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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"In this new normal, digitally frictionless scheduling of imaging studies by patients in the right location for them, at the right time in their care, with the ability to electronically share those images with those they wish, is but one example," he continued.

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Nurses: The Force for Change

Mobile Health Matters

Frequently the organizers of hospitals’ better practice and outcomes teams, nurses are often the source of innovative ideas that improve workflows and internal processes. It is vital that nurses feel empowered to influence leadership and help implement large-scale changes that will improve patient care.

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Does DTC Digital Health have a future?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Digital health direct-to-consumer (DTC) refers to healthcare products and services delivered directly to consumers online, bypassing traditional intermediaries like doctors or hospitals. Examples include: Telehealth consultations: Virtual doctor visits for diagnosis, treatment, and prescription refills.

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Overcoming digital barriers in the nursing profession

Digital Leaders HealthTech

We used whiteboards and clipboards to document our patient’s status and manage patient flow around the hospital. An example of using digital technology to improve care was the introduction of electronic observations. More thought leadership. At the time, all nursing documentation was done on paper. Welcome to the 21st century.

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Connected Medical Devices—the Next Target for Ransomware Attacks

Healthcare IT Today

Take, as an example, insulin pumps that connect wirelessly to a phone so insulin delivery to a patient can be modulated remotely. These types of vulnerable clinical systems also add another pathway for launching a ransomware attack on a hospital. Each of these vulnerabilities offers bad actors an entry point for an attack.

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

Healthcare IT Today

All organizations, including those in critical infrastructure industries such as healthcare, need to consider a three-pronged approach to protecting sensitive data: monitoring user behavior, looking at content accessed by users, and applying additional controls to the most highly targeted users—for example, those with privileged access.

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Clinical Messaging Apps: What is the right business model?

Lloyd Price

For example, an app might partner with a hospital to offer patients a way to message their doctors and nurses directly. HealthTech Thought Leadership from Nelson Advisors - Industry Insights & Analysis for Founders, Owners & Investors. link] HealthTech M&A Advisory by Founders for Founders, Owners & Investors.