Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

In January 2020, the organization launched a remote patient monitoring pilot, working with vendor Health Recovery Solutions to monitor CHF patients after discharge from the hospital. Upon discharge, patients often need support to understand their symptoms and warning signs after returning home. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2021

Trinity Health has 94 hospitals across 24 states. In 2017, the health system – which has 100 continuing care locations, including home care, hospice, PACE programs and senior living facilities – was in a bind, facing double-digit hospital readmissions of 16% across its high-risk Medicare population. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2024

Stephanie Lahr, president of Artisight, developer of a smart hospital platform that harnesses AI to deliver virtual care, emphasized that telehealth itself "is alive and well, evidenced by the energy, creativity and results shared this week at ATA. We must surround nurses with the resources they need to work at the top of their license.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2022

But even now, hospitals and health systems should be preparing proactively to meet the regulatory demands of a post-PHE future. Early in the pandemic, many states issued executive orders that allowed out-of-state practitioners to provide services to patients in the state without being licensed in the state. Federal rules.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Upstate broadened its license and provisioned all clinical areas with access, starting with clinicians. “Establishing a process by which clinics could transition from physical to virtual patient flow also was a requirement,” Gross noted. On another front, outpatient patient satisfaction was excellent.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 10, 2024

Additionally, AI-powered care navigation is transforming patient engagement by guiding them to the right care at the right time, making them active participants in their health journey. Additionally, they enable personalized treatment approaches by analyzing individual patient data and tailoring interventions to meet specific needs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This was true even before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the main focus was provision of tertiary specialty services to patients living in rural communities on Oahu and to those on neighboring islands. "We also needed a mechanism for patients to see their families and friends while hospitalized in the isolation rooms," Koenig noted.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2022

Marshfield Clinic Health System based in Marshfield, Wisconsin, has nine hospitals – plus Marshfield Children's Hospital inside the flagship hospital – and more than 60 healthcare centers in more than 30 communities across Wisconsin. Provider and patient satisfaction has been strong. THE PROBLEM.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Lane Wise, Director of Customer Success, ABOUT Healthcare For patients, every transition of care to a different facility brings the risk of complications. When these problems arise, they can result in patient stays that are longer than necessary, a costly problem for hospitals. vs. 79.0%), and higher patient satisfaction (60.9%

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lane Wise, Director of Customer Success at ABOUT Healthcare For patients, every transition of care to a different facility brings the risk of complications. When these problems arise, they can result in patient stays that are longer-than-necessary, a costly problem for hospitals. vs. 49.5%).

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Licensed assistants in all 50 states can see patients—with varying degrees of supervision determined by state. If overbilling happens with a commercial biller, the clinic could get a letter sent to the licensing board and be put on probation. This number rises to 17 patients in organizations with more than 50 providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For healthcare providers, that means patients aren’t getting critical appointment reminders and confirmation text, as well as billing, test result links, patient satisfaction surveys, prescription confirmations, etc. Even if a patient texted you first, you will not be able to respond until approved.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Recent estimates say that a typical hospital produces 50 petabytes per year (and there are a million petabytes in a zettabyte). Organizations need assurance that the solution will free up time for staff and enable them to work at the top of their license, resulting in higher quality, job satisfaction, and overall value.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 22, 2021

How interactive patient systems help hospitals support their nurses – ultimately allowing them to provide better patient care and work at the top of their licensure, while also educating patient in their care plans, and enhancing the overall patient experience with no expense to the nursing staff.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Particularly the certification and license are one of the main challenges for nurses in telemedicine. Often licensing is state-specific, and the lack of multistate licenses makes it impossible for nurses to provide care for patients from different states. Patient satisfaction. Government cooperation.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 16, 2022

DIABNEXT’s mobile app complements Glooko’s product portfolio and tracks diabetes data so that physicians can collaborate with their patients to monitor individual patient data and provide remote care. This unique approach is changing how care teams support patients and improve health outcomes. Avive Solutions, Inc.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

The result is a more efficient healthcare system with optimized resources and heightened patient satisfaction. Hospitals are getting savvy by using AI-powered platforms that let candidates explore job opportunities, chat with recruiters, and schedule interviews from their smartphones or computers. Michael Rivers, PhD, Sr.

