Hospitals Outside of US Investing in Portals and Digital Front Door According to Latest KLAS Report
The KLAS Research report on Global Patient Engagement 2024 found that healthcare organizations outside the US are investing in patient portals, digital front door experiences (self-scheduling and self check-in) and virtual care/patient monitoring.
Healthcare IT Today sat down with Everton Santos, Vice President of International at KLAS Research to hear his insights on this report.
“What we found is that patients in those regions are hungry for an online platform where they can see, not only their lab results, but also their medical history, schedule an appointment, check-in for an appointment, and pay their bills,” exp...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 24, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Appointment Scheduling Digital Front Door Everton Santos healthcare international HIMSS HIMSS 2024 HIMSS24 KLAS Research Patient Check-in patient engagemen Source Type: blogs
Leveraging AI to Address the Mental Health Crisis
The following is a guest article by Raj Tumuluri, Founder and CEO at Openstream.ai
As healthcare providers, you are acutely aware of the staggering mental health challenges facing our societies today. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicidal ideation have reached pandemic levels, exacerbated by the relentless pace of modern life. From the general population to students in high-stress environments and frontline workers, a severe shortage of clinical personnel has created harrowing bottlenecks in accessing timely mental health evaluations and care.
The weight of this crisis calls for innovative solutions that can simultaneous...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 24, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT AI Avatars Behaviorial Health AI CAI Conversational AI Conversational Artificial Intelligence Healthcare AI mental health Mental Health AI Mental Health Crisis Openstream.ai Raj Source Type: blogs
This Week ’ s Health IT Jobs – April 24, 2024
It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week.
Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found:
Medical Billing Manager – PrimeCare Managers
Executive Director Memory Care Administrator – Lenity Management
EHR Integration Architect – MEDITECH
Senior MEDITECH Consultant WFH – HCA Healthcare
Software Support IT Sp...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 24, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Career and Jobs Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Associated Pediatricians Biltmore Associates in Psychiatry Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi CereCore Fresenius Kabi USA HCA Healthcare Health IT Jobs Hea Source Type: blogs
NextGen Investing in Mobile App, Cybersecurity, and Mirth …yes Mirth!
There were three burning questions we wanted to ask NextGen’s CEO David Sides. (1) How are they improving their mobile app? (2) What’s happening with Mirth? (3) How are they approaching cybersecurity? It’s good news on all fronts.
David Sides, CEO at NextGen Healthcare (NextGen) graciously agreed to sit down with Healthcare IT Today for an impromptu interview. We had three burning questions to ask him about NextGen – questions we have had other people ask us.
NextGen Mobile App
The team at Venice Family Clinic takes care of many unhoused patients and they depend on NextGen’s mobile app to add notes into their...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability CrowdStrike David Sides Healthcare Cybersecurity HIMSS24 mHealth Mirth Mobile EHR NextGen NextGen Healthcare Venice Family Clinic Source Type: blogs
Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024
The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health
Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. From integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare and health data platforms to establishing robust data standards that reach beyond clinical settings to managing patient consent and increased patient access, it is fair to say that health data exchange and data management have many important intricacies worthy of careful attention. The scope of health data sharing and use of health data have expanded far beyond electronic health record...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT Interoperability IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops CIvitas Civitas Networks for Health Data Segmentation For Privacy DS4P HDU HDUs Health Data Health Data Management Health Data Util Source Type: blogs
Syllable Corporation Announces Purchase of Actium Health
Syllable Expands Artificial Intelligence Offerings to Health Systems Through the Purchase of Actium Health’s Patient Activation Solution, Thus Furthering its Vision to Advance and Accelerate Patient Access to Care
Syllable Continues on the Path to Revolutionize Healthcare with Actium Health to Alleviate Pain Points of Growing Patient Demands and Expectations while Driving Patient Volume
Syllable, a leader in healthcare artificial intelligence and process automation, today announced its purchase of Actium Health. Actium Health will operate as a division of Syllable Corporation.
