Healthcare Dive

MARCH 1, 2022

The two companies make interesting bedfellows for the partnership, given they are direct competitors in virtual-first primary care delivery.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 2, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic added unprecedented levels of stress to an already-strained provider community – leading to high rates of burnout and waves of resignation. At the same time, notes Fran Ayalasomayajula, president of the social impact organization REACH, it's important to acknowledge another pervasive problem in the healthcare industry: the so-called empathy gap.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 3, 2022

By John Tingle and Amanda Cattini. The issue of the high and increasing costs of clinical negligence (medical malpractice) in the National Health Service ( NHS ) in England has long been a contentious one. There are common themes in the debate. The economic arguments supporting reform explain that the NHS is spending a considerable amount of money out of its health budget on malpractice claims, which otherwise could be put into front line health care services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

Propelled into mainstream use by the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine is becoming standard practice for many healthcare providers. According to David Ernst, MD, president of telemedicine innovator EPOWERdoc, these solutions will transform access to care and continue to drive more cost-effective delivery models, particularly at the EMS and emergency medicine level.

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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.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The decision to retain the direct contracting model — albeit with numerous changes and a new name — was met with mixed reactions from stakeholders.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 1, 2022

By Matt Bauer. Science and engineering graduate students’ curricula should include cross-disciplinary studies in intellectual property (IP). These students research, discover, and invent new technology and methodologies for their thesis work. Accordingly, they should be better equipped to understand and navigate the fundamentals of intellectual property to protect those innovations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2022

Primary health organisations T? Ora Compass Health and Pinnacle Midlands Health Network have developed and launched a new telehealth service providing after-hours care. Practice Plus offers same-day appointments of after-hours virtual consultation on weekday evenings from 5-10 pm and on weekends from 8 am-8 pm. It also enables sending electronic prescriptions directly to patients' preferred pharmacies via the NZ ePrescription Service.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 3, 2022

Organizations need to have intelligent, integrated data platforms to make rapid innovation possible, CVS' Roshan Navagamuwa argues.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Teladoc Health announced this week that it was partnering with Amazon to launch voice-activated virtual care on Alexa-supported Echo devices. According to the companies, U.S. customers around the country can connect with a Teladoc provider via audio at any time for general medical needs. "By introducing and integrating our virtual first care experience with Echo devices, we are providing an innovative and convenient way for users to connect with a doctor," said Donna Boyer, chief produ

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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.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 2, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Milica Vojnic, business development associate, Wisetek. Cybercrimes are on the rise across the Internet and the healthcare sector is certainly no different in terms of the risks. This is why storing patient data […]. The article The Best Practices For Securing Confidential Patient Data appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

Tech-enabled vendors and services on the market have expanded with rapid acceleration since the pandemic. Telemedicine, though, cannot directly provide services to address social determinants of health, services that still remain scattered and disparate. Hospital technology leaders could potentially benefit from companies that offer an umbrella of technologies and services that address health disparities for vulnerable populations to promote health outcomes and equity with an inclusive and expan

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

AHA is especially concerned that some hospitals were collateral damage after Russia targeted Ukraine in a 2017 cyberattack that quickly spilled worldwide.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 2, 2022

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, has reduced how long patients have to wait for their endoscopy or colonoscopy procedures through digital patient pathways. WHY IT MATTERS. Since 2008, the 303-bed teaching hospital has provided care to endoscopy patients through its Direct Access Colonoscopy (DAC) programme. This programme seeks to give accelerated care access to eligible, lower-risk patients.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 1, 2022

Ransomware attacks have recently been reported by four healthcare providers across the country, which have collectively resulted in the exposure and potential theft of the protected health information of more than 49,000 individuals. Jax Spine & Pain Centers. Jax Spine and Pain Centers in Jacksonville, FL has recently announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that occurred on January 24, 2022.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 3, 2022

UMPC's chief pharmacy officer Chronis Manolis discusses the future of pharmacies ahead of HIMSS22.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 2, 2022

Staffing firms appeared to negotiate significantly higher prices for anesthesia services, the study authors concluded, raising concerns that such price inflation could lead to higher insurance premiums and patient cost-sharing.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 3, 2022

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking feedback on the usefulness of its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (NIST Cybersecurity Framework) and suggestions on any improvements that can be made. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework was released in 2014 to help public and private sector organizations implement cybersecurity standards and best practices to improve their cybersecurity posture, better defend against cyber threats, and quickly identi

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Wearable sensors that collect continuous physiologic data streams are becoming less expensive, more accurate and increasingly connected to cloud-based machine learning algorithms to identify perturbation – a deviation from a normal state caused by an outside influence. To date, there has been limited work looking at how these platforms can remotely identify perturbation, allowing care providers ample time to intervene and prevent decompensation and readmission.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 4, 2022

Healthcare added 64,000 jobs last month, though employment in the sector is still down by about 306,000 jobs, or 1.9%, since February 2020.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 3, 2022

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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.

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Preliminary data from the women's health study shows individuals with PCOS are more likely to have Type 2 diabetes and obesity than those without the condition.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2022

A recent University of California study of telehealth implementation at community health centers found that although phone visits were beneficial to historically marginalized patients, continued virtual care use depends on increased technological resources. The study, published in SSM - Qualitative Research in Health , took a closer look at the rollout of telemedicine at two federally qualified health centers serving primarily Chinese and Latino immigrants.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Inpatient volumes for non-COVID-19 care have flagged throughout the pandemic, leading some operators to focus more heavily on outpatient service lines like ASCs and freestanding emergency departments.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 4, 2022

Care coordination is becoming increasingly important in U.S. healthcare for a variety of reasons, including the increased use of value-based care models, the behavioral care shortage and a boom in home healthcare. The pandemic underscored the need for providers to lean into value-based care – physicians are paid according to the quality of care they deliver, as indicated by patient outcomes.

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