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Physician Credentialing Company

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Obligatory educational qualifications, training certificates, work experience proofs, and licenses are considered basic requirements for undergoing credentialing and onboarding. Credentialing is a monitoring process that ensures providers meet all necessary protocols for effective patient care introduced by HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

One long-time customer—a forward-thinking specialty hospital—came to us a few years ago to inquire about automating the delivery of critical lab results with our clinical communication system. Hospitals and health systems can then determine anomalous behavior in workflows, patient care, or patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 22, 2022

Abridge’s enterprise-focused documentation solutions seamlessly structure and summarize information from any medical conversation, making it easier for systems to reduce provider burnout while also increasing patient satisfaction. Armed with a proprietary dataset derived from more than 1.5

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Medisys Compliance

MARCH 27, 2023

Medical staff credentialing: This is the process of verifying the qualifications, training, and experience of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who work in a hospital or healthcare organization. This trust can lead to increased patient satisfaction and retention.

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It emphasizes conducting activities transparently, ethically, and in a manner that secures the trust of patients, staff, and stakeholders alike. This holistic approach to governance ensures that decisions are informed by a comprehensive understanding of the hospital’s overall performance and its implications for patient care.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 7, 2022

So how do hospitals and health systems deal with an influx of mental health patients seeking fast access to high-quality psychiatric care while improving patient throughput? The truth is, these systems are overwhelmed and were never designed to handle the influx of behavioral health patients coming to them for help.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2024

Automating tasks like data entry eases the administrative burden on staff, empowering them to operate at the top of their license and focus on higher-value activities. Ultimately, the integration of true AI and machine learning in RCM contributes to greater accuracy, reduced denials, and a better patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Shelley Wehmeyer, Senior Director of Product and Partner Marketing at Rhapsody Optimizing user experience in EHRs is essential to maintaining clinician productivity and, by extension, patient satisfaction and health outcomes.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Increasing importance on patient satisfaction, providing efficient and quality care, and minimizing costs have also led to higher telehealth implementation. Meeting Patient Expectations Patient utilizing telehealth during the pandemic may continue to expect remote care.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 17, 2022

There has been frequent reporting about the problem of provider workforce shortages within hospitals and health systems and the related burnout experienced when working in high-stress situations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Conversely, a hospital with a burnout-reduction program would spend only $11,592 per nurse per year employed.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 2, 2022

There has been frequent reporting about the problem of provider workforce shortages within hospitals and health systems and the related burnout experienced when working in high-stress situations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conversely, a hospital with a burnout-reduction program would spend only $11,592 per nurse per year employed.

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Patient Satisfaction Nurses COVID-19 Hospitals 52

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Mesa hospital Phoenix bioscience boom poised to improve health care and local economy, proponents say What’s next for Steward hospitals in Arizona? Federal Grant to Study Eye Disease UAMS Study to Address Maternal, Infant Deaths with $2.4M Federal Grant to Study Eye Disease UAMS Study to Address Maternal, Infant Deaths with $2.4M

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Rural hospitals plan to reject Congress’ program. Staff shortages make patient surges harder for children’s hospitals — and the situation won’t get better soon. Alabama hospital officials weigh in on ‘tripledemic’ concerns. 2 orthopedic hospitals facing Medicare readmission penalties.

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Hall Render

MAY 31, 2024

Vincent Named President of the Association of Black Cardiologists Arkansas Children’s Hires Morse as Chief Administrator for ACNW Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals partners raise $5.4

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

After court ruling for AHA in 340B case, HHS says it will start adjusting payment rates for certain 340B hospitals within approximately two weeks. Congress gives rural hospitals a reprieve, for now. Hospital leaders meet at White House to talk ‘twindemic’ strategies. Is the doctor’s office heading for extinction?

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them? NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

NATIONAL 79 percent have positive outlook for senior living and care: NIC 12 key legal issues impacting health systems AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare’s cyberattack A conversation about the HHS plan on AI in health care A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Luke’s psychiatric hospital in Phoenix remains closed and its future is unclear What Texas can learn from crisis mental health care in Arizona Zoning change will allow Tucson mental health facility to expand Arizona’s nursing shortage hits another roadblock ARKANSAS CHRISTUS Health Announces $4.5M

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