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3 Steps to Maintain Telehealth’s Momentum Post-Pandemic

by Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Leader for Post-Acute and Home, Philips 01/19/2021 Leave a Comment

3 Steps to Maintain Telehealth’s Momentum Post-Pandemic

In the face of COVID-19, healthcare witnessed how crises can become the long-awaited push for creativity and innovation that the industry needs. When our healthcare infrastructure’s weaknesses were exposed, telehealth helped to stitch them up, with the number of telehealth claims increasing 8,336% nationally from April 2019 to April 2020. Out of need, patients quickly turned to telehealth as a new model of care delivery; clinicians adapted to a new avenue for engaging with patients, policymakers
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IoMT Is Improving Patient Access: We Must Avoid Creating New Barriers

by Elza Seregelyi, Director at L-SPARK and Heidi Sveistrup, CEO at Bruyère Research Institute 01/18/2021 Leave a Comment

IoMT Is Improving Patient Access We Must Avoid Creating New Barriers

Heidi Sveistrup, CEO at Bruyère Research InstituteElza Seregelyi, Director at L-SPARK The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is changing the face of healthcare and has the potential to significantly improve patient access as well as system efficiencies. The adoption of telemedicine, for example, spurred on by the Covid-19 pandemic, has spread rapidly.  Forrester revised its forecasts to predict that virtual care visits in the United States will soar to more than one billion this year—including
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Transitioning from Traditional to E-Fax: How Healthcare Communications are Transforming Post-COVID

by Michael Morgan, CEO of Updox 01/15/2021 Leave a Comment

Telehealth After COVID-19: What's Next for the Healthcare Industry?

Michael Morgan, CEO of Updox The majority of industries have decreased or eliminated their use of the traditional fax machine over the past decade, including aviation, retail, and even finance. While the healthcare industry is at the forefront of disease research and treatment, however, it is still heavily reliant on this aging technology.  Traditional fax has become ubiquitous in healthcare. It worked for health systems for many years, but the overwhelming volume of patient data and
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Provider Strategies for Mitigating Telehealth Fraud & Abuse in 2021

by Dr. Gary Call, Chief Medical Officer at HMS 01/14/2021 Leave a Comment

Provider Strategies for Mitigating Telehealth Fraud & Abuse in 2021

Dr. Gary Call, Chief Medical Officer at HMS As healthcare spending continues to rise, so too does the inherent risk for bad actors to take advantage. Today, the United States is estimated to spend nearly 18 percent of its GDP, or $3.6 trillion, on healthcare, and is expected to increase to one-fifth of GDP within the next decade, according to the latest data. This alone provides ample motivation for fraud and abuse. While the full extent of healthcare fraud is difficult to measure, The
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Why Hospitals Should Act Now to Create Clinical AI Departments

by John Frownfelter, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Information Officer at Jvion 01/13/2021 Leave a Comment

Why Hospitals Should Act Now to Create Clinical AI Departments

John Frownfelter, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Information Officer at Jvion A century ago, X-rays transformed medicine forever. For the first time, doctors could see inside the human body, without invasive surgeries. The technology was so revolutionary that in the last 100 years, radiology departments have become a staple of modern hospitals, routinely used across medical disciplines. Today, new technology is once again radically reshaping medicine: artificial intelligence (AI). Like the X-ray
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Traditional RESTful APIs Will Not Solve Healthcare’s Biggest Interoperability Problems

by Brian Platz, Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of Fluree 01/12/2021 Leave a Comment

Traditional RESTful APIs Will Not Solve Healthcare's Biggest Interoperability Problems

Brian Platz, Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of Fluree Interoperability is a big discussion in health care, with new regulations requiring interoperability for patient data. Most approaches follow the typical RESTful API approach that has become the standard method for data exchange. Yet Health Level Seven (HL7), with its new Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for the electronic transfer of health data, is leading to a rash of implementations that, to date, are not solving core
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Transforming Care Delivery Through AI-Powered Predictive Surveillance

by John Langton, PhD Director of Applied Data Science, Wolters Kluwer, Health 01/11/2021 Leave a Comment

Transforming care delivery through AI-powered predictive surveillance

John Langton, Ph.D. Director of Applied Data Science, Wolters Kluwer, Health Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health systems have pushed forward with innovative technology solutions with great expediency and proficiency. Healthcare organizations were quick to launch telehealth solutions and advance digital health to maintain critical patient relationships and ensure continuity of care. Behind the scenes, hospitals and health systems have been equally adept at advancing
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Why A Patient-First Strategy for Specialty Rx Pharmacists Is Critical to Optimize Outcomes

by Dr. Brandon Salke, PHARM.D, Pharmacist-in-charge, Optime Care 01/08/2021 Leave a Comment

Patient-First Strategy: Uses Specialty Rx Pharmacists to Maximize Orphan and Rare Disease Management, Optimize Patient Journey and Outcomes

Dr. Brandon Salke, PHARM.D, Pharmacist-in-charge, Optime Care One of the biggest challenges for biopharmaceutical companies of rare and orphan disease patient populations is optimizing disease management in a way that enhances the patient journey and improves outcomes. As these companies seek innovative solution partners, a patient-first approach that offers specialty Rx pharmacist expertise is critical for securing insurance coverage, coordinating care, ensuring compliance, and, ultimately,
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Is Your Connected Community of Care Truly Making a Difference?

by Dr. Keith Kosel, VP at Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) 01/07/2021 Leave a Comment

Is Your Community Ready to be Connected?

Dr. Keith Kosel, Vice President at Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) Connected Communities of Care Definition: An innovative method for effective population health management using social determinants of health. A way to streamline effective coordination between medical, government, and community-based organizations. We ask this type of question every day. For example, we may ask― “Is this product that I purchased making a difference?” or “Is this advanced
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4 Quick Tips for Getting COVID-19 Claims Paid Promptly

by Lillian Phelps, Sr. Director of Product Management, Availity 01/07/2021 Leave a Comment

4 Quick Tips for Getting COVID-19 Claims Paid Promptly

Lillian Phelps, Sr. Director of Product Management, Availity As the COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the world, many providers have adopted an all-hands-on-deck approach and mentality for treating COVID-19 patients, stretching their resources to the breaking point.  We have heard about the frontline heroes who have sacrificed their own health and safety to treat patients and, in less-fortunate scenarios, comfort patients in their last moments as they were quarantined from loved
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