Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS Patients at Emory Healthcare could have less chance of adverse drug events and know what they will pay for prescriptions at the pharmacy before they leave the doctor's office or hospital with AI-driven insights. Cameron Deemer, CEO of DrFirst, said in the announcement.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

We hold training sessions for [medical] students who can directly communicate with doctors and surgeons in operating theatres using 5G,” shared William Chan, CIO, CUHK Medical Centre. In contrast, National University Hospital, part of the NUHS health cluster in Singapore, faced several challenges when building a dedicated 5G network.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 28, 2024

This week more vendors announce integrations with artificial intelligence-driven tools and platforms that better connect patients and doctors during visits, find and lower specialty medication costs and access care resources at home or on the go. healthcare system," Aamir Malik, Pfizer's executive vice president and chief U.S.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As the population ages and life expectancy increases, delivering high-quality care that achieves optimal health outcomes, enhances patient experiences, and reduces costs is essential for the future of healthcare in the U.S. Did you really want to leave the house to sit in a doctor's office waiting room?

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2022

In April, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf laid out areas of challenge and opportunity when it comes to improving health outcomes, restoring public trust in science, and making the most of our ongoing investments in data analytics and clinical research. Wang, Chief Medical Officer of COTA, Inc.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 20, 2022

There has been a public perception that telehealth and virtual care consist solely of having a virtual doctor’s visit when you feel ill or following up on a routine treatment. And while that is a part of it, it is not the complete telehealth story. In many ways, virtual care helped define the pandemic.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“Do personal health trackers belong in the doctor’s office?” Unique to this study is the patient sample polled: Software Advice surveyed 876 patients in September 2023 to gauge their perspectives on wearable tech and health. ” Software Advice wondered.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 30, 2024

He holds a pharmacy doctorate. "It was clear we needed an innovative turnkey solution to effectively connect with our hard-to-reach patients and ensure they were sticking to their care plans, which is essential to our goal of promoting cost-effective population health ," he added.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 5, 2022

Advocate Aurora is building out its portfolio of technologies and services for its aging patients, including home health and hospice care. "MobileHelp shares our commitment to enabling more people to age independently, comfortably and affordably," said Advocate Aurora Enterprises President Scott Powder in a statement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2024

One reason for the staffing crisis is that demand has been rapidly increasing with new treatments becoming available, and the supply of doctors has not been keeping pace. Many doctors choose other related specialties such as diagnostic radiology; they can cover some nuclear medicine, but also provide a wide range of services.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 8, 2024

The AI-managed patients in the study had 60% greater medication adherence and five times more prescription changes, but required fewer doctor's visits to get their diabetes under control, UpDoc said. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 8, 2023

UHP doctors will call the patients that missed their appointments themselves. Connelly-Flores said that if a patient is reached by a doctor, nearly 100% will accept the same-day virtual rescheduling option. "This ultimately helps reduce the cost of healthcare and aid better patient outcomes." Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 6, 2023

Northwell Health is expanding a new burn triage telehealth service to help doctors assess whether burn patients that present in emergency rooms can be treated onsite or need to be transported via ambulance or helicopter to the health system's burn ICU.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Morris elaborated: “It's an interdisciplinary approach in terms of developing those measures that you want to put in place for health outcomes, and then actually learning from them. This allows clinicians to think of their patients as a whole, rather than just being responsible for a particular disease.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

"Greater use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities will benefit patients and doctors, reducing expensive and unnecessary hospital visits,” said Sen. ” "The RUSH Act brings needed innovation to Medicare, lifts burdensome regulations, and will ultimately benefit patients,” said Rep.

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Jane Sarashon

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Most doctors see the advantages of digital health tools like telehealth, consumers’ access to their health information, and point-of-care workflow solutions, the American Medical Association found in a survey of 1300 physicians, published in September 2022. Supports value-based care. Supports heath equity.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

" Furthermore, virtual-first primary care is convenient for patients, as they can schedule consultations at a time that is convenient for them, without the need to take time off work or travel to a doctor's office, he added. Virtual-first primary care has been shown to improve health outcomes by increasing access, he reported.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In the study above, two pilot sites (Family Doctors in Massachusetts, and Ashley Clinic in Kansas) enrolled 1,254 patients in the program. In addition to improved health outcomes (i.e., How well does RPM perform in hypertension? Early and intermediate research into the CBPP shows promising findings.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Why should conversational AI be important to healthcare CIOs and other health IT leaders today? Among all industries in the world, healthcare is the one that's all about people – people such as doctors and nurses who are helping other people, patients, get better. " Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2021

