InTouch Health

APRIL 23, 2020

Health Facilities Can Use Telemedicine to Improve Efficiency, Reduce Costs and Attract Talent. The healthcare industry is one of the fastest-growing job sectors in the United States, with an expected growth rate of 14% over the next eight years, adding around 1.9 million new jobs. Demand for healthcare services is expected to rise in the years ahead as baby boomers age and the number of Americans living with at least one chronic condition grows.

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HealthStream

APRIL 22, 2020

Health IT Security just released the following five ways that healthcare organizations can safeguard protected health information (PHI) by instituting up-to-date cybersecurity measures.

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KevinMD

APRIL 22, 2020

As most of America approaches the one-month mark since shelter-in-place orders began, there is increasing talk of “plateauing” and debate of strategies for resuming “normal” life. Unfortunately, we continue to find ourselves without a clear path out of this unprecedented pandemic. Now more than ever, in the setting of an infectious disease crisis, health care […].

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Health Populi

APRIL 22, 2020

Stress is up, smoking increasing, drinking more alcohol… Americans are tapping into a variety of coping mechanisms in the coronavirus outbreak, with health on their collective minds. Toluna and Harris Interactive are collaborating on the COVID-19 Barometer , publishing biweekly data on consumers’ views on the coronavirus pandemic. The data here are a snapshot of consumers taken through the Toluna-Harris poll conducted among 1,047 U.S. adults between 9-20 April 2020.

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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 20, 2020

Testing splits along partisan lines — Privacy, cybersecurity concerns confront Europe

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 19, 2020

In this COVID-19 era, the need for health and care systems to become agile and change is very real.

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Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically disrupted every aspect of life for everyday people, ratcheting up stress across all families: The mandate to #StayHome, being physically distanced from work colleagues, beloved family and friends, and our community touchpoints. The fear and risk-management of contracting the COVID-19 virus, for ourselves and our families.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 22, 2020

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 22, 2020

Close to half of doctors are now using telehealth to treat patients as the COVID-19 pandemic changes how physicians deliver care. That's up from 18% in 2018. Find out how the current health crisis is changing practice patterns.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 20, 2020

Patients are screened about COVID-19 status and other health factors, then provided with information about the nearest donation station.

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Health System CIO

APRIL 24, 2020

Providing quality care during a telemedicine encounter is about much more than just the technical aspects, says CT Lin, MD, who offers advice on how to more effectively communicate and build relationships with patients virtually.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 22, 2020

As many as 20% of primary care practices predict they could close within four weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted between April 10 and April 13 by the non-profit Primary Care Collaborative. With COVID-19 dropping non-urgent care to next to zero, the loss in revenue is putting a dire strain on resources and operations.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 20, 2020

CMS has new guidance for how a hospital or health system can resume elective procedures vital to their financial health.

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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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Mobi Health News

APRIL 24, 2020

The telehealth vendor's deal with the state comes shortly after another agreement that provided the services to Medicaid, children's health insurance members.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2020

Last week I started a project to create a list of all of the telehealth options out there. Mostly, I wanted to be able to provide my friends and readers answer to the question I’m certain to get over the next year, “Which telehealth solution is best?” It may take me another week to finish […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. THE PROBLEM. 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 co

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 24, 2020

Here's a look at what the CEOs of the biggest health insurers earned last year.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 21, 2020

Using a designated kit ordered by a doctor, patients will be able to self-swab and mail their samples to LabCorp testing facilities. The self-collection kits will be available in "most states" in the coming weeks.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 24, 2020

Everyone sees the obvious when it comes to telehealth. The Stay at Home and Physical Distancing that’s come with COVID-19 has almost required telehealth. What other option did healthcare organizations have? Embrace telehealth or die? However, I think that’s actually a little simplistic. If we want to really understand what happened to make telehealth go […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2020

Physicians are changing the patterns of their practice because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly half of them using telehealth to treat patients, up from just 18% in 2018. WHY IT MATTERS. These were the results of a survey of 842 physicians across the country that conducted by physician search firm Merritt Hawkins. It also revealed 14% of physicians indicated that they will change practice settings as a result of the outbreak.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 22, 2020

A typical hospital EHR project can take at least a year. A team at Epic has been able to stand up technology at a field hospital in a COVID hot spot in a matter of days. The key is to get creative, said Epic executive Nick Frenzer. Find out how the company has helped health systems to expand bed capacity amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 20, 2020

Alongside the purchase of Amblyotech, the pharma company announced upcoming collaborations with major video game publisher Ubisoft and McGill University.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2020

The following is a guest article by Mark LaRow, CEO at Verato. While the federal government has relaxed some patient privacy rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic, there are still avoidable mistakes healthcare professionals make when it comes to protecting patient data. These types of lapses become much more prevalent when staff are suddenly […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

Bendigo Health in regional Victoria will become one of the first hospitals in Australia to roll-out telemonitoring used for suspected COVID-19 patients. The system has been trialed with current geriatric patients to ensure its viability in the testing for readiness. The digital care application, teamplay myCare Companion ‘Pandemic’ delivered by medical technology company Siemens Healthineers, allows clinicians to remotely prioritize and manage patients based on their clinical needs,

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 22, 2020

As Andrew Artenstein, M.D., put it, the adventure of securing adequate protective equipment at Baystate Health would have made for an entertaining tale at a cocktail party. That is, it would have been entertaining had the mission not been so critical, the chief physician officer wrote in a letter published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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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.

Mobi Health News

APRIL 21, 2020

They will also launch a COVID-19 contact-tracing app to alert users of prolonged social proximity.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 22, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Christopher Maiona, M.D., SFHM, chief medical officer, PatientKeeper, Inc. With all that the healthcare system has to worry about these days, perhaps it’s time to hit the “Pause” button on health IT deployment. Or not. […]. The article Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Propel Mobile Health IT Adoption Forward?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 20, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, business at Gastro Health in Miami came to a halt. In order to uphold social-distancing practices, patients stayed at home and thus physicians at the practice did not have access to them. THE PROBLEM. Additionally, all elective endoscopic procedures were cancelled. Only urgent procedures were performed. There was a dramatic drop in business.

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