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What Will It Take for Hospitals to Survive the Pandemic?

by Dr. John Frownfelter, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer at Jvion 04/14/2021 Leave a Comment

What Will It Take for Hospitals to Survive the Pandemic?

On New Years Eve, just as the Covid-19 outbreak in Los Angeles was at its worst, all 451 of Olympia Medical Center’s exhausted employees learned they would soon lose their jobs. After 74 years, the hospital closed for good on March 31st, leaving residents of the surrounding community — poor and mostly people of color — without a place to see a doctor.  And it isn’t the only hospital closing. At least 47 hospitals have closed or filed for bankruptcy in the last year, and there will
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Does Telemedicine Impede or Help the Patient-Centered Medical Home?

by Dr. Jeanne Armstrong, Chief Medical Information Officer at Allscripts TouchWorks® EHR 04/08/2021 Leave a Comment

Does Telemedicine Impede or Help the Patient-Centered Medical Home?

Traditional patient care patterns have been radically altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. And after more than a year of disruption, it’s doubtful that everyone will revert to those patterns after the pandemic. New habits have been formed, and consumers are more willing to pursue the path of least resistance in obtaining care, such as opting for quick and easy telemedicine appointments. Both patients and clinicians have identified benefits from virtual care approaches. However, this and other
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Key Lessons from COVID-19 & How We Can Better Support our Healthcare Provider

by Peter Ziese PhD, MD, Head of Clinical Strategy and Innovation, Philips 04/06/2021 Leave a Comment

COVID-19 has been a novel pandemic in many ways beyond the actual virus itself – from the irreparable impacts it’s having on society, to the immense strain it’s put on the healthcare industry. A recent report stated that 93% of healthcare professionals reported experiencing stress, 86% reported experiencing anxiety, and 76% reported exhaustion and burnout [1]. Considering that the virus will continue to have an impact in 2021 and the reality that COVID-19 will likely not be the last epidemic we
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Boost Operational, Clinical and Financial Performance with Good Data

by Pete Nelson, Vice President and General Manager, Global Alliances, GHX 04/01/2021 Leave a Comment

There’s an old adage that every challenge is merely an opportunity in disguise. COVID-19 highlighted the healthcare industry’s ongoing challenge with producing clean, standardized data. As the industry looks to rebound from the severe financial impact of the pandemic, there’s a renewed urgency among hospitals and health networks to improve operational efficiency.  The push toward greater operational efficiency – in a time of constrained budgets and resources – has accelerated
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Oneview Healthcare Launches Cloud-Based Virtual Care Experience Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 04/01/2021 Leave a Comment

Oneview Healthcare Launches Cloud-Based Virtual Care Experience Platform

What You Should Know:  - Oneview Healthcare collaborated with long-time client, NYU Langone Health, to roll out a virtual patient engagement platform in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.  - CXP Cloud Enterprise powered by Microsoft Azure technology with the use of Samsung tablets, helps engage patients, reduce non-clinical demands on care teams and optimize clinical and operational effectiveness.  - CXP Cloud Enterprise gives patients and their families the
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Glooko Raises $30M to Expand Digital Diabetes Management Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 03/16/2021 Leave a Comment

Glooko Raises $30M to Expand Digital Diabetes Management Platform

What You Should Know: - Glooko, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of remote patient monitoring and chronic care management solutions including diabetes and obesity, today announced that they have raised a $30 million Series D round of funding. The funding was led by Health Catalyst Capital along with participation from existing investors Canaan Partners, Georgian, Novo Nordisk, Insulet and Mayo Clinic. - Glooko plans to use these proceeds from this funding to accelerate organic growth and
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Why A Smart Command Center Requires A Health Cloud Platform

by Dr. David Nace, Chief Medical Officer at Innovaccer 03/11/2021 Leave a Comment

Why A Smart Command Center Requires A Health Cloud Platform

Aviation, military, NASA, or even utilities like the New York Power Authority—almost all high-consequence, complex organizations have one thing in common: a command center. The concept of a command center or a ‘war room,’ or ‘air traffic control’ has been around for a while. Command centers help counter logistical challenges, enable cross-collaboration and guide decision-making with state-of-the-art technology and communications. With them it seems there is absolutely nothing that cannot be
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Untapping the Potential for Virtual Care in a Pandemic and Beyond

by Dr. Sonny Kohli, Practicing Physician in Internal Medicine and Critical Care and Faculty at SingularityU Canada 02/25/2021 Leave a Comment

Untapping the Potential for Virtual Care in a Pandemic and Beyond

Virtual care is everywhere and ubiquitous. But at a time when the world is amid a global pandemic, virtual care is also being underutilized. The technology exists today to help our healthcare system not only more effectively and efficiently manage care during COVID-19, but also exponentially scale capacity in the face of future outbreaks.  Virtual care defined Virtual care is a broad term. It encompasses all the ways healthcare practitioners provide for care remotely. This can mean
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Amwell Launches Smart TV Carepoint Device to Increase Telehealth Use in Patient Rooms

by Fred Pennic 02/18/2021 Leave a Comment

Amwell Launches Smart TV Carepoint Device to Increase Telehealth Use in Patient Rooms

What You Should Know: - Amwell launches new smart tv Carepoint device that enables hospitals to use televisions for telehealth in an effort to help hospitals scale and simplify access to telehealth by using devices that already exist in patient rooms. Intermountain Healthcare has already successfully deployed more than 1,200 units across nearly 50 locations.   - Designed to further expand integrated telehealth connectivity via the Amwell platform, the new
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Kaiser Inks Multi-Year Agreement with Accenture, Microsoft for Cloud Transition

by Fred Pennic 02/03/2021 Leave a Comment

Kaiser Inks Multi-Year Agreement with Accenture, Microsoft for Cloud Transition

What You Should Know: - Kaiser Permanente signs a multi-year strategic agreement with Accenture and Microsoft to support the healthcare provider’s transition to the cloud environment. - The partnership enables stronger cloud computational power and data insights readily available to care teams, so Kaiser’s members—and patients—will benefit from more timely and personalized healthcare. Kaiser Permanente today announced a multi-year agreement with Microsoft and Accenture to leverage
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