Health Information and Patient Experience

BluByrd and DrChrono Deliver Seamless Staff and Patient Experiences for Source Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The refinements to their DrChrono system have allowed the team at Source Healthcare to spend less time on administrative tasks and more time on improving patient experience. For example, when a clinic or healthcare facility refers a patient to a surgery center for a procedure, the patients health information needs to be transferred.

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Why Is So Much “Patient Experience” Effort Focused on Financial Experience?

Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

Financial Experience (let’s call it FX) is the next big thing in the world of patient experience and health care. Patients, as health consumers, have taken on more of the financial risk for health care payments. The post Why Is So Much “Patient Experience” Effort Focused on Financial Experience?

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What physicians can learn from anthropologists

KevinMD

MARCH 3, 2019

Since the passing of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009, it has been said that health tech would dramatically revolutionize health care and the patient experience.

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Clinician Burnout – Lessons from BDO’s Clinician Experience Survey for Patient Experience and Primary Care

Health Populi

OCTOBER 30, 2023

T he 2023 BDO Clinician Experience Survey “takes on” clinician burnout, connecting the strategic dots between the clinician experience and the patient experience. Clinicians’ feeling burnout is the top morale challenge facing U.S.

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How one gastroenterology practice uses hybrid virtual care to improve patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

"Giving patients the best of virtual and in-person care is supported by two-way information exchange," he continued. "Co-managed patient care is achieved through EHR and health information exchanges, as well as more traditional means of collaboration like provider-to-provider calls where discussion is warranted.

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Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

JSK: What’s your origin story with health information security? As a patient moves through the continuum of care, we understand and value that our patients’ experiences are private. Individuals have a fundamental right to dictate who and when their health information is leveraged.

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Vital Makes Health Information More Accessible for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Plus, they’ve made their patient medical note translator available to try out for free on their website. Watch the video for more background and how Vital is using generative AI to make health information more accessible for patients.

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CyncHealth Optimizes Health Data Sharing to Enhance the Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

One of the HIPAA-compliant solutions CyncHealth uses to exchange information is Direct Secure Messaging. In our conversation, Alderman sheds light on their recent decision to partner with Secure Exchange Solutions (SES) for Direct messaging and Health Information Service Provider (HISP) services.

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Going Legit: Sorting “Truth vs. Trash” in Online Health Information

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 3, 2022

And for 70% of teens, their first source of health information is the web. The following article includes contributions by Geri Lynn Baumblatt & Teresa Wagner. Most kids grow up online. It’s easier to use their phone, and they may not feel comfortable asking parents or teachers. Sometimes they do a search to find out […].

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

The first chart illustrates consumers’ use of digital health tools, showing that online health information and online provider reviews. But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking.

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Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Most doctors see the advantages of digital health tools like telehealth, consumers’ access to their health information, and point-of-care workflow solutions, the American Medical Association found in a survey of 1300 physicians, published in September 2022.

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The Path to Patient Empowerment: Hospitals are granting patients access to their health information, but is that enough?

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The 21 st Century Cures Act codifies immediate access to health information for patients. The Act paves the way for patients to become more pro-active partners in their care. There is little value for patients to access health information they cannot understand.

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Vyne Medical Acquires Extract Systems to Bring the Most Comprehensive Document and Clinical Automation Solution to Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 14, 2024

About Vyne Medical Vyne Medical is a recognized industry leader in end-to-end health information exchange and electronic healthcare communication management. Outcomes include improved financial strength, operational performance, and patient experience. For more information, visit vynemedical.com.

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3 in 4 U.S. Patients Say the Healthcare System is Broken — But Technology Can Help

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

.” This last chart comes from Sanjula’s Compass publication arraying patient-consumers’ views on health care affordability (costs) by insurance status, race/ethnicity, and income, along with Americans’ trust in health information by source.

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How Young People Are Using Digital Tools to Help Deal with Mental Health

Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2021

sought health information online in 2020, a slight decline from 2018. More young women than young men looked for health info online, as well as more Hispanic/Latinx and White youngers compared with Blacks. Demographics collected included age, gender, race/ethnicity, and LGBTQ+ identity. Some 8 in 10 younger people in the U.S.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. The goals were to identify risks and vulnerabilities and to develop recommendations for protecting health consumers’ personal health information.

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The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2020

practicing physicians to carry the health data privacy and security burden? “HIPAA, as passed in 1996 and amended in 2009 through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, defines privacy through a sectoral lens. But are we asking too much of U.S.

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Secure Your Healthcare Organization with Better Cyber Resilience

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For healthcare organizations, this is critical to prevent interruptions to patient care or breaches of sensitive health information. With strong endpoint protection, healthcare providers can ensure that even in the event of an attempted breach, medical devices and data systems remain secure and operational.

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While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing

Health Populi

MARCH 18, 2024

Patients’ willingness to share their personal health information is eroding, varying by age group and race/ethnicity along with the kind of organizations folks would share with. We first note overall that fewer patients, year on year 2021-2023, seem willing to share data with ANY entity.

