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Rise of Digital Voice Assistants & The Hospital Room of the (Near) Future

by Murray Izenwasser, VP of Consulting and Design Thinking at OZ 12/10/2019 Leave a Comment

Digital Voice Assistants and the Hospital Room of the (Near) Future

Murray Izenwasser, VP of Consulting and Design Thinking at OZ Hospital rooms thrum with the steady beat of monitors. And while a patient must quickly adapt to a cacophony of beeps and drips, when a sudden alarm pierces the air, it’s a nerve-wracking experience—especially if a nurse doesn’t step in immediately. The patient must fumble for the nurse-call button, which can usually be found dangling by the side of the bed. But if you’re sick, weak or hugely pregnant, even rolling over slightly to
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Q/A: Life Image CEO Matthew Michela Talks Data Sharing Challenges in Breast Imaging

by Erica Garvin 10/31/2019 Leave a Comment

Life Image CEO Talks Matthew Michela Creating Easier Access to Breast Imaging Data

Matthew Michela, President and CEO of Life Image - President and CEO Matthew Michela talk about how Life Image is creating easier access to breast imaging data while also solving some of data sharing’s biggest snags. Interoperability—it’s the long-awaited result that evolving HIT promised to bring with it, and yet, it still gets left behind. Disparate data is not a problem exclusive to one data type or innovation; breast imaging, for example, has created some of the toughest challenges.
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How Intelligent Automation Can Address 3 Revenue Cycle Challenges

by Joe Polaris, Senior VP of Product and Technology at R1 RCM 10/30/2019 Leave a Comment

3 Things Patients Want From Their Healthcare Financial Experience

Joe Polaris, Senior VP of Product and Technology at R1 RCM Artificial intelligence (AI) has received a lot of buzz and been positioned as the central healthcare technology needed to solve many financial challenges and digitally transform internal operations. However, if you’re looking for practical solutions that can address variable activities and complete work with a high level of quality, today, healthcare organizations should look to intelligent automation.   Here’s why: 
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Using the 3M’s to Get Physicians to Embrace Telehealth: Metrics, Money & eMotion

by Lyle Berkowitz, MD, FACP, FHIMSS, Chief Medical Officer, MDLive 10/15/2019 Leave a Comment

Using the 3M’s to Get Physicians to Embrace Telehealth: Metrics, Money and eMotion!

Lyle Berkowitz, MD, FACP, FHIMSS, Chief Medical Officer, MDLive Telehealth utilization is on track to explode due to consumer demand, reimbursement alignment and an improved regulatory environment.  But for health systems to reap telehealth’s financial and clinical benefits, organizational leaders must demonstrate strong leadership, provide relevant education, align financial incentives and change daily culture to help physicians fully embrace this disruption. Many physicians are starting to
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AristaMD Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace to Streamline eConsult Process

by Jasmine Pennic 10/15/2019 Leave a Comment

AristaMD Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace to Streamline eConsult Process

- AristaMD’s eConsult solution is now available in the Epic App Orchard marketplace - AristaMD’s integration onto Epic makes the eConsult process even more streamline for health system specialists using Epic. - Providers can now quickly launch the eConsult platform directly through Epic’s electronic health record (EHR), creating a user-friendly experience for answering eConsults with minimal provider burden and workflow changes.AristaMD, an innovative telehealth platform that delivers primary
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Getting Back to Joy in Work: A Call to Prioritize The Patient-Provider Relationship

by Dr. Tashfeen Ekram, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at Luma Health 10/15/2019 Leave a Comment

Consumerization of Healthcare: Why Differentiation is Critical for Clinics

Dr. Tashfeen Ekram, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at Luma Health When I think about the term “joy in work”, coined by the Institute for Health Improvement, the first thing that comes to mind are my patients and their health. If I feel like I can contribute in some way to overcoming an illness, meeting their health goals, or improving their quality of life, then it makes the long days of work worthwhile. Like anyone else in any other profession, the impact I make through my work keeps
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How Video Remote Interpretation (VRI) Boosts Acute Care Quality

by David Fetterolf, President of Stratus Video 10/08/2019 Leave a Comment

David Fetterolf, President of Stratus Video

David Fetterolf, President of Stratus Video Imagine traveling to another country on vacation, only to get terribly ill after consuming seafood at dinner. You experience chills, your hands are curling up and you feel faint all over. Getting to the hospital is a challenge, as you do not speak the native language there. When you arrive at the hospital, all of the medical staff is speaking another language and no one can understand you when you try to tell them your symptoms. You have no
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McKesson to Offer Augmedix EHR Charting Services to Specialty Practices

by Jasmine Pennic 10/04/2019 Leave a Comment

McKesson to Offer Augmedix EHR Charting Services to Specialty Practices Using Google Glass

- McKesson will offer Augmedix EHR charting services to its specialty practices with a mission for providers to spend less time on data entry and more time on patient care. - McKesson previously deployed Augmedix into six practices across the country in The US Oncology Network (The Network). - The expansion builds on the success of the initial deployments, more practices have since engaged Augmedix. To address the growing demand, McKesson is expanding its reach and extending the
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AI-Powered ED Platform Vital Inks Pilot with Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub

by Fred Pennic 10/03/2019 Leave a Comment

AI-Powered ED Platform Vital Inks Pilot with Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub

- Vital launches pilot program with Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub for its AI-powered emergency department platform. - Vital will deploy it’s ED platform in the emergency departments of Emory University Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, and Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. - The pilot program marks the first partnership out of the Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub. Vital, an Atlanta, GA-based AI-powered software increasing productivity
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EMPATHIQ Acquires Patient Experience & Reputation Platform Rivews

by Fred Pennic 09/23/2019 Leave a Comment

EMPATHIQ Acquires Patient Experience & Reputation Platform Rivews

- EMPATHIQ acquires Rivews, a patient experience and reputation platform that enables healthcare organizations in instantly connecting with patients via text-message post-care. - The acquisition will enable EMPATHIQ to further advance from its current online reporting and monitoring platform to enabling healthcare organizations in the collection of real-time patient feedback and surveys after-care. - To date, Rivews has identified over 32,500 patient complaints with 17,500 of them
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