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A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscape

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since my arrival to Penn Medicine in 2006 (back then we were known as the University of Pennsylvania Health System), I have always believed that our team should be "services" oriented and just not "systems/technology" oriented.

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UMass Memorial Health proves RPM virtual sitting is as effective as in-person care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Launched in 2006, its tele-ICU program remotely monitors more than 150 adult critical care beds across Central Massachusetts. "In September 2020, the IT team partnered with nursing leadership and Caregility to launch a pilot for virtual observation to prove its effectiveness," he continued. THE PROBLEM.

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AI-powered RPM can help address the rural neonatal care crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Coupled with a worsening nursing shortage , this is a huge problem for rural American families. hospitals rose 45% from 2006 to 2015. Even before the pandemic, maternal and infant outcomes in the U.S. were shockingly poor.

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Nurse Spotlight: Meet Dee

Provider Trust

Not only is Dee Murphy the mother of our Director of People Operations, Jodi Murphy, but she is also a nurse with many accomplishments. She’s utterly enduring and her nursing career is a direct reflection of that. I finally completed my degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006, at the age of 51. I was hooked!

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QGenda Launches Nurse and Staff Workforce Management Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – QGenda, a leading provider of healthcare workforce management solutions, announced the launch of QGenda Nurse and Staff Workforce Management , a mobile-first solution that makes it easier to deploy and manage today’s enterprise healthcare workforce. million nurses in the U.S., There are more than 5.8

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Whistleblowers Accuse Nursing Care Company of Medicare Fraud

The Health Law Firm

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is investigating a Tennessee-based nursing care company. The company runs more than 200 skilled nursing homes (SNFs), assisted living facilities (ALFs), retirement living communities, home care services, and Alzheimer's centers across the country.

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South Florida Nursing Home Chain to Pay $17M in Whistleblower Suit

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A Miami-based nursing home chain has agreed to pay a record $17 million to settle a False Claims Act suit that was brought by its former Chief Financial Officer (CFO). By George F. Indest III, J.D., A Sophisticated Kickback Scheme.