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Racist Events Can Have Spillover Effects, Triggering Mental, Physical Health Responses Beyond Immediate Victim

by Kevin Dedner, MPH, Founder & CEO, Hurdle Health 06/01/2022 Leave a Comment

Racist Events Can Have Spillover Effects, Triggering Mental, Physical Health Responses Beyond Immediate Victim

This article is excerpted from the Hurdle Health Research Report “Voices of a Collective Experience: Vicarious Racism and its Effects on Black Mental Health.” In the Brooklyn mural, an American flag undulates behind him. The one in Gaza City, Palestine crowns him with two hands—one Black, one White—making the shape of  a heart. In Naples, Italy, he weeps blood, reminiscent of religious artwork of Jesus and the Virgin Mary. Another, in Los Angeles, drapes red tape with the words “I
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Hospital Telehealth Vendor Financials Round Up – Teladoc Health, Amwell & SOC Telemed

by Arun Gill, Senior Analyst at Signify Research 05/20/2022 Leave a Comment

Hospital Telehealth Vendor Financials Round Up – Teladoc Health, Amwell & SOC Telemed

Several hospital telehealth vendors enjoyed great success in 2020 as they benefitted from unprecedented demand for their IT and services during the pandemic. But as lockdown restrictions were lifted and the strain on hospitals’ in-house capacity across the ICU and other acute care wards eased into the second half of 2021, were the vendors able to maintain their growth? With full-year results from several of the leading hospital telehealth vendors now published, here’s our take on the recently
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How Healthcare Providers Are Adapting in the Era of Telehealth, and Why Radiology was Uniquely Suited to Go Hybrid

by Brian Fabrizio, Medical Information Displays Team Leader at LG Business Solutions USA 05/16/2022 Leave a Comment

How Healthcare Providers Are Adapting in the Era of Telehealth, and Why Radiology was Uniquely Suited to Go Hybrid

As hospitals and private health offices nationwide slowly begin to emerge from the COVID-induced challenges posed over the last two years, there is a new understanding of, and necessity for, adaptable medical technology and practices. Changes in the medical environment are becoming more important to the general public than ever before, with telehealth as a growing–and most likely permanent–practice. For healthcare providers under immense pressure to provide top care to COVID and non-COVID
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Mental Health Awareness is Everywhere. Why Shouldn’t Virtual Care Be Standard?

by Geoffrey Boyce, CEO of Array Behavioral Care  05/05/2022 Leave a Comment

Mental Health Awareness is Everywhere. Why Shouldn’t Virtual Care Be Standard?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which for years has been a platform to increase understanding about mental illness and advocate for better mental health care. Now more than ever, you don’t have to look too hard to see that mental health is a daily fixture in the national conversation. Unfortunately, mental health issues have become far too common for people of all ages and in all walks of life. An Influx of Demand from Pediatrics to Geriatrics We know that children are in dire
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Divurgent Appoints Ed Marx as New CEO

by Jasmine Pennic 05/03/2022 Leave a Comment

Divurgent Appoints Ed Marx as New CEO

What You Should Know: - Divurgent, a healthcare IT consulting company, today announced it has appointed Ed Marx, a renowned leader with more than 30 years of experience, as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). - In addition, Colin Konschak, company founder and CEO since 2007, will move to a new role as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Ed Marx Background Ed Marx is an influential, veteran IT leader with deep experience in healthcare. He was the former Chief
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4 Keys to Delivering A Retail-Like Patient Experience Journey

by Melinda Cisneros, Healthcare Industry Analyst & Grant Harland, Retail and Hospitality Industry Analysts at Windstream Enterprise 04/11/2022 Leave a Comment

4 Keys to Delivering A Retail-Like Patient Experience Journey

When it comes to the quality of their healthcare journey, patients, it seems, are losing patience with their healthcare providers. In Cedar’s latest Healthcare Consumer Experience Study, for example, the share of consumers who said they won't pay a bill if they cannot understand the administrative experience tripled from 2020 to 2021, to 37%. A vast majority (93%) indicated the quality of the billing and payment experience is important to their decision to return to a healthcare provider in
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COVID Exposed The Dire Need for Real-Time Healthcare Data Sharing

by Birju Shah, Head of Product for Uber Health & Communities, and Nick Jordan, Founder and CEO, Narrative 03/31/2021 Leave a Comment

COVID Exposed The Dire Need for Real-Time Healthcare Data Sharing

In a world where technology and Big Data can provide us with instantaneous access to our banking transactions, and our financial information and credit reports can be retrieved with a few keystrokes when applying for a mortgage -- trying to get access to our own healthcare data is exasperating.  Beyond exasperating, is the frightening situation when the inability to access up-to-date and accurate information, can result in an aggravated medical condition or even death. Before the
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Why Patients, Not EHRs, Deserve our Undivided Attention

by Prayus Tailor, MD, FASN 02/24/2021 Leave a Comment

Why Patients, Not EHRs, Deserve our Undivided Attention

We cannot earn patients’ trust and respect if we are tethered to a computer in the exam room, navigating the EHR concurrent to a visit or otherwise in a hurry to finish so we can return to our office where data entry to the EHR awaits us. ______________________________________________________ I am a physician married to a physician, and for years, our evenings consisted of putting the kids to bed, then sitting next to each other, laptops open, finishing our charting. If you are a
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Can AI Pave the Path to Reducing Physician Burnout?

by Abboud Chaballout, Founder of Diagnoss 02/11/2021 Leave a Comment

Can AI Pave the Path to Reducing Physician Burnout?

The timing couldn’t be more critical for us to start making serious headway to reduce the growing problem of burnout among America’s physicians. In 2018, physician burnout was already at an alarming 42%, but that number is growing as COVID-19 cases surge around the country.  While we are at a hopeful place in the virus’ trajectory with millions of vaccinations administered, the reality – even once we get through the pandemic – is quite grim for physicians and their
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Epic, Galen Healthcare, Chartis Group Named 2020 Overall Best in KLAS Awards

by Fred Pennic 02/02/2021 Leave a Comment

Epic, Galen Healthcare, Chartis Group Named 2020 Overall Best in KLAS Awards

What You Should Know: - Epic was named the top Overall Software Suite for the eleventh consecutive year in the Best in KLAS 2021 Software & Services report, released today, which reports on the top vendors for 2020. Epic was also named the top Overall Physician Practice Vendor. Galen Healthcare Solutions was named the top Overall IT Services Firm. The Chartis Group earned the award of top Overall Healthcare Management Consulting Firm, edging out last year’s winner,
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