Remove Hospital IT Remove Nursing Remove Telehealth
article thumbnail

Telemedicine racks up big cost savings and enhanced care for Nebraska hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

THE CHALLENGE Chase is a 15-bed critical access hospital in Imperial, Nebraska. Like many rural healthcare organizations, the facility relies heavily on advanced practice providers – nurse practitioners and physician associates. " The vendor also supports Chase's nursing staff. That means from 5 p.m.

article thumbnail

Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Rather, our patients, physicians and nurses have grown accustomed to digital health over years of incremental and foundational work, and all came rushing to make this the new normal." " Eric Jimenez, Artesia General Hospital. "We experienced first-hand that this was never about a pivot," he related.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

However, some forms of technology – particularly those that support telehealth services – are in hot demand as they prove their worth during the national pandemic, say experts who assess information technology adoption by the nation's healthcare providers.

article thumbnail

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center boosts telehealth with $600K from the FCC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

So the organization had a solid foundation on which to build and improve its telehealth solution. "In 2016, we began exploring various telehealth workflows to meet those needs but hit many billing-related roadblocks due to the restrictive New York State and federal regulations. " USING FCC AWARD FUNDS.

article thumbnail

RPM, enabled with AI, can improve congestive heart failure care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In addition, heart failure is one of the most expensive conditions to manage, leading to high healthcare costs due to frequent hospitalizations and complex treatment regimens​. Alexandria Foley, RN, is vice president of nursing and care delivery at Brook Health, an AI-powered RPM company. But there is hope in the form of health IT.

Nursing 176
article thumbnail

Budget 2024: Private hospitals tapped to provide psychiatric telehealth amid crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The government seems to be also keen on utilising telehealth in addressing accessibility issues in mental healthcare. APHA CEO Michael Roff further discussed this upcoming telehealth trial with Healthcare IT News. It will be implemented initially over the next two years starting in November. Can you identify which technologies (e.g.

article thumbnail

Queensland Virtual Hospital to offer emergency care and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

If something happens, we get the data immediately, and a nurse doesn’t need to check it," MED's technology head Ben Rhodes shared. NSW to trial body cameras in hospitals The state government of New South Wales is undertaking a 12-month trial of body-worn cameras in select public hospitals.

EMR 188