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• Pandemic will make indelible mark on health IT

  Healthcare CIOs will continue investing in digital health tools such as telehealth and patient capacity management after the COVID-19 pandemic. But they may have to do so at a cost.  Continue Reading

• TailorMed platform helps offset costs for patients, providers

  A platform from TailorMed helps healthcare systems quickly identify potential financial assistance for patients.  Continue Reading

• Pandemic ushers in virtual rounds at one health system

  Nemours Children's Health System combined its telehealth platform with remote monitoring capabilities to launch a virtual rounds initiative. It's helped in ways the organization didn't imagine.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare tech shifts in lockstep with pandemic

  Building out healthcare tech during a pandemic puts the focus on getting patients treated and discharged -- quickly.  Continue Reading

• Chief digital officers are now healthcare innovators

  Two major health systems hired chief digital officers recently. Analysts say the decision could signal a shift in how healthcare organizations are tackling innovation.  Continue Reading

• In healthcare, a strong change management plan starts with buy-in

  A successful change management strategy should include creating a group to mitigate inevitable technology implementation pain points, according to healthcare leaders.  Continue Reading

• Insurers join forces to control value-based healthcare delivery

  Commercial insurers are key drivers in the transition to value-based care in health systems through joint ventures, analytics and greater control over delivery of patient care.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare organizations continue to avoid risky AI adoption bets

  AI adoption in the clinical care setting has been slow due to patient safety concerns, regulatory restrictions and too much risk associated with AI.  Continue Reading

• Postnatal care pathway moves to dashboards at U.K. hospital

  A digital postnatal discharge system at a hospital in Chelsea, London, has provided a better avenue for communication between ward staff and a better postnatal discharge experience for patients.  Continue Reading

• AI in radiology is having a moment -- one that has staying power

  Two radiologists provide examples of how AI is making its mark in their field, such as comparing old and new images and helping prioritize critical cases.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare virtual assistant from Epic and Nuance points to trend

  A variety of vendors have teamed up with the healthcare industry to create new products, such as Epic and Nuance's healthcare virtual assistant, which may prove beneficial to the field.  Continue Reading

• Improve access to data with efficient healthcare infrastructure

  An efficient healthcare infrastructure can help organizations integrate systems and enable better access to data. An expert explains the key components needed to make this happen.  Continue Reading

• Analyst: The changing role of the CIO in healthcare

  The changing role of healthcare CIOs is due to many factors: emerging technologies, regulations, reimbursement and more. An analyst suggests how CIOs can stay current.  Continue Reading

• Health IT expert weighs in on AI in healthcare

  While some healthcare organizations are playing with AI in healthcare, others still struggle with legacy systems. But there are use cases for AI, a health IT expert explains.  Continue Reading

• Augmedix remote medical scribe helps improve patient experience

  Remote medical scribe technology can help alleviate physicians of EHR burnout and improve the patient experience.  Continue Reading

• Behavioral telehealth strategies and technologies

  Delivering behavioral telehealth services to people with behavioral health issues requires techniques and technologies designed specifically for this kind of healthcare.  Continue Reading

• Mobile devices in healthcare may one day appear 'invisible'

  For some CIOs, mobile devices in hospitals don't reach their full potential. Imagine a day when mobility becomes so intertwined with healthcare that it disappears into the background.  Continue Reading

• A review of electronic prior authorization technology

  Migrating to electronic prior authorization software offers a chance to improve revenue cycle operations and reduce complexity, which can be a win for all involved.  Continue Reading

• Hospital uses intelligent virtual assistant for more accurate order entry

  When physicians juggle a lot of tasks, they can forget to place a necessary order. Artificial intelligence is helping one hospital system remedy this and avoid medical mistakes.  Continue Reading

• Work still to be done with real-time location services despite benefits

  Real-time location services offer many benefits in the healthcare setting. However, work still needs to be done in this area and with this technology. Experts from Kaiser Permanente explain.  Continue Reading

• Hospital uses early warning system technology to help save lives

  Code blues in a hospital often mean death for patients. One hospital is using an early warning system to intervene before a patient reaches code blue status.  Continue Reading

• New Brother printers offer HIPAA compliance for healthcare

  While much of healthcare has gone digital, some hospitals and many smaller providers still use paper records; Brother print-fax-store machines are HIPAA-compliant for print.  Continue Reading

• Patient matching technology helps HIE reduce duplicate records

  In this Innovation Spotlight, SearchHealthIT looks at how an HIE reduced duplicate patient records by using NextGate's patient matching technology.  Continue Reading

• What to look for in healthcare enterprise SSO technologies

  If your healthcare organization is ready to purchase single sign-on technology, consider the various types offered, and make sure to take a close look at federated SSO.  Continue Reading

• Consumers, providers adopt online doctor appointment scheduling

  Using DocASAP, an online doctor appointment scheduling system, healthcare consumers and providers can easily book slots with family care practitioners and specialists.  Continue Reading

• Hospital saves $650K with healthcare workforce management in cloud

  By hosting healthcare workforce management in the cloud and using analytics, Saint Mary's Hospital was not only able to save thousands of dollars, but also improve patient care.  Continue Reading

• MH-CURE's healthcare secure messaging app helps improve ED efficiency

  Running around the halls of a hospital to find a doctor or nurse takes precious time. With healthcare secure messaging, one hospital is working to improve communication and efficiency.  Continue Reading

• Clinical documentation improvement program boosts quality of care

  Redundant information and lack of training on proper record keeping are problems that a clinical documentation improvement program can solve. EHR complexity is often a leading culprit to tackle.  Continue Reading

• PatientKeeper software aims to simplify physician workflow

  PatientKeeper, an EHR overlay software platform owned by hospital chain giant HCA, aims to simplify physician workflow and boost EHR usability for doctors.  Continue Reading

• For many small practices, ICD-10 readiness is out of reach

  Many small physician practices aren't ready for ICD-10 yet, and, in some cases, it's because their vendors don't have ICD-10-ready services.  Continue Reading

• Ayasdi uses topological data analysis to find best care paths

  This Innovation Spotlight takes a look at how Ayasdi's software uses topological data analysis to help physicians discover the optimal care paths for patients.  Continue Reading

• Larger providers ready for ICD-10 implementation date

  As the Oct. 1 ICD-10 implementation date nears, larger provider organizations appear to be ready, with testing, training and double coding complete.  Continue Reading

• ICD-10 conversion could disturb revenue cycles

  Revenue cycle management professionals seem to have reluctantly accepted that the ICD-10 conversion won't be a smooth process.  Continue Reading

• SaaS analytics helps net $23m in revenue cycle payments

  Orlando Health found a way to create a more efficient and accurate revenue cycle, while saving money. The key? A data analytics platform.  Continue Reading

• With mobility, par8o boosts patient referral process

  In tandem with mobile devices, par8o's patient referral software helps hospitals and physician practices more carefully monitor referral activities.  Continue Reading

• Healthy prognosis for hospital wireless networks

  The growing needs of clinicians and guests mean IT departments must split their focus when managing wireless hospital networks.  Continue Reading

• Big data analytics make Lean methodologies leaner still

  Hospitals are on the right path, applying Lean and Six Sigma to reduce waste and errors. Big data analytics could improve the process even further.  Continue Reading

• Q&A: Challenges, benefits of implementing single sign-on in hospitals

  Seconds add up to hours when Chilton Hospital reduces login times through single sign-on technology. Learn about its implementation in this Q&A.  Continue Reading