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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a new factor into hospitals' calculations about how to proceed with current and future healthcare IT implementations.

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In a nutshell: technology and progress in health IT

KevinMD

We have a new electronic medical health record system at our hospital. It is frankly a pain in the neck to access the computer from outside the hospital due to the multiple layers of. It is frankly a pain in the neck to access the computer from outside the hospital due to the multiple layers of. Find out how.

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Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" MEETING THE CHALLENGE TBRHSC automated the pre-op messaging for all surgeries across Northwestern Ontario surgical hospitals.

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“It Still Sucks.”

Insulin Nation

The Type 1 community often looks to those who have had Type 1 diabetes for decades to find pearls of wisdom for how to stay healthy long-term with the condition. It’s been a few years since I have had to be in hospital. It still sucks.”. Yes, we imagine it does. Thank you, Darlene for sharing this.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Additionally, data-driven analytics empower rural providers to understand the various social determinants of health (SDOH), how they affect their population, and how to customize treatments. Many rural and community practices and hospitals have wanted to evolve for some time but did not for various reasons.

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Drawing Courage After a T1 Diagnosis

Insulin Nation

He was immediately transferred by ambulance to a nearby children’s hospital. And so, Malcolm and Kamaal created a groundbreaking comic entitled Omega Boy versus Doctor Diabetes, an action-packed story designed to make it easy for kids to learn about diabetes and understand how to control the disease. Kamaal’s BG reading was 700 mg/dl.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The platform was designed to supplement our standard pain-scale reporting with questions about recent levels of activity, or how well the patient is following their medication regimen," he continued. As an ambulatory surgery center, it has to be very intentional about collecting readmission data from the regional hospital.

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