Healthcare It News

AUGUST 20, 2021

Among the challenges of chronic disease management is the lack of interoperability between different medical records and inability to communicate effectively between patients and their physicians and social workers. In a recent HIMSS21 Digital session, Frank Cutitta, CEO of HealthTech Decisions Lab led a panel comprising of Karen Murphy, chief innovation officer at Geisinger, and Tony Farah, chief medical and clinical transformation officer at Highmark Health, who noted innovations in cardiac an

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 20, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Approximately 15% of people in North America have some type of communication and hearing disorder. The issue affects people of all ages, but especially in the elderly population, both hearing and communication problems tend to […]. The article 5 Degrees For A Career In Speech and Hearing Disorders appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

Telehealth continues to be a priority for the healthcare industry. It has proven itself throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Recent Zoom research found that in the U.S., 72% of survey respondents want to attend healthcare appointments both virtually and in-person post-pandemic, demonstrating the clear need for telehealth as an option for this hybrid approach to healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2021

Looks like Google and Apple have both run into the proverbial healthcare wall that so many have faced. In fact, in Google’s case, we can say that they’ve ran into this wall…again. Yes, in some ways this feels like Groundhog Day for those of us who have followed this industry for as long as we […].

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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

AUGUST 20, 2021

Health authorities in Rome have repurposed a COVID-19 telemonitoring tool to monitor people at risk from heat-related illness. In the Lazio region, GPs, health care workers and primary care services are supervising and caring for patients during heatwaves using the LazioAdvice teleconsultation system and Lazio Doctor per COVID app. These telemonitoring systems allow healthcare to contact elderly and vulnerable people to provide heatwave advice such as adapting their medication or drinking more w

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2021

Johns Hopkins Medicine has developed a tool aimed at automatically identifying patients likely to need telehealth technical assistance. According to an editorial in the Harvard Business Review by four members of the Johns Hopkins team, the tool is embedded in the health system's Epic electronic health record. "The tool can be used by either a central IT support team or by frontline clinical and front desk staff, so they can proactively reach out to patients in need of assistance,"

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

The following is a guest article by Jaime Bland, DNP, RN-BC, Chief Executive Officer at CyncHealth, the health data utility for the Midwest, and Kat McDavitt, Principal Advisor and Head of Public Affairs for Innsena and advises organizations including PointClickCare on external affairs. The inability to share and access clinical data is a rural health disparity. […].

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 16, 2021

In 2020 alone, urgent care clinics saw a 58% increase in visit volumes due to the demand for COVID-19-related episodic care, with testing and vaccinations accounting for more than 60% of total visits, according to the latest research from urgent care software company Experity, which surveyed half of U.S. clinics. Of the 28 million patients who visited these clinics in 2020, almost half were new visitors.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 20, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Karen Conway, vice president of healthcare value, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX). The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the true costs, human and otherwise, of health disparities, as low income and minority populations suffered disproportionately from the […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

The American Board of Telehealth announced this week that it is launching a Teleprimary Care Certificate program, geared toward helping primary care providers develop future virtual health strategies. The online program will cover a range of topics and best practices, including workflow, regulatory considerations and health equity. "Teleprimary care is at the forefront of the telemedicine space, but it continues to evolve and expand with the development of new technologies, innovative care

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2021

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Product Manager position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Zus Health and is a remote position. Here’s a description of the position: We are looking for a hands-on, technical, […].

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 19, 2021

The dynamic world of voice technology is impacting healthcare through a number of use cases, as technologies like natural language processing allow computers to understand what humans can say – and allowing computers to speak back. In a HIMSS21 Digital discussion between David Metcalf, director of UCF's institute for simulation and training, and Teri Fisher, physician and clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, Fisher pointed out voice allows providers to mu

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 20, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. DocSpace, a digital health commerce platform that helps clinicians start, manage, and grow tech-enabled private practices, announced $1.2 million in seed funding led by Slauson & Co. The round includes other notable investors Precursor Ventures, Acrew Capital’s Scout […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

The adoption of telementoring has accelerated during the pandemic, enabling safe and secure remote collaboration. Engin Demirel, EMEA head of product management, marketing and sales operations at Olympus, says it is now a vital tool in the hospital’s digital health armamentarium. HITN: Why do you think telementoring has become an increasingly important aspect of telehealth?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/27 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcitoday on the topic “Health IT Conferences.” As we recover from the HIMSS conference that happened in person in Las Vegas and virtually last […].

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 20, 2021

A special balance test originally used by NASA in its space programmes has been adopted by an Abu Dhabi hospital to help determine the cause of prolonged or recurrent dizziness. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi – which is part of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the United States – has just launched a specialised multidisciplinary “Balance Clinic” which includes the EquiTest, known as the world’s first commercially available Computerised Dynamic Posturography (CDP) devi

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 18, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. One of the greatest health concerns of modern society is nursing shortages in different states across the world. The prevalence and impacts of the recent Covid-19 pandemic have taught the world that professional nurses and […]. The article Hospitals Turn To Tech To Help With 2021 Nursing Shortage appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Verizon virtual care product BlueJeans Telehealth announced this past week that it had enabled integration with the Apple Health app with the aim of allowing patients to share data with clinicians during telemedicine visits. The integration will allow patients to share data such as heart rate, sleep and falls with their provider, said BlueJeans Chief Innovator and Strategist Krish Ramakrishnan in a blog post.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2021

The following is a guest article by Damian Chung, Business Information Security Officer at Netskope. Healthcare organizations still seem to think that blocking all access to unapproved cloud storage or cloud collaboration tools means that they’re preventing leakage of sensitive information. But as the old saying goes, “Data flows like water.” Eventually, it’s going to […].

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 15, 2021

ECH Dandelion, a care hotel operated by South Australia-based home care provider Enabling Confidence at Home, has been equipped with a technology platform for aged care communication and delivery from health IT provider Rauland Australia. WHAT IT'S ABOUT. Rauland's Concentric Care platform, which was launched last year, has been introduced in the newly opened ECH Dandelion in Walkerville, Adelaide.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 18, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Hospitals have always been a place of innovation. From the first medical breakthroughs to new technologies, hospitals are constantly changing and adapting to meet today’s needs. As a result, doctors need better tools, more efficient […]. The article The Technological Innovations In Hospitals: Ways Technology Is Changing Healthcare Efficiency appeared first on electronichealthreporter.c

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

Wearables and other remote patient monitoring tools have expanded patient care beyond the walls of brick-and-mortar clinics. Even as these devices have widened access, however, the "internet of healthy things" has also meant more potential privacy issues, explained experts in a HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital session available on demand this week.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 19, 2021

It also supplies enrolled employees with a free TRX Suspension Trainer, discounts on other TRX products and a complimentary one-on-one virtual training introduction session.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

Google says health projects will continue even as it unwinds dedicated health division. hlandi. Fri, 08/20/2021 - 19:08.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 18, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Madhevi Vemireddy, co-founder and COO, CareTribe. Millions of Americans live with chronic health conditions every day, sometimes even debilitating or disabling health conditions. When our physical health fails, it inadvertently impacts every facet […].

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