Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 26, 2023

Talent Group , a leading national IT staffing company, announced today the acquisition of Queen Consulting Group , a nationally recognized IT staffing and consulting company specializing in healthcare and pharma IT, Epic EMR implementations, financial services, and niche technical recruiting.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2019

In recent times, Epic has expanded its vision from being merely an EHR vendor to offering access to a gigantic patient health dataset culled from a broad range of providers. According to John Moore of Chilmark Research, who attended Epic’s 2018 UGM conference, […].

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2019

The use of telehealth services climbed dramatically over the four years between 2014 and 2018, according to new research based on healthcare claims data. To get a look at telehealth’s impact on healthcare overall, FAIR Health analyzed more than 29 billion healthcare claim records.

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American Well

AUGUST 28, 2016

Telehealth Success Depends on EHR Integration. When EHRs came into use 12 years ago, care providers at different clinics and hospitals could instantly look at the same patient data. Today, we see many different EHRs and EMRs, but the challenge is now enabling telemedicine through those platforms. We think so. We think so.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The report, by Malwarebytes, says that it saw a 60% increase of threats at healthcare organizations when comparing all of 2018 with just the […]. A new report by a security vendor says that it has seen a big increase in the volume of threats against healthcare organizations during the first three quarters of this year.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2024

million SNF admissions in the United States in 2018, with 22% of those patients being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of their SNF admission. As the study highlights, there were approximately 1.7 That amounts to 377,000 patients being readmitted to the hospital. billion dollars.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Back in 2018 one of the hottest technologies in the exhibit hall was Virtual + Augmented Reality. Yes, there were more attendees this year vs 2022, but it was not the size of the crowd that stood out, it was the energy. As I walked the aisles, I could see more smiling faces and more deal-making. This was a very encouraging sign for 2024.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

electronic medical record (EMRs/EHRs). EMRs haven’t been great at integrating” with telehealth platforms and mHealth devices, “but it’s becoming an evolution. The EMR is an operating system that isn’t deep,” adds Pitt, “so it needs apps to be more functional. Avizia was acquired by American Well in July of 2018.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

electronic medical record (EMRs/EHRs). EMRs haven’t been great at integrating” with telehealth platforms and mHealth devices, “but it’s becoming an evolution. The EMR is an operating system that isn’t deep,” adds Pitt, “so it needs apps to be more functional. Avizia was acquired by American Well in July of 2018.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Amplify also participated […].

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In fact, survey results published in early 2018 concluded that 80% of the organizations they surveyed had begun to track and use SDOH data. For the last few years, a growing number of healthcare organizations have been integrating information on social determinants of health into their population health management efforts.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

Another study in 2018 suggested something more personal. In 2022, a study highlighted a stark difference: only 60% of Black and 57% of Hispanic patients used these portals, compared to 70% of white patients. This gap points to a deeper issue of accessibility and perhaps, trust in the system.

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HIStalk Weekender

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

A patient of a closed Arizona hospital is prevented from obtaining life-saving surgery because her medical history is stored in an EHR that was shut down as creditors argued over payments. It’s notable that MEDITECH’s “re-branded” and “old” EMR has scored higher in KLAS than Cerner’s flagship for the last two years. Lazlo Hollyfeld ).

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Waracle

JULY 1, 2019

Ayasdi uses machine learning algorithms that can find patterns in EMR data to cluster together similar patient procedures and generate clinical pathways that result in the best patient outcomes at the lowest costs. History of emerging tech in health. Augmented Reality.

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Waracle

JULY 1, 2019

Ayasdi uses machine learning algorithms that can find patterns in EMR data to cluster together similar patient procedures and generate clinical pathways that result in the best patient outcomes at the lowest costs. History of emerging tech in health. Augmented Reality.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

This familiar scene exemplifies the unnecessary burdens traditional EHRs have placed on providers, patients, and the overall healthcare system. As a former ER physician and current digital health professional, I’ve dealt with these challenges firsthand—and see the enormous potential EHRs hold to change care experiences for the better.

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HIStalk Weekender

JULY 12, 2019

Twenty years from now if someone as industrious as Vince Ciotti wants to write the next history of EMR/HIS, all they will have to do is take Vince’s PowerPoints and put in the new vendor names. As a physician, I am sure you’d like it much more if someone else input factors about your patient into the EHR. How about the patient?

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HIStalk Weekender

MAY 18, 2018

The VA signs a 10-year, $10 billion contract with Cerner for its new EHR. The Big Winner here is Leidos which holds the contracts for the DoD in place systems (CHCS the current EMR, which Leidos/SAIC says it claims proprietary IP rights and won’t let any other company touch) and other third-party applications. Weekly News Recap.

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HIStalk Weekender

JUNE 1, 2018

Joseph Health modifies its EHR to store patient advance directives and display them to clinicians during care events. Zane: HISsie 2018 nomination + a lock on “Biggest Sore Winner” in a one-horse race. Providence St. IBM reportedly lays off a significant number of employees of its Watson Health business. Best Reader Comments.

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