Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A study published this week from the patient experience vendor WELL Health found that the vast majority of frontline clinical support staff are reporting moderate to extreme burnout. Nearly two-thirds say they've considered switching jobs or quitting due to stress. "While much has been reported on doctor and nurse burnout, less attention has been paid to the frontline clinical support staff who have been working tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure high-quality patient

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A group of healthcare organizations announced this week the launch of the Advanced Care at Home Coalition, an advocacy effort aimed at creating a pathway toward safeguarding access to hospital-level services. Founded by the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and hospital-at-home vendor Medically Home, the coalition says it hopes to work with Congress to ensure continuity of care beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Telehealth comes with a number of important challenges. COVID did teach us that none of those challenges can’t be overcome. However, it’s not hard to see that many healthcare organizations are slipping back into old habits. You’ll often hear me talk about the powerful force that is “how we’ve always done it.” However, in the […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy and government affairs, Omnicell, Inc. Although they are usually the first person patients see when they walk into a pharmacy, the important roles that pharmacy technicians play […]. The article Turning To Technology To Deal with The Nationwide Shortage of Pharmacy Technicians appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A research letter published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that physicians saw a "small but sustained" increase in patient message volume during the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. By analyzing more than 10 million messages to 419 unique clinicians from 38 specialties across 141 practice sites, researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic found that ambulatory physicians spent more time in their i

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Best Buy has signed an agreement to acquire Current Health, a leading care-at-home technology platform that brings together remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and patient engagement into a single solution for healthcare organizations. Bringing quality healthcare into the home has become an increasingly important part of the healthcare system, often allowing patients better access and quality of […].

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Before the coronavirus emerged, the top causes of death in developed countries were heart disease, cancers, diabetes, and accidents. Then COVID-19 joined the top-10 list of killers in the U.S. and the issue of pandemic preparedness for the next “Disease X” became part of global public health planning. But the biggest health threat to human life is climate change, according to a new report from the World Health Organization titled The Health Argument for Climate Action.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

At Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center, whose health system serves a large geographical area and offers complex quaternary care, telehealth has been an innovative solution to several care delivery problems. These can be categorized in three areas: patient/staff safety, communication and logistics. THE PROBLEM. Patient and staff safety, which are primary concerns, were especially critical after the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent mandatory shut-downs nationally.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Twenty years ago, Greene County Health Care in Snow Hill, North Carolina, was interested in installing an electronic health record system, data warehouse and practice management system. So Greene County became one of the first health center control networks to fully jump into the digital space. Telehealth and remote patient monitoring was a logical additional step, said Doug Smith, CEO of Greene County Health Care.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

IntelliSite is designed to streamline workflows, enhance diagnostic confidence, facilitate collaboration, integrate AI and increase the efficiency of pathology labs.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Providers are putting more focus than ever on health equity. Here's how payers can support them. pminemyer. Mon, 10/11/2021 - 16:20.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has announced the launch of its Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, aimed at enhancing opportunities for collaboration among medical and computer scientists. Billed as the foremost department of its kind within a medical school, the department will train the next generation of healthcare scientists and work toward a goal of establishing an AI framework throughout the health system's hospitals and ambulatory clinics.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Goulburn Valley Health, a regional healthcare provider in the state of Victoria, has tapped telemedicine service My Emergency Doctor for additional virtual emergency doctor support. Under this arrangement, senior specialist physicians from My Emergency Doctor will conduct board rounds during the overnight period, maintaining "efficient" patient management.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The AHIMA Foundation officially launched its Health Literacy for Health Equity initiative today. Over the next few years the Foundation plans to address the challenge of low health literacy from both the consumer/patient side as well as from the provider side. It is only through this two-front approach that the problem will be abated. AHIMA […].

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Editor's Corner—Medicare Advantage open enrollment opens today. Hear top industry execs discuss the trends to watch. pminemyer. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 12:41.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Bupa Arabia , the Saudi-owned and publicly traded health insurance company, has just announced its backing of the Dubai-based online appointment booking platform, Okadoc. The two MENA businesses have signed a “strategic partnership”, which includes an undisclosed equity investment by Bupa Arabia in Okadoc. Part of the Bupa Global network, Bupa Arabia backed the healthtech startup as part of its mission to “enhance customer experience and elevate the level of its digital healthc

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A study published this past week from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies found that expanding broadband access can help boost employment, incomes, education and healthcare in the Black rural South – but many households are unable to afford it or lack the option to subscribe at all. The study , which was authored by Director of Technology Policy Dominique Harrison, examined 152 rural counties across ten states with populations that are at least 35% African American.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Dr. Nadia Chaudhri, a neuroscientist and professor, shared her experience with ovarian cancer on Twitter, showing how social media can be a powerful tool to connect and educate on chronic or serious illnesses.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 10/15 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Omri Shor from @medisafeapp on the topic “The Evolution of Patient Support and Medication Management.” Digitization in healthcare is changing the look and feel of patient support […].

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Five years ago, in his then-capacity as president and chief executive officer of Geisinger , Dr. David Feinberg keynoted Day 4 of the 2016 annual Cerner Health Conference. On Tuesday, after just days on the job as Cerner's newly-minted CEO , Feinberg kicked off CHC21, which continues through Wednesday. "In the five years since I last talked at CHC, there have been some amazing medical breakthroughs," said Feinberg in his virtual keynote address.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 14, 2021

UnitedHealth Group boosts guidance as it posts $4.1B in profit for Q3. pminemyer. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 07:25.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 10, 2021

A study by Imperial College London found the therapy was more effective in treating stress, anxiety and PTSD than popular meditation apps.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In a recent speculative piece by Jon Hoeksma on Digital Health, he looks as what a national deal with Epic could look like for NHS. The speculation was started when current director of transformation at NHS England, Ian O’Neil, met with Judy Faulkner from Epic. Plus, Tim Ferris, new head of digital transformation at NHS […].

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The evolution of data from a historical asset into live, instantly usable information is fundamental for any healthcare provider looking to value-based care models for the delivery of optimised patient treatment. This is the view of Dr Lloyd McCann, CEO of Auckland-based Mercy Radiology and Clinics, and Head of Digital Health for Healthcare Holdings Limited, which is five years into its digital transformation journey across a portfolio of three hospital sites, 16 radiology clinics and a comprehe

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 11, 2021

NowRx turns to equity crowdfunding to raise $73M for expansion, tech investment. hlandi. Mon, 10/11/2021 - 15:46.

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