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Kahuna Workforce Solutions Receives Funding from Memorial Hermann Health System

Healthcare IT Today

In doing so, Kahuna streamlines onboarding and orientation, reduces risks of documentation inconsistencies, and enables transparency and accessibility of competency data for frontline staff.

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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"It's no secret that many providers and payers relied heavily on the use of fax machines and printed documentation," said Paul Joiner, chief operating officer of health information network Availity. "The old way of sending transactions, clinical documentation and policy changes transformed overnight."

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Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A large number of the beneficiaries present multiple complex chronic health conditions with a high coexistence of mental health conditions making the coordination of care more complex and inefficient. All that information is sent from HealthEC to eClinicalWorks.

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Bonus Features – June 23, 2024 – 5 in 6 patients open to hospital at home monitoring, 94% of health systems face at least one data integration challenge, plus 23 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Virtual observation vendor Collette Health added a Third Party Join feature for additional care team members as well as patient advocates. AKASA released AKASA Medical Coding to review medical documents and recommend billing codes. Ohio-based Emergency Services chose Augmedix for AI-powered medical documentation in its ED.

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DirectTrust and EHNAC Announce Merger Agreement

Healthcare IT Today

DirectTrust serves as a governance forum, trust community, standards organization, and accreditation body for persons and entities engaged in exchange utilizing PKI mechanisms for trusted, secure information exchange like Direct Secure Messaging and trusted, compliant document submission.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Another likely forthcoming requirement that will exacerbate the existing challenges: in the coming years, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will implement the provision for convening providers to incorporate projected costs from co-providers on an estimate for a care episode.

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Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Healthcare IT Today

Data analytics platform Arcadia launched a point-of-care generative AI assistant to improve risk factor documentation. Healthcare marketplace Zocdoc launched Zocdoc Practice Solutions to support practices with online scheduling, patient intake, and virtual care services.