Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

Dr. Jaan Sidorov, CEO of the Population Health Alliance in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a network of 152 independent community-based providers, says he and his colleagues are quickly learning how the COVID-19 crisis will change their practice patterns. Even though Sidorov is a longtime expert in pop health, he's already seeing up-close how the coronavirus pandemic is changing his own daily duties of care delivery.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 8, 2020

Certain healthcare use cases are ripe for AI, but still must provide a human touch to truly benefit patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2020

The following is a guest article by Heather Haugen, PhD and Vivian Chan from Atos. The definition of working “remotely” is evolving quickly. Coronavirus has created a new sense of urgency to prepare employees to work effectively in non-traditional environments. The technology is available and rarely the limitation; delivering value to the remote worker presents […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 7, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Julie Pursley Dooling, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA, director of HIM practice excellence; AHIMA. Release of patient information during COVID-19 What insiders have long known has become clear during the COVID-19 pandemic: health data is […]. The article AHIMA Recommendations During COVID-19 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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 IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 9, 2020

Telehealth was on the 2020 roadmap for Grand Lake Health Systems (GLHS) in St. Mary’s, Ohio. The health system had been planning to explore the clinical and financial aspects of telemedicine, then deploy the technology where it made sense. The COVID-19 pandemic sped up the health system’s time line exponentially. THE PROBLEM. As the pandemic was starting to affect the United States, Ohio worked to be proactive.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2020

The following is a guest article by Nancy Kadish, Vice President, Operations, Real World Data at Ciox. Patient registries are a powerful tool in population health. Experts consider disease registries one of the three pillars of IT infrastructure needed to improve population health (alongside electronic health records and patient portals). The National Institutes for Health […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 8, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jordan MacAvoy, vice president of marketing, Reciprocity Labs. There are several regulatory compliance requirements that healthcare organizations must follow. Even so, it’s the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that gets the most […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 10, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has temporarily suspended several regulations to enable hospitals, clinics and other providers to boost their front-line medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The CMS changes reduce certification requirements for clinicians, with the aim of expanding workforce flexibilities and enabling practitioners to be hired quickly and "perform work to the fullest extent of their licenses.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 6, 2020

The anonymized, aggregated GPS data is collected from mobile devices that have opted into location-tracking services.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2020

As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on society, it’s more important than ever that we find ways to lift up our spirits. A couple of weeks ago we published (technically the word is ‘dropped’) Volume 1 of the #COVIDMixTape To create that mixtape, I asked over a dozen friends to choose a song that […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 9, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Derek Jones, vice president of enterprise strategy, Deputy. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted one aspect of our healthcare system: the global healthcare industry was not prepared to face a crisis. The lack of […]. The article Healthcare Facility Manager’s Guide To Keep Things Run Smoothly In The Time of Crisis appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has been pushing the limits of the healthcare systems in many European countries, among them, Spain, where COVID-19 is causing thousands of deaths and is requiring an unprecedented amount of medical resources. A group of CIOs from major hospitals in Spain took part in a HIMSS Europe webinar last week to share their views on how they are handling the crisis from the technological point of view.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 7, 2020

Vasileios Nittas from the University of Zurich explains the importance of technology in the middle of a pandemic, and the pros and cons of relying on these solutions.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 8, 2020

I’ve been needing to write a post about the HIMSS 2020 Conference Cancellation for weeks since they announced that exhibitors would get no refunds from HIMSS (keep reading for the latest update). Between being overwhelmed with COVID-19 Health IT coverage and just the sick feeling I get thinking about HIMSS being cancelled, I’ve avoided writing […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 8, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By David Gregg, M.D., chief medical officer, StayWell. Technology can be harmful to our health, especially our emotional health. Those are the latest findings from Cigna’s recent study highlighting the epidemic of social isolation. The […]. The article The Human Side of Digital Health appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 9, 2020

This past week, the Federal Communications Commission unveiled a new $200 million program to help fund telehealth programs for qualifying providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the plan aims to expand telehealth and remote monitoring nationwide as the U.S. combats the coronavirus public health crisis.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 9, 2020

At a HIMSS Digital presentation, former ONC Chief Privacy Officer Joy Pritts and Connected Health Initiative Senior Counsel Brian Scarpelli discussed some common misconceptions about the law.

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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

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2020

An interview with Dan Ablett, President at Bridgecom Changing behaviors is hard. Everyone resists change, even when it’s in their best interest to do so. You don’t have to look farther than the difficulty healthcare leaders are having convincing people to stay at home to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus or persuading patients […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 7, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Respons from Art Papier, MD, CEO, VisualDx As the public is ordered to stay home to flatten the curve, healthcare systems are tasked to ‘raise the line’ by increasing staffing, adding beds, and moving to […]. The article How Technology Can Help Provider Organizations Treating COVID-19 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

AIA Thailand, which is part of AIA, the largest public listed pan-Asian life insurance group, announced that it has launched a ‘Virtual COVID-19 Clinic’, in collaboration with True Digital Group, a subsidiary of True Corporation, a leading communications conglomerate in Thailand and Samitivej, a private hospital brand in Thailand with a network of eight hospitals and owned by Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS).

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 9, 2020

Women’s Health United, QED Investors, LabCorp, Fool Ventures and Fore Range Capital participated in this round.

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2020

We all know that telehealth has been growing thanks to COVID-19. Let’s be honest, a lot of healthcare doesn’t have any choice. They have to move towards telehealth or not see patients that need to be seen. We highlighted the telehealth growth in smaller medical practices. Now, let’s take a look at some health system […].

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Health Populi

APRIL 7, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic’s curve of infected Americans ratchets up in the U.S., people are seeking comfort from listening to Dolly Parton’s bedtime stories , crushing on Dr. Anthony Fauci’s science-wrapped-with-empathy , and streaming the Tiger King on Netflix. These and other self-care tactics are taking hold in the U.S. as most people are “social distancing” or sheltering in place, based on numbers from the early April 2020 Kaiser Family Foundation health trac

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 7, 2020

From 2000 to 2017, the number of registered clinical trials featuring CGMs, apps and other connected devices rose at a 34% CAGR, according to new data from Harvard researchers.

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