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How Reframing the Benefit of Interoperability May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2025

Reframing Interoperability Benefits Interoperability has long been known as a way to improve patient care. When health data can be freely and easily exchanged between providers, doctors can make more informed care decisions, care is faster, waste is reduced, and patient experience is improved.

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Patient-friendly real-time remote monitoring system receives FDA clearance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2024

Reduced overall healthcare costs, fewer hospital readmissions, improved patient mobility, and insights that can be captured in real-time to provide a more streamlined patient experience are also widely seen as potential benefits of RPM implementation. Find out more at Corsano Health.

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Healthcare Costs, Access to Data, and Partnering With Providers: Patients’ Top User Experience Factors

Health Populi

OCTOBER 23, 2020

As patients returned to in-person, brick-and-mortar health care settings after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, they re-enter the health care system with heightened consumer expectations, according to the Beryl Institute – Ipsos Px Pulse report, Consumer Perspectives on Patient Experience in the U.S.

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Consumers’ Growing Use of Portals and Apps: People Embracing Their Patient Journeys

Health Populi

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The latest read from ONC, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, tells a story about patients’ growing use of online portals, medical records, and smartphone apps to access personal health information. So what are patients most keen to access online in their medical records or portal?

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Listen Up, Healthcare: Hear The Patient’s Voice!

Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2019

Today, the voice of the patient is magnified one-to-many, omnichannel and multi-platform — via video, blogs, podcasts, social networks, listservs… and, yes, still in live forums like AA meetings, church basements, Y-spaces, and the Frazzled Cafe meet-ups in Marks & Spencer retail cafes across the UK.

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Bonus Features – February 2, 2025 – Only 14% of Americans confident with their health plan choice, hospitals end 2024 with 6% operating margins, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Beacon Health System chose Xsolis to streamline medical necessity reviews using generative AI. Company New Patient experience vendor Tendo updated its PCI, SOC 2 Type 2, and HIPAA certifications. Health information network eHealth Exchange named a new Board of Directors and appointed four officers.

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Digital Health Tools, Telemedicine, and Mobile Health Applications: How They’re Enhancing Population Health

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Healthcare is still largely confusing for patients, so making it simpler is a huge driver in improving access to care and the patient experience. Patients, who are often in pain, scared, and medicated, have to stop living their lives to receive care and it’s intrusive.

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Cigna expands access to covered telehealth services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The announcement follows the acquisition of MDLIVE earlier this year by Cigna health services subsidiary Evernorth. In addition, MDLIVE physicians will have access to patients' health information, aimed at providing a more connected, coordinated experience.

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Weekly Roundup – December 21, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Delivering Seamless Staff and Patient Experiences for Source Healthcare. First up was a look at how AI, NLP, LLMs, and automation improve health information management. Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community.

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Personal Medical Records Software for Better Care in Saatli

NiftyHMS

JANUARY 28, 2025

This software helps healthcare practices manage patient records, appointments, billing, and moreall in one platform. Its designed to save time and improve the overall patient experience. Ayurvedic Clinics : Manage Patient Information : Keep organized records of patient treatments, progress, and herbal prescriptions.

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Addressing Health Equity Must Include Digital Equity Beyond Access To Medical Services and Insurance

Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2020

The 21st Century Cures Act emphasizes patients’ control of personal health information. ONC rules issues in March 2020 called for more patient-facing health tools and apps to bolster health consumer engagement and empowerment. But the emergence of the coronavirus in the U.S.

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Top 3 Digital Innovations that Transformed Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Patient engagement is the next frontier in healthcare and single-platform patient portals created the digital foundation for this ongoing transformation. Many patients already use patient portals for tasks such as scheduling appointments and requesting prescription refills. Remote Patient Monitoring .

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Patient-friendly real-time remote monitoring system receives FDA clearance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2024

Reduced overall healthcare costs, fewer hospital readmissions, improved patient mobility, and insights that can be captured in real-time to provide a more streamlined patient experience are also widely seen as potential benefits of RPM implementation. Find out more at Corsano Health.

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Nudging Patients to Use EHRs: Moving Toward a Tipping Point for Consumer Health IT

Health Populi

APRIL 10, 2018

(See the Hot Points , below, for how these patient life-flows are being met by innovative providers both inside and outside the healthcare system). I divulged that my favorite supermarket chain is Wegmans (who is not a client of THINK-Health). .”

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Verisma and ScanSTAT Announce Merger, Providing the Strength and Know-How that HIM Departments Need for the Path Ahead

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2023

Coming together under the Verisma brand, the combined company provides faster turnaround times through automation, expanded services to manage compliance requirements, and advanced tools to improve patient experience. ScanSTAT is a proud partner to some of the industry’s best electronic health record (EHR) systems.

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Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2022

From here, telehealth will evolve to strengthen patient-provider engagement. As patient expectations grow, telehealth will aid providers in meeting those demands by being the primary tool for a modern patient experience. Telemedicine offers a future where patients and providers are empowered with health information.

