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Ohio health system fast tracks Allscripts telehealth system during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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AHIMA Recommendations During COVID-19

Electronic Health Reporter

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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Transforming the Remote Worker’s Experience in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

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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Apple, Google have teamed up to build system-level COVID-19 contact tracing, interoperable APIs for iOS, Android

Mobi Health News

The two tech giants' unprecedented partnership looks to engage as many users in disease-tracing and prevention efforts as possible while tearing down the data silos of their respective smartphone platforms.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

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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COVID-19 puts a spotlight on new pop health demands

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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The Patient Registry is a Challenging But Potentially Powerful Tool

Healthcare IT Today

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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When eHealth goes viral: The strengths and weaknesses of health tech during COVID-19

Mobi Health News

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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CMS relaxes more rules around telehealth, allowing care across state lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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Healthcare Facility Manager’s Guide To Keep Things Run Smoothly In The Time of Crisis

Electronic Health Reporter

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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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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COVID-19 MixTape Volume 2

Healthcare IT Today

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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MIT's COVID-19 app uses smartphones' Bluetooth to anonymously spot disease contacts

Mobi Health News

The in-development system foregoes GPS tracking and other identifying data collection methods in its effort to automate labor-intensive COVID-19 contact tracing.

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COVID-19: how the coronavirus crisis will change the care model

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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The Human Side of Digital Health

Electronic Health Reporter

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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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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

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No Refunds from HIMSS 2020 Annual Conference Exhibitors Becomes Partial Refunds for HIMSS 2021 and 2022

Healthcare IT Today

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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Bahrain launches electronic bracelets to keep track of active COVID-19 cases

Mobi Health News

Spearheaded by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA), the new wristbands are part of the government’s effort in quickly tracing new cases of COVID-19, as well as keeping track of active cases.

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How to apply for FCC's COVID-19 telehealth funding program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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How Technology Can Help Provider Organizations Treating COVID-19

Electronic Health Reporter

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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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Using Data and a Marketing Approach to Improve Population Health

Healthcare IT Today

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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What healthcare services can you automate with bots?

Mobi Health News

The advantages to health and human service delivery in a bot workforce include speed, reliability, consistency and cost-effectiveness. Sound too far-fetched for your management team? We would disagree.

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AIA Thailand partners with True Digital Group and Samitivej to launch Virtual COVID-19 Clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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The Coronavirus Impact on American Life, Part 2 – Our Mental Health

Health Populi

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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Real-Life Examples of HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.

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How Can Healthy Data Fix Healthcare?

Healthcare IT Today

Little did we know on March 10th when we filmed this great discussion about healthy data in healthcare hosted by Intersystems what we were in store for with COVID-19. Although, as COVID-19 has progressed we’ve learned even more how important healthy, quality, trusted data is to healthcare. Learn more about healthy data in the discussion […].

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Digital health funding in early 2020 marks strongest Q1 to date, but records not expected to last

Mobi Health News

According to the new Rock Health funding report in Q1 digital health companies raised $3.1 billion in new investments. However, with the coronavirus hurting the economy, the rest of the year may not follow suit.

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AMA offers further guidance for telehealth rollouts

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Medical Association has put together a new guide to help providers implement real-time virtual visits between clinicians and patients. WHY IT MATTERS. The 128-page update to AMA's Digital Health Implementation Playbook Series comes as telehealth adoption is increasing by leaps amid the coronavirus pandemic. Use of virtual care technologies had already doubled between 2016 to 2019 , and since the COVID-19 public health emergency, more and more overtaxed health systems have been a

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Cybersecurity During A Pandemic — And How Healthcare Workers Can Protect Themselves

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Josh Horwitz, COO, Enzoic. Healthcare employees are on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, in many cases working extended hours under extremely taxing circumstances in an effort to treat the growing number of infected […]. The article Cybersecurity During A Pandemic — And How Healthcare Workers Can Protect Themselves appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.