Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 6, 2024

The White House is calling on hospital executives, doctors and other healthcare leaders to take bolder steps to prevent gun violence by gathering more data about gunshot injuries and routinely coun | In 1996, Congress cut federal funding for gun control research by the CDC, essentially shifting the responsibility for funding and conducting the research (..)

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Doctors are finding more time for patients each week at John Muir Health, according to its Epic electronic health record data. "This means care teams will no longer scramble to react to problems but will be empowered to anticipate and prevent them instead.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Called LifeHub+, the mobile app-based service seeks to connect clinicians and health coaches with patients who are at risk or dealing with preventable chronic health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Multiple groups representing doctors oppose Medicare payment reductions at a time when physician practices face escalating costs.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Health systems had to navigate two conflicting financial models: fee-for-service, which incentivized volume and procedures, and value-based care, which prioritizes preventive care and keeping patients healthy. Initially, the focus was more on reducing costs than improving patient outcomes.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Did you really want to leave the house to sit in a doctor's office waiting room? This proactive care can prevent complications, ultimately improving patient outcomes. What does the telehealth component look like and how does it fit into the bigger approach? We are also bringing back the house call.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Doctors and nurses are happy. It's not just the doctors, nurses, caregivers. It also allows a much more personalized approach to preventative care. It has succeeded. Patients are happy. Patients' families are happy. And accolades and awards keep coming in. And CIO at an all-digital facility is a big job.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And if more consumers embrace preventative care that can easily be done in the home. Home-based health technologies are any preventive care technology tool that elevates health. In fact, fewer individuals than ever visit their primary care doctor on a regular basis – even if they have insurance. an estimated $3.7

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 25, 2023

New survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reinforcing doctors’ warnings that the medical field is crumbling under a largely unaddressed mental health crisis and a | Survey data outlining healthcare workers' worsening mental health and workplace difficulties comes alongside new calls for action from the CDC and (..)

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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. It is designed to help eliminate barriers that previously prevented ease of access to care.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 8, 2024

"Collaborative models allow healthcare providers to reach a broader population, including underserved communities, thereby addressing health disparities and reducing the burden of preventable diseases. These two technologies are utilised in tandem to promote collaborations, particularly for preventative care.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 8, 2023

Violence prevents nurses, doctors and other professionals from providing uninterrupted, quality patient care, argues Andrew Thum, the director of nursing workforce operations at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Indian government is upgrading its COVID-19 vaccination platform, CoWIN, to digitally track people's vaccination status against common preventable diseases, including measles, rubella and COVID-19. The programme targets around 26 million newborns each year, offering vaccination for 12 vaccine-preventable diseases.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Virtual care has inherent advantages that help to prevent excess visits to the ED for all populations, including people with disabilities. Offering individuals with disabilities quality care from their homes can help to prevent avoidable visits. Catching medical problems earlier on is vital to cut the flow of people into EDs.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Not all devices are created equal, and medical organizations can prevent many risks by only issuing those with stronger security features. This timeliness prevents the worst outcomes in a security incident, ensuring patient data remains safe, even if a device’s built-in features fail to stop an attacker.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 20, 2023

Defaulting to in-person visits takes up a lot more time and money for both patients and doctors. So, it’s simply the most efficient allocation and utilization of scarce resources – doctor time, patient time and money. laws regarding telemedicine need to evolve to make it sustainable for people in the long term.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 26, 2023

Adding a virtual provider network can improve patient outcomes, prevent hospital readmissions, accelerate drug development and closes critical gaps in care, according to the Bifourmis announcement. In 2020, the company's AI technology and wearables aided Hong Kong doctors and scientists in the fight against COVID-19.

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Healthcare Success

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Stewart Gandolf Yeah, I can see the infrastructure of all this, right, how that data is going around, how do you manage it, how does that fit with everything else you do, you know, by the way, your doctors are all very, very busy. Is it just making sure your doctors are talking about this to patients when they see them? Is it email?

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Developed using OpenAI's ChatGPT and trained on healthcare-specific prose, the online DocsGPT offers doctors a chance to test and weigh in on AI-powered product development. The company says the online bot, in beta, could help doctors "cut the scut" that raises their burnout levels. Doctors often call this 'scut work.’

