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How COVID-19 Reshaped Healthcare Consumerism & 4 Key Trends to Know for 2021

by Fred Pennic 01/13/2021 Leave a Comment

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What You Should Know: - NRC Health today released its 2021 Healthcare Consumer Trends Report, which surveyed 2 million healthcare consumers against the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. - The latest report highlights the major trends that came to light last year, and how they will continue to impact the healthcare industry in 2021 and beyond - from declining brand loyalty, increased care deferment, the fast adoption of telehealth, a rise in wearable tech, and a broader focus
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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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TigerConnect Acquires Hospital Middleware Solution Critical Alert – M&A

by Fred Pennic 01/06/2021 Leave a Comment

M&A: TigerConnect Acquires Hospital Middleware Solution Critical Alert

What You Should Know: - TigerConnect has announced an expansion in their suite through the acquisition of Critical Alert, a leading provider of enterprise-grade middleware for hospitals and health systems. - For the hundreds of thousands of nurses that currently use TigerConnect, these new capabilities will deliver real-time, contextual information to their mobile device or desktop to allow them to work smarter, prioritize responses, and efficiently coordinate care, all within the
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20 COVID-19 Predictions and Trends for 2021 – Executive Roundup

by Fred Pennic 01/05/2021 Leave a Comment

20 COVID-19 Predictions and Trends for 2021 - Executive Roundup

Dr. Justin Graham, Chief Medical Officer, GYANT The rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine is a monumental achievement, but it does nothing to address our extremely fragmented healthcare system. In 2021, policymakers must create and extend incentives to providers to work together to keep patients healthy rather than maximize profit. The pandemic has devastated the traditional fee-for-service budgets of many healthcare systems, and it isn't clear they will ever be able to catch up without
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Gaps in Clinical Communication, Document Exchange Lead to Gaps in Care

by John Harrison, Chief Commercial Officer of Concord Technologies 12/28/2020 Leave a Comment

Gaps in Clinical Communication, Document Exchange Lead to Gaps in Care

John Harrison, Chief Commercial Officer of Concord Technologies Communication problems and inadequate information flow are two of the most common root causes of medical errors. The potential for miscommunication and faulty exchange of information in healthcare is substantial.  Consider: patient information is dispersed among multiple providers and payers along the continuum of care. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other clinical systems do not capture patient information or format
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5 Steps for Interoperability Excellence for Healthcare Providers

by Shanti Wilson, Consultant, Freed Associates 12/07/2020 Leave a Comment

5 Steps for Interoperability Excellence for Healthcare Providers

Shanti Wilson, Consultant, Freed Associates  As if 2020 couldn’t be any more challenging for healthcare providers, new federal rules on interoperability and patient access, granting patients direct access to their healthcare data, begin taking effect in 2021 and will continue into 2022. These rules, while ultimately beneficial to patients, bring an additional level of operational complexity to many revenue-stressed healthcare organizations. If anything, the 2020 pandemic has
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Brigham, Biofourmis Co-Develops Tech Solution to Enable Home Hospital Care

by Jasmine Pennic 12/03/2020 Leave a Comment

Brigham, Biofourmis Co-Develops Tech Solution to Enable Home Hospital Care

What You Should Know: - Brigham is working with Biofourmis on a national rollout of their co-developed technology solution, which has been refined and scaled for use by other healthcare systems across the country seeking to establish and execute similar home hospital programs to alleviate COVID-related capacity issues and to receive 1:1 parity on payments from CMS. - The Hospital@HomeTM platform provides a turnkey, end-to-end ecosystem for any health system that wants to quickly launch
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AHRQ and Google Pilot New Tool to Help Patients Plan for Medical Visits

by Fred Pennic 12/02/2020 Leave a Comment

AHRQ and Google Pilot New Tool to Help Patients Plan for Medical Visits

What You Should Know: - Built-in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Google is piloting a new tool to help patients plan for medical visits. - The new Google visit planning tool makes it easy for patients and those who care for them to privately list and prioritize their questions in preparation for a medical visit. - The suggested questions, developed by AHRQ as part of its “Questions are the Answer” initiative, is designed to get people thinking
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NLP is Raising the Bar on Accurate Detection of Adverse Drug Events

by David Talby, CTO, John Snow Labs 11/30/2020 Leave a Comment

NLP is Raising the Bar on Accurate Detection of Adverse Drug Events

 David Talby, CTO, John Snow Labs Each year, Adverse Drug Events (ADE) account for nearly 700,000 emergency department visits and 100,000 hospitalizations in the US alone. Nearly 5 percent of hospitalized patients experience an ADE, making them one of the most common types of inpatient errors. What’s more, many of these instances are hard to discover because they are never reported. In fact, the median under-reporting rate in one meta-analysis of 37 studies was 94 percent. This is
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VA Taps Appriss for Drug Monitoring to Curb Substance Abuse

by Jasmine Pennic 11/20/2020 Leave a Comment

Why The Opioid Epidemic Makes EHRs Essential To Public Health

What You Should Know: - The Department of Veteran Affairs is working with Appriss Health to tackle the veteran opioid epidemic via drug monitoring. - The tool will give VHA prescribers more complete clinical information, including controlled substance prescription histories, for patients, helping clinicians identify and prevent prescription drug misuse, resulting in better-informed care decision-making and improving patient safety.  Appriss Health, a provider delivering
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