As the industry evolves, health systems are ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Actium Health Chrisie Scott Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Kobus Jooste Michael Linnert Oak HC/FT Syllable Syllable Corporation Vig Chandramouli Virtua Health Source Type: blogs
CIO Podcast – Episode 73: Health IT Projects with Michael Restuccia
For the 73rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Michael Restuccia, CIO at Penn Medicine to talk about health IT projects! We kick off this episode by discussing the project Restuccia is currently devoting most of his time to. Then we talk about what area of health IT he finds concerning and is keeping an eye on. Next, Restuccia shares with us a project he was successful at and what made it a success. We then expand our focus to the organization as a whole and talk about how Penn Medicine is approaching AI. Next, we debate whether or not telehealth and RPM are getting the attention th...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Healthcare CIO Podcasts Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring CIO Leadership Health IT Health IT Projects Healthcare Leadership John Lynn Michael Restuccia Source Type: blogs
How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients
The following is a guest article by Dr. Guillermo Diaz, Chief Medical Information Officer at Los Angeles Department of Health Services – Ambulatory Care Network, and Ali Modaressi, CEO at Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES)
When Alex was brought into L.A. General’s emergency room, the hospital’s care team documented a number of indicators that appeared to be related to a neurological issue. As part of their intake process, the team checked Alex’s (a pseudonym) medical history through the hospital’s health information organization and discovered the patient had recently undergone a cardiac surger...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Interoperability Ali Modaressi Ambulatory Care Network Data Sharing Dr. Guillermo Diaz HIEs LANES Los Angeles Department of Health Services Los Source Type: blogs
Hippocratic AI Raises $53 Million Series A at a $500 Million Valuation
Company Releases First Product: Generative AI-Powered Staffing Marketplace for Healthcare and will use Funds to Accelerate Further Product Development and Conduct Phase Three Safety Testing for its LLM
Hippocratic AI, the company building the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare, today announced the close of a $53 million Series A funding round at a $500 million valuation, bringing total funding to $120 million. Today, the company also released its first product for phase three safety testing: a staffing marketplace for healthcare where health systems, payors, and others can “hire” generative ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT a16z Andreessen Horowitz Bio Health Capsule Cincinnati Children’s ELNA Evernow Fraser Health General Catalyst Guidehealth HarmonyCares Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investmen Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – April 21, 2024 – 89% of physicians said generative AI vendors need to be transparent about where info comes from, 73% of consumers expect a 4-star rating before they ’ ll engage with a provider, plus 21 more stories
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
Studies
According to a Wolters Kluwer survey, 68% of physicians think generative AI will benefit healthcare – but to trust the technology, 89% said vendors need to be transparent about where information was sourced and wh...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 21, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Brand Engagement Network Butterfly Network CharmHealth CHG Healthcare Clarify Health Cured Databricks Donna Boyer eClinicalWorks Epic Research Google Cloud Harvard Medical School HCTec Healthcare IT Today Bonus Fe Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – April 20, 2024
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
The Impact of the Technology Driving the Evolution of Healthcare at Home. Our latest question for the Healthcare IT Today community focused on the impact of care at home. Key value propositions included risk assessment, chronic condition management, and support for mental health. Read more…
A Look at the Hospital Room of the Future at Tampa General...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 20, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
QliqSOFT: Addressing the Challenge of Collecting SDOH Information
Collecting social determinants of health (SDOH) information from patients is challenging. It is not easy to ask if a person is experience food insecurity or is currently unhoused. QliqSOFT is making it easier to get this important information while maintaining dignity.
Healthcare IT Today caught up with Bobbi Weber, VP of Product Marketing & Customer Success at QliqSOFT, a company that provides HIPAA-compliant, real-time communication between doctors, nurses, caregivers and patients. We wanted to find out more about how the company is helping healthcare organization collect SDOH information.
SDOH Data is Vital for ACO ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: AI/Machine Learning Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Accountable Care Organization ACO REACH Bobbi Weber Healthcare Chatbots HIMSS HIMSS 2024 HIMSS24 QliqSOFT SDOH Social Dete Source Type: blogs
The Evolution of Healthcare at Home, the Technology Driving this Change, and It ’ s Impact on the World of Healthcare
The world of healthcare is ever-evolving, especially when new technology is being adopted. One such new area is healthcare at home. Although we were forced into fully remote operations with COVID-19, we have been making modifications along the way and have discovered how beneficial it can be to our organizations and our patients. To make further strides though, we have to understand where we’ve come from, where we are now, and how it is making an impact. So let’s take a deeper look into healthcare at home to see how it has evolved over time, the technology that is driving this change, and how it is impacting ou...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Academy Medtech Ventures Alaina Victoria Brenden Hayden Cara Lunsford Carrie Nelson Cindy Gaines Digital Communication Discern He Source Type: blogs
Trinity Hunt Partners Establishes Healthcare Advisory Platform with Investment in Coker
Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on services businesses, is pleased to announce a majority investment in Coker Group (Coker), a leading healthcare advisory firm serving hospitals, private and health system-affiliated physician groups, private equity-backed platforms, and ancillary healthcare entities.
Coker represents the foundational investment of Trinity Hunt’s healthcare advisory services platform. Trinity Hunt’s investment and strategic expertise will support the platform’s growth initiatives, including execution of acquisitions, expansion of strategic service capabilities, inv...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Coker Coker Group Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A John Oakes Kirkland & Ellis LLP KPMG Corporate Finance LLC Max Reiboldt Trinity Hunt Trinity Hunt Partners Source Type: blogs
A Look at the Hospital Room of the Future at Tampa General Hospital
When healthcare staff approach a hospital room, it’s important to know basic things about the patient like their preferred language, whether they’re in isolation, or whether they’re not supposed to eat (an NPO order). Traditionally, these facts are handled through physical markers or even buried in the patient record. The “digital white board” and “digital door sign” technologies from eVideon display the necessary information automatically where it’s clearly visible and provide a look into what the hospital room of the future looks like powered by technology.
Amy Bender, Info...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Digital Door Signs eVideon Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Scene Featured HIMSS HIMSS 2024 Source Type: blogs