She pointed to recent rulemaking in which the OIG recognized the promise that digital health technologies, including telemedicine, have for improving care coordination and health outcomes. Grimm in her statement also differentiated between telehealth fraud and "telefraud" schemes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As providers move toward increasing virtual care options across the care continuum, AI-powered patient triage and medical diagnosis can potentially create proper channels of care that not only bridge the gap in health disparities and promote access but also create a better patient experience and better health outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

The Philips Future Health Index 2021 Report , which surveyed nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 14 countries, found that healthcare leaders expect an average of 23% of routine care to take place outside of the hospital walls within three years. Until recently, patients have traveled to their doctors to receive care.

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Health Populi

JULY 17, 2023

Most patients, nurses and doctors believe that health insurance plans reduce access to health care which contributes to clinician burnout and increases costs, based on three surveys conducted by Morning Consult for the American Hospital Association (AHA). We must shift our True North mantra for improving health care in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 22, 2023

Kyna Fong, cofounder and CEO of Elation Health, in a statement. THE LARGER TREND Zocdoc says patients can find and book appointments across more than 250 specialties and verify and share health insurance information with the doctor as they are booking online or on the Zocdoc app.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

Power reveals concerning trends in US hospitals, highlighting patient dissatisfaction with limited doctor access, lengthy wait times, and communication issues. Nurses Deliver High Marks While patient-doctor interaction remains a concern (only 36% reported always reaching a doctor), satisfaction with nurses remains high.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

They can reduce lines in hospital waiting rooms, streamline checkups and enable fast, personalized treatments for improved health outcomes. Cyberattacks against health care are an increasingly frequent problem — 2023 saw the highest number of data breaches and the most leaked information on record.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 3, 2021

At the same time, researchers noted that the increased communication rates could result in better health outcomes for patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2019

American seniors are already comfortable with video call technology, the survey found, revealing 45% have used FaceTime, Skype or Google Hangout, and a quarter are already using a mobile phone health app. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 13, 2023

From the comfort, ease and safety of their own homes, patients are seeing doctors of all stripes. But what about what happens with patients between doctor appointments, namely for patients with chronic illnesses? What types of technologies and practices today can help improve health outcomes and reduce costs to the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

"It's too early to definitively say that the expansion of telehealth has improved health outcomes, but it has undoubtedly improved access to care," Willis said. "Even with the DEA waiver, most doctors don't have the expertise" to fully treat substance use disorder, pointed out Arora.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

"With the recent rise in virtual care, I'm hopeful that soon your ZIP code will no longer decide the type or quality of healthcare you receive, no matter where you live," said Dr. Ian Tong, chief medical officer at Included Health (formerly known as Doctor on Demand), in a statement about the report provided to Healthcare IT News.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Improved Communication: Clearer communication between patients and clinicians can foster stronger relationships and better health outcomes. Reduced Health Literacy Barriers: Patient-friendly summaries can help overcome health literacy challenges and ensure that all patients can understand their care plans.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 14, 2022

The company labels Addison the next generation of remote patient monitoring technology that offers a solution to the caregiver shortage by providing healthcare management outside a doctor's four walls. Addison, to be released later this year, is a 3D-animated caregiver. "Addison is a. " Numerous telehealth functions.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Some, but not necessarily a majority, of consumers see benefits in using digital health — primary for wellness and prevention, and to get a better understanding of personal health. As for improving health outcomes, reducing time spent with doctors, and lowering cost of care?

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Making health data more accessible to patients – not to mention doctors and health plans – is a priority for all hospitals and health systems today, as the final Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Interoperability Rule mandates patient access.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 30, 2024

physicians report feeling burned out, and 3 in 5 of those doctors say they have felt burned out for over two years, according to the Physician Burnout & Depression Report for 2024 from Medscape. physicians need greater support and less taboo concerning their mental health which impacts both their professional and personal lives.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It will also monitor health outcomes, providing data to support future clinical trials and the development of new medical technology. The University of Melbourne was tapped to co-design the Digital Health Command, which is also being built as part of the redevelopment of the adjoining Parkville precinct.

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