Healthcare It News

APRIL 12, 2024

ChatGPT has been making an impact on enduring healthcare challenges. Many providers and patients are reporting the artificial intelligence helping with preventative care and preventing non-emergent emergency department visits.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 8, 2024

Adopting a collaborative model of care is one approach that can help temper the rising cost of healthcare globally. Island Hospital, a private quaternary hospital in Malaysia, is providing a case for this by building an integrated health ecosystem that fosters cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders. "The VESALIUS.m

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Patients often found it difficult to access their health records, leading to a lack of transparency and engagement in their healthcare journeys. This gap in communication sometimes resulted in missed appointments, medication non-adherence , and a general sense of disconnect between patients and their healthcare providers.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Prisma Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in South Carolina, says that by integrating digital patient communications, it's decreased no-shows to the tune of $4 million in savings within the first two years. "As a result - we’re seeing more and more patients show up for their appointments."

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

THE OPPORTUNITY The COVID-19 pandemic created an immediate opportunity for UPMC Central to rethink healthcare beyond the walls of the office setting. The urgency, and patient demand for care, allowed UPMC to expand existing services and create a virtual center of excellence that has transformed healthcare. " Saiyed said.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Thankfully, more patients are embracing technology-based programs that provide education and engagement to help improve diabetes outcomes, such as better understanding the importance of regular blood glucose monitoring and how to interpret key metrics like hemoglobin A1c.

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Healthcare Success

JANUARY 2, 2024

Now that the holidays have drawn to a close, it’s time to return to your 2024 marketing plan and make adjustments that ensure your business is taking advantage of the latest trends in healthcare marketing to reach patients and HCPs more effectively and make a lasting impression.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 30, 2024

Healthcare practitioners are always looking for ways to use emerging technologies to transform their work, and today one of the top technologies available to revolutionize the healthcare space is Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 11, 2024

What You Should Know: – The healthcare industry is poised for a seismic shift, powered by a disruptive technology: blockchain, according to the market.us, the Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Market report. This translates to enhanced security and peace of mind for both patients and healthcare providers.

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Sheppard Health Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas. New Laws Mandating Cultural Competency Training for Illinois Healthcare Providers On August 8, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 20, 2022

What You Should Know: – TytoCare , an all-in-one modular device and examination solution for AI-powered , on-demand, remote medical exams partners with mPharma , a technology-driven healthcare company building Africa’s largest health management organization with a focus on making medications affordable and accessible to every African.

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Sequence Health

AUGUST 15, 2023

In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, the doctor-patient relationship is more crucial than ever. Medical answering services have emerged as a pivotal tool in enhancing this relationship, offering a myriad of benefits to both healthcare providers and patients.

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Healthcare Success

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Years ago, it was common for healthcare providers to ask, “How did you hear about us?” For these reasons and more, manual call tracking for healthcare often falls to the bottom of the priority list in favor of other high-priority tasks, like scheduling appointments. What is Call Tracking for Healthcare?

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The healthcare industry continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with innovation and grit. They erected field hospitals in parking lots and converted nonclinical spaces into auxiliary ICUs to provide care to sick patients. Physicians turned to virtual visits to continue providing care. Investing in patient-centric care.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Natalie Tkachenko, Healthcare Software Solutions Consultant at NIX To obtain test results today, there’s no need to visit the hospital. Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. However, along with advancements, challenges in digital healthcare are increasing.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 23, 2021

Paddy Padmanabhan When David Feinberg, head of Google Health, announced this past week that he was departing to take up the CEO role at the EHR company Cerner , media reports took it as an admission of defeat by Google in the campaign to win in the healthcare space. There was no shortage of commentary on social media.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 20, 2023

Healthcare IT News sat down with Sean Mehra, CEO and cofounder of HealthTap, a virtual-first urgent care and primary care clinic. Many telemedicine professionals, as well as a good number of healthcare providers, suggest that as healthcare evolves post-pandemic, virtual-first is the way to go.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Jacob DeWitt, MD, U H SM Ambassador and Founder, Integrative Direct Primary Care In an era when healthcare costs continue to soar, a deviation from the status quo is becoming increasingly necessary. Enter the Direct Primary Care model, a revolutionary approach to modern medicine that can be likened to “Netflix for healthcare.”

