While practitioners tend to think about electronic health records (EHRs) as a modern convenience or necessity following centuries of hand-written and typed charts, the switch from pens and typewriters to computers also transformed scattered medical notes into data – personal information that forms a collectively valuable and powerful body. Data has become a critical asset for health care providers, arguably equivalent to currency, and in the digital age, failing to adequately protect patient
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Zoom Announces Cerner EHR Integration for Secure Virtual Visits
What You Should Know:
- Zoom is now accepting beta customers for Zoom’s new integration with Cerner’s electronic health record (EHR) platform, available by sending a message of interest on Cerner’s App Gallery or talking to your Zoom account executive.
- Hospitals, health systems, physician offices, and clinics that use Cerner to share and access patient EHR data across the continuum of care will be able to launch secure Zoom virtual visits directly
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Labcorp Offers Observed Collections of COVID-19 PCR testing in Over 500 Patient Service Centers
What You Should Know:
Labcorp announced that it is offering an observed collection of COVID-19 PCR testing in over 500 patient service centers nationwide.
Labcorp (NYSE: LH) is now offering observed self-collection for COVID-19 PCR testing in more than 500 of its patient service centers (PSCs) nationwide for people without symptoms or known exposure. Labcorp plans to offer this service in over 1,000 locations by
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Rethinking Patient Access: 4 Key Actions for Health Systems
As we learn to equilibrate with COVID-19, we are collectively learning how to modulate our acceptance of risk in order to re-emerge and engage with the world around us. It has at times over the course of the pandemic been a necessary choice, oftentimes in the name of risk, to forgo routine healthcare. Our avoidance of more routine prevention and health maintenance activities to minimize exposure and taxation of health systems has unfortunately increased other health risks, particularly risks
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Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine: A Key to Protecting Pediatric Asthma Patients
What Has Everyone Excited about COVID-19 Vaccines for 5-11-year-olds?
With the rollout this month of the COVID-19 vaccine for those 5-11 years of age, we can now directly protect children with asthma for whom COVID-19 infection is an even bigger hazard for our children during the pandemic.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the term “comorbidities” has entered our daily vernacular, mostly in reference to adults’ chronic illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes, but with pediatric
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Greenway Health Appoints Pratap Sarker as CEO
What You Should Know:
- Pratap Sarker to succeed Richard Atkin as CEO of Greenway Health, Atkin to transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Greenway Health Board.
Health information technology services provider, Greenway Health, today announced that Pratap Sarker had been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Richard Atkin who has served as CEO since 2018. Mr. Atkin will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Greenway Health board.
In his new role,
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Israeli Startup TailorMed Acquires Vivor to Create Provider and Pharmacy Network
What You Should Know:
- Financial navigation technology company TailorMed acquires Vivor to create the largest provider and pharmacy network.
- The combined companies will offer the most comprehensive solution for addressing unprecedented financial pressures on patients and healthcare organizations.
Israeli startup TailorMed, a leading financial navigation technology company that helps healthcare organizations and patients remove financial barriers to care in the U.S acquires
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Philips Extends AI-Enabled CT Imaging Portfolio
What You Should Know:
- Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced new additions to its CT imaging portfolio at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting (November 28 – December 2, Chicago, USA). The new CT 5100 – Incisive – features CT Smart Workflow [1], a comprehensive suite of artificial intelligence* (AI) enabled capabilities designed to accelerate CT workflows, enhance diagnostic confidence, and maximize equipment
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How IVAs are Helping Care Providers and Patients Deal with Delta Variant
Communicating clearly and effectively with patients is a hallmark of good patient care. However, as the Delta Variant defines the next phase of COVID, many healthcare organizations are experiencing a massive surge in patient communication volume. Not only do they need to communicate important updates about the virus, testing, appointments, and vaccinations; but they are also still dealing with a swell of inbound questions from patients needing answers to ongoing healthcare concerns they may have
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How Near-Infrared Imaging Technology is Improving the Patient Experience
Imaging technologies are continuously improving. In some cases, imaging advancement allows for enhanced diagnostics, such as using a CT scan to classify a tumor. However, imaging advancements are also showing promise as a way to improve patient experience at the time of the procedure. In particular, their benefits are being showcased in the blood work field to expedite the blood drawing or IV placement experience and reduce patient discomfort.
One of the most common complaints when
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