Healthcare Dive
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Hospitals and nursing unions clash on what’s driving sluggish application rates for open registered nurse positions at hospitals — a lack of qualified candidates or a lack of interest.
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
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. That achievement, accomplished with help from patient engagement company Artera, is estimated to result in an $8 million overall cost savings.
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Healthcare Dive
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The Washington-based nonprofit said their policies center care, "not maximizing collections." The state's attorney general said the hospital failed to notify patients about financial assistance options.
Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
By Zione Ntaba Malawi is not a stranger to public health crises in the last number of years, having faced a severe HIV epidemic and several cholera outbreaks continuing into 2023. Nevertheless, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a major panic in the country’s legal system and judiciary. COVID-19 brought to fruition a major ethical dilemma in ensuring the justice system’s continued functioning, while also protecting the lives of all those involved, and simultaneously ensuring the promotion
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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
HIMSS23 Europe Startup PitchFest winner Doctomatic captures and assesses remote patient measurements using visual AI. Carmen Pauline Rios Benton, cofounder of the Spanish startup, shares the details.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Patient Engagement Population Health Workforce "Through my involvement with HIMSS Europe and EMRAM stage 7 validations, I’ve observed that the most successful organisations in healthcare IT are those with a stable, digital-savvy culture." Dr Ana Rafaela Prado In the swiftly changing healthcare landscape, the fusion of technology and patient care is increasingly integral.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Navigating the healthcare system often requires using different websites, mobile apps and phone calls to find providers and make appointments. | The health system has seen a 10x increase in downloads of the Prisma Health Go app, from 40 to up to 400 downloads per day. The health system also reports a 33% reduction in patient no-shows in one year and estimates $8 million in cost savings as a result of slashing the no-show rates.
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The evolution of Health Information Management (HIM) professionals has been remarkable. They are no longer paper pushers (literally) and are now stewards of healthcare data. Jennifer Mueller, President of the American Health Information Management Association ( AHIMA ), sees a bright future for the HIM industry. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Jennifer Mueller, AHIMA President and the Vice President & Privacy Officer at the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center ( WHAIC ) to the
Mobi Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The healthcare system became a strategic investor in the Boston-based company and will utilize Laudio to enhance worker efficiency and engagement.
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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.
Digital Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
NHS England has awarded a contract to operate its future £480m federated data platform to US data analytics giant Palantir and joint bidders Accenture.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
A City of Hope analysis found that Medicare Advantage members faced a delay of two weeks or more between diagnosis and their first course of therapy.
Mobi Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The healthcare technology company will evaluate the impact of the City of San Antonio's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) project.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Online therapy company Talkspace with provide free virtual mental health services to more than 400,000 adolescents and teens in New York City. | Talkspace CEO Jon Cohen, M.D. believes the company has a "moral imperative" to help address teen mental health. There's also a smart business case for building out its virtual mental health offerings for adolescents and teens.
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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.
Digital Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
NHSE’s procurement for the Federated Data Platform and award of a £330m contract is story that has stretched over more than three years.
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Patient portals and digital patient engagement stymie many healthcare providers, especially small ones with few resources. Community Health Alliance (CHA) a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving 27,000+ patients in Reno, Nevada, is using an old-school way to encourage use of its online patient portal – by having in-person conversations about it.
Digital Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The Northamptonshire Care Record (NCR) is now live, joining up care records for more than 800,000 people in the county.
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Now Available as Commure Engage, Rx.Health Uses AI and Automation to Streamline Clinical Care Coordination for Payors, Providers, and Life Science Organizations Commure, Inc. , a leading healthcare technology company committed to connecting, protecting, and empowering the healthcare workforce, today announced that intelligent clinical automation platform Rx.Health is now part of its suite of solutions as Commure Engage.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Legacy Medical Consultants, a wound care manufacturer, is under fire for its business practices that critics say are another example of companies in the industry exploiting the Medicare system. | An independent investigation has shed light on one wound care manufacturer's rebate scheme that puts the onus on providers to report payments correctly.
Digital Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Luscii and the Integrated Digital Service are running a remote monitoring trial to reduce healthcare appointments for those with long-term health issues.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room. | Millions of people nationwide have lost Medicaid benefits after a pandemic-era mandate for coverage expired in March—most of them for administrative reasons unrelated to their actual eligibility.
Digital Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The NHS is to expand the use of a research platform behind the roll-out of new Covid-19 treatments to help drive advances for other major diseases.
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
What You Should Know: BioIntelliSense , a continuous health monitoring and clinical intelligence company, and California-based UC Davis Health, announce the launch of a new in-hospital monitoring initiative for patients hospitalized for Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematology/Oncology services. The transformational program leverages the BioIntelliSense FDA-cleared BioButton® wearable devices, algorithmic-based data analytics, and clinical intelligence system to monitor for subtle changes in vital
Digital Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Accurx has deployed its patient communication platform to George Eliot Hospital to help tackle waiting lists and transform cancer pathways.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
What You Should Know: – Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest information technology services company, has been ordered to pay $140M in punitive damages to Epic Systems Corporation in a long-running legal dispute over intellectual property, Business Standard reports. – The decision by the Supreme Court of the United States upholds a lower court’s ruling and will have a significant impact on TCS’s financial results for the third quarter of 2023.
Digital Health News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Today's briefing covers Bart's migration to Medisoft's specialty opthamology EMR mediSIGHT and AstraZeneca launching a digital solutions business.
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