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Healthcare It News

MAY 24, 2022

Healthcare workflow technology company Braidio has partnered with health IT vendor BlueSemi with the aim of creating a preventive home-health and telehealth ecosystem. By integrating the device with Braidio's My Health Concierge platform, the companies will be attempting to encourage positive behavioral change.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 17, 2024

Unlike the opaque fax-based systems of the past, Parachute Health provides real-time transparency into the ordering workflow for both healthcare providers and payers. Seamless Integration: Connects effortlessly with existing Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other healthcare IT systems.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 10, 2024

Over 90,000 offers were introduced to patients and healthcare providers alike in 2020 alone , with this number continuing to rise in response to mounting healthcare system pressures. So, how can the hurdles to continued healthcare provider (HCP) and patient adoption be overcome in this saturated landscape?

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Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Clinician burnout is one of the most significant and urgent challenges facing the healthcare industry today. According to an American Medical Association survey of nearly 21,000 healthcare professionals, almost half reported at least one symptom of burnoutand 43 percent said they suffer from work overload.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

What You Should Know: – GE HealthCare acquires Caption Health, Inc., a privately owned artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare leader that creates clinical applications to aid in early disease detection, using AI to assist in conducting ultrasound scans.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In a hyper-localized business like healthcare, this situation put CMH at a disadvantage against its competitors. "In doing so, CMH sought to provide patients with a more seamless and efficient healthcare experience while optimizing its online presence to better serve our community," he continued.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 14, 2024

What You Should Know: – HealthTap , a virtual healthcare provider, just announced a major step towards making quality primary care accessible to all. – Patients in all 50 states can now use their insurance when seeking virtual visits with board-certified doctors on the HealthTap platform. Their Dr.A.I.™

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

These and other important health consumer insights are revealed in the firm’s latest report, Waiting for Consumers – The Oliver Wyman 2018 Consumer Survey of US Healthcare. Once a patient enters that healthcare new front door of, say a retail clinic, one-third of these people told Oliver Wyman that it was a better experience.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 28, 2023

say their healthcare providers currently use AI to help diagnose, treat or communicate with patients, but 66% expect AI to play a bigger role in healthcare in the next five years, the survey found. What do people expect from AI in healthcare? The first is trained and targeted AI for healthcare emerging on the market.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The disruption of the healthcare industry is continuing at a frenetic pace. Certainly, healthcare has been overdue for overhauls. Yet all this progress is tempered by the reality that not every provider can keep up with new technologies. Closing Gaps in Healthcare Tech Availability and Access.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Healthcare is a sector that stands to gain tremendously from this revolution. Here are eight specific ways AI will transform the future of healthcare, making it more efficient, personalized, and proactive. This not only saves healthcare providers a considerable amount of time but also improves the accuracy of medical records.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 30, 2023

As nice as it sounds, this truism presents some serious challenges for healthcare leaders. The reality that everyone is different makes it incredibly difficult to scale up healthcare systems to meet the unique demands of millions of individuals. When truly required, they can instigate quicker improvements for medical cost savings.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In order to further CVS's healthcare services strategy, the acquisition of Signify Health adds clinicians that assess patients at home. The deal also provides CVS Health with a value-based care platform that connects payers to providers and providers to each other to lower costs and improve patient outcomes.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

"What’s more, the providers in healthcare clinics work in daunting circumstances," he continued. These healthcare professionals do amazing work with the resources they have, but they need more timely access to specialist expertise, which is not offered in most clinic settings and is frequently inaccessible to patients.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 11, 2024

What You Should Know: – Virtual healthcare platform hellocare announced a groundbreaking integration with Alexa for Healthcare at the HIMSS 2024 conference. Enhanced Patient Experience: Patients can now leverage Alexa to: Place calls directly to doctors and nurses.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 25, 2022

As embedded finance becomes more popular and companies begin to embrace automation technologies, there’s a clear opportunity for healthcare providers to embrace digital payments. Through the use of digital payment technology, healthcare professionals can make their services easier for their vendors, suppliers and patients.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2021

COVID-19 has no doubt been catastrophic, but let it also be the wake-up call we need to improve experiences for both patients and healthcare providers alike. So far, healthcare organizations and facilities have had to work quickly to deliver care on a functional level. Healthcare innovation must serve inclusion.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 30, 2023

The San Francisco-based platform, owned by Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health, uses interactive SMS messaging and branded mobile apps to provide dosage and refill reminders and other prescription management functions. As a result, HC3 warned healthcare organizations of phishing campaigns leveraged by the email marketing platform.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 20, 2022

Healthcare provider organizations and clinicians are fortunate that telehealth has gone mainstream as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What are workflows that showcase the potential of hybrid care delivery – in-person encounters and virtual sessions – in the future of healthcare?

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