Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

A wide-ranging study published this past week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that older people, women, Black and Latinx individuals, and patients with lower household incomes were less likely to use video for telemedicine care during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The cohort study, which researchers called "the first large-scale study to characterize inequitable access to telemedical care," relied on data from nearly 150,000 unique patients who sche

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 7, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. When the COVID-19 pandemic first began affecting the United States, the entire healthcare industry moved swiftly to leverage existing technology and practices to meet the intensive demands of the global health crisis. Amid this incredibly […]. The article Trends To Look For In 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2021

Cedar Gate Technologies (Cedar Gate), a leading value-based care performance management company, today announced its acquisition of Enli Health Intelligence (Enli), a market leader in population health management technology solutions. Enli, consistently rated Best in KLAS for population health management, expands Cedar Gate’s enterprise value-based care platform with population, cohort, and patient management technologies, including […].

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Health Populi

JANUARY 8, 2021

“The virus is the boss,” Austan Goolsbee, former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama, told Stephanie Ruhle this morning on MSNBC. Goolsbee and Jason Furman, former Chair of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, tag-teamed the U.S. economic outlook following today’s news that the U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs — the greatest job loss since April 2020 in the second month of the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

Part of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, Wautaga Medical Center in rural Boone, North Carolina, already was busy before COVID-19 hit, and leadership knew their current hospitalist staff could not handle the onslaught of patients coming through during the pandemic. THE PROBLEM. The medical center was looking for a solution that would help provide staffing for the 12-hour day shift.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2021

One of my favorite things to do as we move on to a new year is to look back at the past year. Needless to say, 2020 has been a crazy year that will never be forgotten here at Healthcare IT Today. While everyone shifted gears, we took the ambitious effort to do 100 Interviews […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 6, 2021

All citizens and residents of the Gulf nation are able to schedule their free vaccination via BeAware, which was launched at the beginning of the pandemic as the country’s COVID-19 contact tracing offering.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

As the slower-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues around the United States, experts have noted the importance of the "last mile" – getting dosages into the arms of patients. Some industry leaders say that although the logistics are certainly important, using existing patient engagement technology to complement vaccination outreach could be key to ensuring that every American who needs protection from COVID-19 can get it.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 6, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Receiving IV therapy is one of the reasons many seniors and adults take advantage of nursing homes such as Fairview Rehab and Nursing Home in Queens NY. IV or intravenous therapy has many applications for […]. The article Receiving IV Therapy and Antibiotics In A Nursing Facility appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2021

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 1/8 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcittoday on the topic “2021 Health IT Predictions“ Happy New Year Everyone! Hard to believe that 2021 has arrived, but here we are […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 7, 2021

While equity investments in telemedicine rose 139% to $4.3 billion, other areas like data analytics and mobile health apps also earned strong support from investors.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 5, 2021

The UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh was the nation's first center to perform organ transplantation in children. It has performed more solid organ transplants in children than any U.S. center. With a focus on both outstanding short-term and long-term outcomes, the follow-up of these children typically extends from the immediate period (0-3 months) to long-term follow-up (3 months-20 years post-transplant).

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 6, 2021

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2021

The following is a guest article by Heather Haugen, PhD from Atos. The healthcare industry has been hesitant to adopt cloud solutions- asking tough questions about return on investment, security, and data governance. As we peek ahead to 2021, we are seeing significant momentum and interest in cloud. In 2019, the global Healthcare Cloud Computing […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 4, 2021

The program builds upon the WW method and gives members access to on-demand and live coaching, an online community of peers, and a variety of virtual events.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 7, 2021

It's no secret, at this point, that telehealth rates exploded in response to the COVID-19 crisis. But a KLAS report published this week found that, while some telehealth technology vendors rose to the occasion, others have struggled to deliver. "No one could have predicted COVID-19, so it is no surprise that all vendors initially struggled to manage the rapid increase in telehealth adoption," said KLAS researchers.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 5, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Paul Brient, chief product officer, athenahealth. To say that this has been a challenging year for healthcare providers would be a grave understatement. From the financial hardships that the state shutdowns brought, to the […]. The article Ways Healthcare Will Evolve In 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2021

Back in the late 90s, I read an article in a trade magazine and the piece made such an impact on me that the ideas articulated have stayed with me to this day. The article, “The Rise of the Stupid Network,” was written by a man named David Isenberg who worked at AT&T Labs Research. […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 8, 2021

Former Propeller Health COO and CCO Chris Hogg discusses the recent embrace of virtual care technologies and how overcoming geographic limitations could lead to a shakeup among incumbent organizations resistant to change.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Population Health Telehealth Workforce The COVID-19 crisis has demanded innovative agility, relentlessly applied – proving again that information technology teams are crucial strategic partners for future goals. Mike Restuccia An unknown author commented that "if necessity is the mother of invention, desperation is its father.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 5, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The COVID-19 pandemic has been the catalyst for accelerating many changes in the healthcare industry, hastening new innovations and putting a national spotlight on the need to improve care, vital health infrastructure, and transparency in […]. The article Healthcare Innovation, Catalyst For Change and Tips For The Year Ahead: Experts Weigh In appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2021

Meeting patients where they are has been a rallying cry for the past several years, but healthcare is still challenged by access challenges. The COVID vaccine might just be the shot in the arm we need to make meaningful progress towards improved healthcare access for all patients. I recently had the chance to sit down […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 4, 2021

Dogged by months of personnel departures, Haven announced today that it will be shutting down its operations by the end of February.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a wide-ranging bill that includes expanding access to telehealth after the COVID-19 public health emergency abates. The legislation, which Baker signed on Friday, also includes provisions expanding the scope of practice for several types of clinicians; requiring providers to notify patients in advance about whether a procedure is in or out of network; increasing access to urgent care; and mandating insurance coverage for all COVID-19 related emerg

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 5, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Stefan Behrens, co-founder and CEO, GYANT. The past year presented a number of unprecedented challenges for hospitals and health systems. The COVID-19 pandemic placed significant strain on providers, causing a demand for care that […]. The article The Year Ahead: Preparing For Widespread COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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