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Queensland Virtual Hospital to offer emergency care and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Meanwhile, an adjacent service, the Queensland Telestroke Service , will be integrated into the Queensland Virtual Hospital at the end of the year. MED connects EMR via cloud Telemedicine service My Emergency Doctor can now provide systems interoperability to enable hospitals to conduct virtual board rounds.

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Doctors Love Alerts Until They Don’t

Healthcare IT Today

Regulations now require primary care doctors be notified if their patients have an ED visit or are admitted to a hospital. Far too often the primary care doctor never learns about these health issues that are addressed at hospitals. It’s beautiful that PCPs can be informed in order to coordinate the care for their patients.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Many stories about hospitals being unable to provide rapid care to patients experiencing medical emergencies and longs delays for others are simply heart-wrenching to hear. Healthcare workers, from doctors and nurses to administrative staff, are often overwhelmed with critical patient care responsibilities and day-to-day operations.

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HIStalk Interviews Ron Remy, CEO, Mobile Heartbeat

HIStalk Interviews

It’s designed for acute care and affiliated ambulatory facilities of hospitals. It runs on IOS and Android smartphones and is available both on-premise, with servers inside the hospital’s data room, or a cloud offering via our cloud partner, Parallon Technology Solutions. Take Lean thinking and apply it to your workflow.

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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. Preparation ahead of the mandatory deadline is crucial for success and ACOs with multiple EMRs will face unique challenges.

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Yhprum's Law applied to Healthcare Technology: Celebrate the unexpected victories because "Everything that can work, will work"

Lloyd Price

Its the flipside of Murphys Law, which might predict a crashed EMR system or a glitchy wearable failing at the worst moment. Yet, time and again, coordinated efforts by paramedics, surgeons, and nurses, even with limited resources or chaotic conditions, pull off near-miraculous recoveries. Take emergency medicine as an example.