Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Doctors and nurses are happy. We didn't want to spend an incredible amount of time searching for patient histories and past results so we could ensure the quality of care we were providing was at the top of the spectrum. It's not just the doctors, nurses, caregivers. It has succeeded. Patients are happy.

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Hospitals Patient Experience Nursing Doctors 192

p3care

JANUARY 23, 2022

As healthcare providers, you would be constantly trying to help your patients by enhancing the quality of care. That is because patient engagement has actively proven to improve the care and lives of patients. Several factors have been highly effective in helping patients open up and establish communication with their doctors.

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p3care

JANUARY 23, 2022

As healthcare providers, you would be constantly trying to help your patients by enhancing the quality of care. That is because patient engagement has actively proven to improve the care and lives of patients. Several factors have been highly effective in helping patients open up and establish communication with their doctors.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

is "aging and stretched thin," with the country needing "thousands more primary care doctors." " As has been shown many times, lack of access to care is a key hurdle to health equity and chronic disease management. " The article also makes a point to emphasize that the medical workforce in the U.S.

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Telemedicine Quality Improvement Healthcare Providers Healthcare 262

Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion a year in billings due to reduced hours, doctor turnover, and the expenses associated with hiring replacement clinicians. Doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents, including medication errors and substandard care.

Healthcare 114

Healthcare Doctors Patient Experience Quality of Care 114

HIT Consultant

MARCH 14, 2023

Doctors and other healthcare professionals are entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding the health and well-being of their patients, ensuring they receive the highest quality of care. This article will examine some of the causes of medical malpractice and outline steps to prevent its occurrence.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 28, 2022

"Physicians commonly prescribe antithrombotic or anticoagulants for these patients to prevent cardiac events such as heart attack and stroke, which may result in hospitalizations and readmissions if patients don't adhere to their medication regimen," said Brian Davis, CIO at Magnolia Regional Health Center. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Hospitals Medicare Primary Care Quality of Care 207

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Comprehensive and Coordinated Care : Array’s collaboration with KeyCare enhances care coordination across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring that patients receive treatment optimized to their mental health needs, irrespective of severity. Prevents unnecessary escalations in treatment. ”

Integration 96

Integration Hospitals Quality of Care Doctors 96

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rural communities may lack easy access to preventive care and screenings. But there is another hurdle that is just as significant, and that is the lack of quality data on these social determinants. By comparing quality-of-care data with population, income, and ethnicity across the U.S., The costs are astronomical.

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Health Data Telemedicine Accountability Doctors 115

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Amid a growing shortage of doctors and nurses, hospitals around the world are increasingly turning to AI to improve the quality of care in the face of an aging population. One major undertaking across the healthcare industry is to deliver AI-driven solutions that can improve surgical care – a tall order.

Doctors 97

Doctors Nursing Hospitals Quality of Care 97

HIT Consultant

MARCH 14, 2022

Currently, specialty medications are mainly dispensed via mail by a patient’s insurance company, not their doctor or a pharmacy a patient chooses. “The antiquated pharmacy systems developed decades ago inhibit coordinated patient care and increase costs. Impact of Medically-Integrated Specialty Medications.

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Integration Health Technology Quality of Care Doctors 98

Bill Of Health

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Emerging from the pandemic, pharmacies should reconsider their roles: from being mere providers of drugs to providing a vast array of health services, which benefit both the pharmacies in terms of revenue and patients in terms of access and quality of care.

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Pharmaceuticals Doctors Telemedicine Prevention 105

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A strong team should include roles like Chief Data Scientist or Chief Decision Scientist, and employees with doctoral degrees in STEM fields, indicating deep technical knowledge. For instance, if the AI autofills a surgical form, it should be clear who is responsible for reviewing and approving these entries to prevent errors.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Hilton Hudson, MD, FACS, and CEO of HPC International In May 2022, a California doctor was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for his involvement in a $12 million Medicare fraud scheme. Physicians should emphasize their value in terms of patient outcomes, quality of care, and cost-effectiveness. He received $4.5

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Interruptions in a procedure can cause complications for the patient, reduce the quality of care, and in the worst-case scenario, put lives at risk. This helps staff save time from manual checks, which can be an asset in mitigating overworked staff and preventing burnout. 5G technology can minimize those interruptions.

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Healthcare Physical Therapy Hospitals Quality of Care 119

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The enterprise health system created six distinct service lines supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The six virtual care programs are as follows. First, Urgent Care Telehealth. As a result, staff anticipate realizing higher quality of care outcomes in these two patient populations.

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Urgent Care Nursing Hospitals Healthcare 208

NCQA

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As a practicing primary care doctor and health policy researcher, my life’s work has focused on improving health care and making it more equitable. If anyone could navigate the intricacies of today’s health care system to get the right care for a loved one, you would think I could. Health care in the U.S.

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Nursing Doctors Primary Care Quality of Care 59

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2023

Burnout has been linked to decreased quality of care and increased safety incidents, and it can adversely impact the bottom line if physicians leave their posts and providers have to foot the bill to fill the gaps in care. VBC also focuses on preventative care, not just treatment after discovering an illness.

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Healthcare Prevention Quality Improvement Quality of Care 98

Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

The top areas garnering greatest net positive responses for technology impacts were information management and sharing; quality of care; prevention; and satisfaction, closely followed by efficiency. Nine in ten of the respondents cited “information management and sharing.”

