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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. There are a great many telemedicine technology and services vendors on the health IT market today. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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DirectTrust and EHNAC Announce Merger Agreement

Healthcare IT Today

DirectTrust is a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information. Additionally, we’ll be able to continue our combined focus on interoperability initiatives to assist the healthcare ecosystem meet industry initiative timelines.”.

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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Clinicians still spend too much time combing through EHRs to relevant data when they need it, he said – and too much time meeting billing and reporting requirements when they'd rather be off the clock. " Value-based care: New impetus for change.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Further, state-by-state laws requiring in-person meetings between psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrist collaborators should be reexamined as these can safely take place over video conferences. We need to refine the Ryan Haight Act to develop a telemedicine registry that can safely prescribe controlled medication virtually.

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eHealth: Aligning Quality Measurement at CMS

CMS.gov

Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The next step on the path of meaningful adoption of health information technology (HIT) for providers—will launch later this year for hospitals and next year for eligible professionals. By Patrick Conway, MD, MSc. How Providers Benefit.

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Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

While he thinks it may take longer, Jean hopes that five years from now, the goal of delivering delightful care journeys would not be seen as pie-in-the-sky, as the equivalent of having three heads. Specifically, success needs to be about meeting the Quadruple Aim.

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AI in Healthcare – Enhancing Treatment Plans, Engaging Patients, and Impacting Patient Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

We’re seeing increasing real-world applications of the immense value AI platforms have in complimenting, rather than replacing, the clinician’s ability to meet patient demand and deliver the highest-quality care.