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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" That could impact the course of future implementations, because "those folks are being diverted from longer term strategies," he added. "There is definitely distraction that will lead to (future) delays."

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RPM strategies for moving from discharge to hospital-at-home care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A variety of factors have given rise to more focus on hospital-at-home – the pandemic, persistent staffing shortages, rising costs, patient complications, such as delirium – leading CMS to increase financial incentives to provide care at home without reducing quality or access. This is at the core of population health.

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The Healthcare Cybersecurity Ecosystem: A System in Need of Comprehensive Care

Healthcare IT Today

The lapse didnt just hit hospitals; it disrupted insurers, pharmacies, providers, and patients nationwide. Consider the Change Healthcare breach of 2024, costing $3 billion (and rising) and exposing 190 million individuals data. This breach shows how far the ripples reach.

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A Family’s Guide to the ICU, Part 1: Your Strategy for Navigating the Unexpected

Society for Participatory Medicine

Within three days of her initial procedure she was on a ventilator and unable to speak for nearly her entire stay at the hospital. Others started at different hospitals and came to UCSF when it became clear a transplant was their only hope. It soon became clear she would require a lung transplant in order to recover.

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Modular, Data-Driven, Connected, Avelios Medical Secures €30 Million from Sequoia Capital for its Next-Generation Hospital Information System

Healthcare IT Today

Great Potential With SAP exiting the HIS market by 2030, hundreds of German and European hospitals must rethink their system landscape. This presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to overhaul hospital IT, elevating the quality of care, and boosting process efficiency.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth can harness and focus broadband and hospital IT investments into digital advancements for urban and rural communities. "It is quite effective to be able to use a mix-and-match financial strategy to afford broadband deployment over wide areas," said Tim Maylone, CEO of Cherry Capital Connection, a Michigan-based ISP.

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Secure Your Hospital’s Future: The Critical Need for Robust Telemedicine Security

Healthcare IT Today

As inpatient telemedicine experiences rapid growth within hospitals, it presents unique challenges to Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs), particularly regarding potential security risks associated with medical devices and other hardware.