Every day, hospital teams are facing inpatient flow challenges like excessive emergency department surgical admit boarders. To help overcome these challenges and improve access to urgent care, clinical leaders have focused on improving efficient discharge practices to ensure beds are available for incoming patients.
With a goal to both safely and efficiently discharge patients as soon as clinically ready, many hospitals may be tempted to consider
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New Incentive Program for Exchanging Public Health Data Launches
What You Should Know:
- eHealth Exchange, a health information exchange network, is offering an incentive program to encourage early adoption of public health data sharing.
- The initiative aims to increase the flow of critical information to public health agencies, ultimately leading to a healthier population across the United States.
HIE and Public Health Incentive Program Details
Free Annual Fees for Three Years: The first five health information exchanges (HIEs) or state and
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PointClickCare Launches Pharmacy Connect for Senior Living Medication Management
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PointClickCare Technologies, a leading healthcare technology platform, today announced the availability of Pharmacy Connect, a solution designed to transform and simplify medication management for care teams in senior living communities and enable collaboration with pharmacies for timely medication availability.Pharmacy Connect, purposefully built for senior living, encompassing assisted living, memory care, and diversified communities, sets a new standard for
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ModMed Appoints Joe Harpaz as Co-CEO
What You Should Know:
- ModMed, practice technology leader and EHR pioneer, announcing the appointment of Joe Harpaz to co-CEO. Since 2018, Harpaz has served as President and Chief Operating Officer at ModMed responsible for helping the company execute against its revenue targets.
- As Co-CEO, Joe will continue to help shape the company’s vision and strategic direction, alongside ModMed co-founder and co-CEO Daniel Cane,
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Beyond Credentialing: How PDM Drives Quality Care & Revenue
As healthcare costs continue to rise and workforce shortages reach a critical level, hospitals and health systems must rethink their tech stacks and processes to find success in 2024 and beyond. Provider data management (PDM), a function once relegated to the basement of hospitals, today plays a critical role in driving workforce efficiency, revenue, and patient outcomes. By implementing an end-to-end PDM solution, hospitals and health systems can maximize patients’ and clinical providers’ time
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Medicare Expands Coverage for Eversense E3 CGM System, Offering More Options for Diabetes Management
What You Should Know:
- Medicare has significantly expanded access to the Eversense E3 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) System, a long-lasting and implantable option that offers several advantages over traditional CGMs.
- Medicare has significantly expanded access to the Eversense E3 CGM System, the longest-lasting continuous glucose monitor available, with the implementation of Local Coverage Determinations providing access to implantable CGM for basal-only patients, by the first three
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3 Lessons in Digital Patient Engagement from Healthcare’s ‘Most Wired’ Organizations
Digital patient engagement is a balancing act of determining where resources should be deployed and how to create cheer-worthy experiences.
The stakes for delivering the right mobile experience in healthcare have never been higher. A recent Accenture survey found digital engagement has a significant influence on patient retention. This raises pressure for health systems to design digital tools and experiences that strengthen patient loyalty and protect or increase revenue.
Meanwhile,
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Mile Bluff Medical Center Goes Live on MEDITECH’s AI-Powered Expanse EHR, Powered by Google Health
What You Should Know:
- Mile Bluff Medical Center has taken a major step towards reducing clinician burden and improving patient care by implementing MEDITECH's new AI-powered Expanse search and summarization capabilities powered by Google Health.
- The new functionality leverages natural language processing (NLP) to seamlessly pull information from both structured and unstructured data sources, including scanned documents, faxes, and legacy records. for over 150 users across the health
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QuantHealth Appoints Its First Chief Medical Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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What You Should Know:
- QuantHealth, an AI-powered clinical trial design company that simulates clinical trials, announced the appointment of Dr. Adam Petrich, MD, as the company’s inaugural Chief Medical Officer and Adam Goldberger as Chief Financial Officer.
- As QuantHealth’s first Chief Financial Officer, Adam Goldberger will partner with the executive team to help drive innovation and reach critical financial milestones as the company continues
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Solera Health’s CEO Steps Down, Assumes Chairman Role
What You Should Know:
- Solera Health, a leading platform connecting people with effective health solutions, announced today that Mary Langowski, is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer and transitioning to the role of Chairman of the Board. An interim CEO will be named soon.
-The Board expressed its deep appreciation to Langowski for her transformative leadership. Board member Matt Downs, stepping down as Chair but remaining a voting member, praised her impact and expressed
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