Digital Care Act will accelerate healthcare digitization in Germany
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Room management tool boosts patient visits and revenue at clinic
The Kirklin Clinic of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Neurology Clinic is the only academic neurology program in the state.THE PROBLEMThe clinic is in high demand by patients throughout the...
View ArticleOCR levies $2.3M fine over massive breach affecting PHI of 6M people
[Update: This story has been updated to include a statement from Community Health Systems.]The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that CHSPSC, a Tennessee-based management...
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Hands-free voice tech helps Saratoga Hospital save PPE and ensure staff safety
In 2015, Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, New York, unveiled a new, state-of-the-art intensive care unit that, at 20,000 square feet, is more than triple the size of the previous ICU.THE...
View ArticleNeed for digitalization of care across the patient journey
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View ArticleImportance of designing innovation into care ecosystems
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Franciscan Health uses inpatient and ambulatory telehealth, closing gaps in care
Prior to the pandemic, Franciscan Health was in the infancy stages of its telemedicine program and had not moved to an ambulatory rollout. Like many other healthcare organizations, it struggled with...
View ArticleSo you've been hit with a ransomware attack. What now?
The COVID-19 crisis has represented an enormous opportunity for cybercriminals. Rapid IT deployments, newly launched telehealth programs, sophisticated and fear-based phishing techniques, untested...
View ArticleMachine learning-based CDS can accurately intercept Rx errors, study finds
Machine learning-based clinical decision support can be an effective way to review the accuracy of medical prescription orders, a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical...
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How one hospital is using meds management tech to navigate COVID-19
Like the entire medical community during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida’s Coral Gables Hospital was bracing for an intense wave of infected patients.THE PROBLEMIn preparation, it...
View ArticleThriving on the Frontlines: Stories of Resilience and Resolve
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View ArticleUHS says all U.S. facilities affected by apparent ransomware attack
Universal Health Services said Thursday afternoon that it was continuing its efforts to recover from a security issue that led to a network shutdown throughout its United States facilities. "The UHS...
View ArticleUHS says recovery process complete for corporate data centers after cyberattack
Universal Health Services issued a statement on Saturday morning saying it is continuing to recover from an IT security issue that led to a network shutdown throughout all its U.S. facilities."The...
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UPMC links Xealth education content with Epic, boosts patient engagement
Given the size of Pittsburgh-based UPMC, it had become increasingly challenging to effectively communicate consistent education messages, particularly around the topic of childbirth, to all patients...
View ArticleRedesigning care pathways to improve outcomes
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Epic-integrated telehealth at Johns Hopkins boosts quality and safety during...
Prior to COVID-19 hitting early this year, telemedicine at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine was low in volume, representing less than 0.1% of total ambulatory care.THE PROBLEMDuring the peak of...
View ArticleCOVID-19 providing Skolkovo region with new expertise, innovations
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View ArticleNew healthcare billing system implemented across Dubai hospitals
The Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system for health insurance has now been implemented across all public and private hospitals in Dubai, the city’s health authority has confirmed.Announcing the launch...
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