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Based on a media release, doctors and nurses at Hervey Bay Hospital are being prepared for the Queensland Telestroke Service pilot happening in the coming weeks. The InterSystems integration also allows didgUgo to leverage AI for fraud prevention. Queensland is the remaining Australian state to launch a telestroke service.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Studies continue to demonstrate how a healthy lifestyle led by a balanced diet, sufficient exercise, and emotional regulation can improve overall health, and prevent disease. I was an overweight, burnt-out doctor, overwhelmed by the demands of seeing 40 patients a day.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Snowdon holds a doctorate in nursing. From a doctor's perspective, "It's hard to really personalize all the information and context and content for every single patient." "From that perspective, it's starting to redefine and rethink care," Snowdon, the panel's moderator, said.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Shifting Primary Care to Preventative Care to Increase Engagement In contrast to many other countries, Americans have fewer physician visits and a lower ratio of practicing physicians and hospital beds per 1,000 population. This can be done through both in-person and virtual settings.

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Healthcare Associates

APRIL 20, 2023

How to Prevent Kidney Failure Kidney disease is a common condition in the United States. If you are at higher risk for chronic kidney disease, you can take steps now to prevent developing kidney failure. If you are at higher risk for chronic kidney disease, you can take steps now to prevent developing kidney failure.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 31, 2023

The participating primary care practices, all part of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s clinical research network, were either general, family, ambulatory internal medicine, preventive medicine or geriatric medicine practices. They self-identified their point of maturation.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Cost-Related Barriers to Care: More than half of uninsured and underinsured adults reported skipping necessary healthcare, including doctor visits, tests, and medications, due to cost. Promote Continuous Coverage: Allow states to maintain continuous Medicaid eligibility for adults for 12 months to prevent gaps in coverage.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 13, 2021

That noise she referred to as having to know when your last colonoscopy was instead of your doctor having that at their fingertips. " For too many patients, "healthcare is still broken: unaffordable, biased – and largely still based on acute care rather than prevention," he said.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Maybe the larger library branches designate reading rooms or purchase telehealth kiosks so that patrons can schedule a time or drop in to have private, secure telehealth sessions with their doctor in "real time." " Store-and-forward telehealth is collecting medical data, digital images, etc. A framework for tactical action.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The service harnesses the adaptability of mobile devices to allow doctors and hospitals to provide more virtual visits and consultations. Connected health technologies can provide fast, chronic and preventive care to patients on-demand at any time or place. ON THE RECORD.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 19, 2025

Managing IBD involves controlling inflammation and preventing flare-ups, periods when symptoms worsen significantly. Reduced healthcare burden: Early detection and prevention of flare-ups could lead to fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits, reducing the burden on the healthcare system.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 20, 2022

There has been a public perception that telehealth and virtual care consist solely of having a virtual doctor’s visit when you feel ill or following up on a routine treatment. And while that is a part of it, it is not the complete telehealth story. In many ways, virtual care helped define the pandemic.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 14, 2024

This solves a critical problem for nurses and doctors, who currently spend most of their time in administrative and clinical information gathering and still lack access to the most appropriate clinical guidelines or an updated 360-degree view of patient information.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Leaders adopt emerging medtech to support short- and long-term cost-reduction and error-prevention goals. In addition, centralized command centers help doctors and RNs manage capacity, equipment and supplies. It can assist with many preventive-care measures. Providers already use AI to accurately detect diseases in early stages.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 30, 2024

He holds a pharmacy doctorate. Our doctors can access case types for our patients, which allows them to quickly identify who uses the technology and check in on their experience." " The reductions in inpatient and emergency room utilization demonstrate the technology's effectiveness in promoting preventive care, he added.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Moreover, the exposure of this sensitive data erodes the trust patients place in healthcare providersan essential component of the doctor-patient relationship. Prevention strategies, aligned with standards like HIPAA and HITRUST, are essential in safeguarding sensitive health data against exfiltration.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 17, 2025

A fall prevention benefit is also offered through many of Aetnas MA plans. Broadly, many of Aetnas offerings, such as fall prevention and the fitness benefit, were designed with the objective to keep seniors in their homes longer. So we set up our programs for annual fall prevention assessments in the home. Can they move?

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2024

With the right information, the C-Suite can make informed decisions, secure much-needed funding, and equip IT teams with what they need to implement robust cybersecurity measures that protect doctors’ ability to provide care and patients’ ability to access it. Here are some best practices to get these important conversations going: 1.

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