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At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

Microsoft took a step to address health data interoperability with Azure API for FHIR in 2019. The company's next evolution of that journey is Azure Health Data Services. Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare aims to enhance patient experiences and health team collaboration.

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Google announces funding for eight AI-based projects in the digital health ecosystem

Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Eight of the fifteen Google projects address digital health initiatives for improved patient experiences and access to healthcare. A perfect example of best practice aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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“Listen to Me:” Personalization in Health Care Starts With Taking Patients’ Voices Seriously – the 15th Beryl Institute-Ipsos PX Pulse Survey

Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2024

Patients’ experience with health care in the U.S. adult consumers’ perspectives defined “patient experience” (PX) as, “The sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization’s culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care.”

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NYU Langone Health used its FCC grant to expand Epic-linked telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

"We invested in our telemedicine solution – integrated into our enterprise electronic health record – to offer a convenient and cost-effective complement to in-person visits and streamline patient care." There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Future HealthTech Valuations in 2025: A Dynamic Landscape

Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Focus on Patient Experience and Outcomes: HealthTech companies that prioritise patient experience, improve outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs are likely to be highly valued. Health Information Technology (HIT): HIT solutions are essential for improving healthcare efficiency, interoperability, and data security.

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Patient Portals 4.0: Future of Patient Engagement

Lloyd Price

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Data Privacy and Security: Robust security measures to protect sensitive health information. Transparent data privacy policies and patient control over data sharing. Data Privacy and Security: Implementing robust security measures to protect sensitive health information. Leap Forward Patient Portals 4.0

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Surescripts Acquires ActiveRADAR to Offer Therapeutic Alternatives for Prescriptions

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Surescripts , the nation’s leading health information network, acquired ActiveRADAR , a clinical intelligence company that identifies therapeutic alternatives for prescriptions. “We In 2022, Surescripts processed 2.34

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The Persistent Rural/Urban Broadband Gap Is Bad for Health

Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2019

Health Populi’s Hot Points: There’s a new social determinant of health in town, and it’s broadband connectivity. Without access to broadband, an individual can’t seek a job online, get banked, apply for health insurance, or access a health information portal, among many other daily tasks EveryWoman and EveryMan do to streamline life.

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Combining virtual care and personal touch to help the underserved

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

It may be a community health center nurse sharing vitals and other health information into a portal that supports a broader patient profile. You have said answers to all of this could help remove barriers to care, enhance the patient experience, improve outcomes and reduce the cost of care.

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Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

Vital Makes Health Information More Accessible for Patients

CyncHealth Optimizes Health Data Sharing to Enhance the Patient Experience

Going Legit: Sorting “Truth vs. Trash” in Online Health Information

The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us

The Path to Patient Empowerment: Hospitals are granting patients access to their health information, but is that enough?

Vyne Medical Acquires Extract Systems to Bring the Most Comprehensive Document and Clinical Automation Solution to Healthcare

3 in 4 U.S. Patients Say the Healthcare System is Broken — But Technology Can Help

How Young People Are Using Digital Tools to Help Deal with Mental Health

A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

Secure Your Healthcare Organization with Better Cyber Resilience

While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing

How Reframing the Benefit of Interoperability May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered

Patient-friendly real-time remote monitoring system receives FDA clearance

Healthcare Costs, Access to Data, and Partnering With Providers: Patients’ Top User Experience Factors

Consumers’ Growing Use of Portals and Apps: People Embracing Their Patient Journeys

Listen Up, Healthcare: Hear The Patient’s Voice!

Bonus Features – February 2, 2025 – Only 14% of Americans confident with their health plan choice, hospitals end 2024 with 6% operating margins, plus 19 more stories

Digital Health Tools, Telemedicine, and Mobile Health Applications: How They’re Enhancing Population Health

Cigna expands access to covered telehealth services

Weekly Roundup – December 21, 2024

Personal Medical Records Software for Better Care in Saatli

Addressing Health Equity Must Include Digital Equity Beyond Access To Medical Services and Insurance

Top 3 Digital Innovations that Transformed Healthcare

Patient-friendly real-time remote monitoring system receives FDA clearance

Nudging Patients to Use EHRs: Moving Toward a Tipping Point for Consumer Health IT

Verisma and ScanSTAT Announce Merger, Providing the Strength and Know-How that HIM Departments Need for the Path Ahead

Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Google announces funding for eight AI-based projects in the digital health ecosystem

“Listen to Me:” Personalization in Health Care Starts With Taking Patients’ Voices Seriously – the 15th Beryl Institute-Ipsos PX Pulse Survey

NYU Langone Health used its FCC grant to expand Epic-linked telehealth

Future HealthTech Valuations in 2025: A Dynamic Landscape

Patient Portals 4.0: Future of Patient Engagement

Surescripts Acquires ActiveRADAR to Offer Therapeutic Alternatives for Prescriptions

The Persistent Rural/Urban Broadband Gap Is Bad for Health

Combining virtual care and personal touch to help the underserved

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