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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Partnering with senior leadership at the hospital, we were able to roll out systems that kept us on the cutting edge of technology." "In addition to the mass move to remote, and significant COVID-19 surge, our system was approximately halfway through a move to a single EHR platform.

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Clinical Messaging Apps: What is the right business model?

Lloyd Price

In addition to these general business models, clinical messaging apps may also generate revenue from other sources, such as: Integration fees: Some apps charge healthcare providers a fee to integrate with their electronic health records (EHRs) systems. Zinc: Zinc is a clinical messaging app that is specifically designed for use in hospitals.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

One of hospital IT’s traditional concerns – hospital data stored in a vendor’s data center – can be a source of relief in a ransomware attack. Vendors should be ready to assist with data extracts when a hospital comes calling and hospital IT should leverage these relationships.

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Automation In Rural Health: It Should No Longer Be An Afterthought

Healthcare IT Today

Rural hospitals often lag in integrating financial information and electronic health records (EHRs) because of staffing shortfalls and the perceived cost of doing so. Even if a single process saves a small amount of time, coupled with the automation of multiple elements, it represents a significant, measurable amount.

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4 reasons why the healthcare industry is vulnerable to cyber attacks

Digital Leaders HealthTech

Many hospital appointments across the country were cancelled, EHRs became inaccessible, radiology systems went down, and the COVID-19 testing referral system rendered unavailable for a number of days. In the already overstretched world of hospitals, it is no wonder that cyber security is not top of mind for most workers.

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Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention

Healthcare IT Today

One challenge is extensive nomenclature differences across physician practices, hospitals, and pharmacies. Kem Graham, VP of Sales at CliniComp In 2024, an exciting alternative for independent, community, and cost-conscious healthcare entities is a System as a Service (SYaaS) EHR model.

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Are you ready to become the hospital of the future?

American Well

The hospital of the future won’t be the hospital you grew up going to, but with all the promise technology can bring – improving the patient experience and driving down costs – that might be a good thing. Hospital IT: Driving change. They will not only drive innovation, but help put it into practice. .