Primary Care 110

Primary Care Medicare Accountability Hospitals 110

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 22, 2024

Aaron Marcum, founder of Breakaway Home Care Accelerator With the advancements in medical care and the resilience of the human spirit, most people now live longer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supports this, publishing data about the rise in life expectancy in the U.S.,

Home Care 96

Home Care Quality of Care Healthcare Providers Doctors 96

Sequence Health

JULY 21, 2022

Patients can now consult with their doctors from the comfort of their homes and it’s not changing soon. Telehealth services have many advantages, including cost savings, improved patient outcomes, and increased access to care. When doctors can see patients virtually, they can make a diagnosis and start treatment faster.

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Telemedicine Healthcare Doctors Quality of Care 52

Sequence Health

AUGUST 16, 2022

Patients can now consult with their doctors from the comfort of their homes and it’s not changing soon. Telehealth services have many advantages, including cost savings, improved patient outcomes, and increased access to care. When doctors can see patients virtually, they can make a diagnosis and start treatment faster.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Healthcare Doctors Quality of Care 52

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 20, 2024

This is where care collaboration can make a big difference. A member is much more likely to engage with a communication from a trusted doctor or care team, someone with whom they have a relationship. That communication can make all the difference in how, where, and whether a member receives care.

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Medicaid Regulations Prevention Doctors 64

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Among consumers who do have access to their electronic health records, 82% rate their health care experience as excellent, very good or good. Among consumers who have access to DHRs, 80% perceive the quality of care in their country as excellent, very good, or good.

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Healthcare Patient Experience Health Data Regulations 91

GoMoHealth

JULY 7, 2021

It’s clear that patients are clamoring for better-quality treatment and one of the answers to these pleas has been the advent of value-based care. Simply put, value-based care seeks to reduce spending while improving treatment outcomes.

Healthcare Providers 81

Healthcare Providers Quality of Care Integration Accountability 81

HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2022

The EHR is the best way to support the immediate and long-term trajectory of a patient’s health by allowing for more efficient information gathering and information analysis along the continuum of care, including preventive care, through medical incidents, rehabilitation and maintenance.

Patient Experience 96

Patient Experience Rehabilitation Quality of Care Regulations 96

Icanotes

MARCH 15, 2021

A doctor can also educate patients using telehealth. Having patients fill out questionnaires virtually that they would usually complete in-office is one way to demonstrate the effectiveness and measure the quality of care. Using telehealth, a clinician can offer patients therapy individually or in a group setting.

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Telemedicine Regulations Doctors Quality of Care 98

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Whether retail clinics, telehealth, or asynchronous physician visits via mobile health apps — consumers’ adoption of these sites, away from traditional brick-and-mortar doctors’ offices and ambulatory care clinics, has hovered around 10%, Oliver Wyman gauges in this report. This survey was conducted among 2,509 U.S.

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Healthcare Providers Healthcare Doctors Ambulatory Care 73

Accountable Care Doctors

JUNE 14, 2021

“Primary care must be supported as the hub of integrated service delivery, with an emphasis on delivering preventive care and coordinating services through the various settings and specializations. Having person-centered metrics versus tracking activity-centered tasks will tell us that we are delivering true quality of care.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Integration Quality of Care Accountability 52

Accountable Care Doctors

JUNE 14, 2021

“Primary care must be supported as the hub of integrated service delivery, with an emphasis on delivering preventive care and coordinating services through the various settings and specializations. Having person-centered metrics versus tracking activity-centered tasks will tell us that we are delivering true quality of care.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Integration Quality of Care Accountability 52

Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion a year in billings due to reduced hours, doctor turnover, and the expenses associated with hiring replacement clinicians. Doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents, including medication errors and substandard care.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Doctors Patient Experience Quality of Care 52

Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 6, 2024

1] Health care market participants (i.e. doctors and nurses) provided first-hand testimony of alleged decreased staffing and lower quality of care after PE acquisitions. FOOTNOTES [1] More information regarding enforcers’ increased scrutiny of interlocks under Section 8 of the Clayton Act is available here. [2]

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Nursing Quality of Care Accountability Doctors 59

NASHP

AUGUST 29, 2022

Will audio-only doctor visits and FaceTime video chatting continue to be reimbursed as if they are in-person service visits, and should they? Language was not reported as a barrier in accessing care and connecting with a provider from home offered significant benefits that encouraged regular care for prevention and chronic disease management.

Primary Care 83

Primary Care Urgent Care Doctors Patient Experience 83

Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Americans face high costs and hassle factors in health care. But more people are taking care into their own hands, and welcome a growing role for technology to play in enabling self-care, supporting prevention, and improving treatment of diagnosed conditions, according to The Future of Connected Health , a consumer survey from ResMed.

Prevention 54

Prevention Doctors Primary Care Hospitals 54

Sheppard Health Law

JULY 7, 2022

prevent HCSPs or insurers from providing provider-specific cost or quality of care information to referring providers, the HCSPs or insurer sponsors, enrollees, insureds or eligible enrollees or insureds of the HCSPs or insurers.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Quality of Care Doctors Healthcare Providers 52

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Low-income and women of color face the brunt of this stagnation as 84% of all maternal-related deaths are deemed preventable, with black women three times more likely to die than white women. By prioritizing HRSN, doctors and health plans can be better equipped to treat patients of all demographics.

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Medicaid Population Health Doctors Telemedicine 52

Twistle

JULY 9, 2021

Adding remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology to a telehealth program increases access to care and enhances the quality of care delivery. Improved Quality of Care. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 6 in 10 American adults have a chronic condition.

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