Category: Healthcare IT News

Social Determinants Lowered ED Utilization

Addressing Social Determinants Lowered ED Utilization in Medicare

A CMS-run care delivery model focused on addressing social determinants of health has effectively identified higher cost and utilization patients while reducing potentially unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits, a new report shows. The Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model reduced hospital ED visits by 9 percent for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries screened for health-related social needs, including housing instability, […]
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Advanced Technology for Reimbursement

Advanced Technology Will Help Drive Reimbursement Change

Telehealth, remote monitoring will boost patient outcomes and value-based care results Limited by the slow pace of change in traditional reimbursement models, shifts in the paradigm for patient care have also lagged far behind the possibilities created by transformative technology. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed that, catalyzing improvements in reimbursement by both commercial and government […]
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Telehealth Cybersecurity

Industry Voices – How To Tackle Telehealth Cybersecurity Threats

  Many healthcare organizations quickly adopted telehealth programs out of necessity at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding their attack surface with the integration of new technology such as mobile telehealth apps and wearable heart rate and blood glucose level monitors. What’s more, nearly half of security researchers (48%) believe the healthcare industry is […]
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Data Security in Medical Facilities

The Importance of Data Security in Medical Facilities

  Today, data breaches, ransomware attacks, and identity theft are endangering privacy and well-being. This is true for medical data because if malicious hackers get access to it, human lives and health could be at stake. Scammers may also attempt to benefit from ongoing events to disrupt the data gathering process for healthcare corporations. Medical […]
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Healthcare Providers Key Success

Scale, Efficiency Key to Provider Success in 2021 and Beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed the healthcare business model, causing providers to rely more on scale and efficiency to maintain financial stability in 2021 and beyond. At least those are the strategies industry leaders at Providence and UW Health are implementing to adapt to a more virtual, leaner environment as the pandemic continues, health […]
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2021 Digital Health Technologies

Digital Health in 2021: 5 Strategies to Transform Care & Conquer Adoption Barriers

The uptake of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the use of digital technologies in healthcare. Telehealth platforms have connected patients and clinicians remotely, but telehealth’s growth has obscured a broader movement that had already been underway for some time:  the use of digital health to transform care. Advances in […]
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2021 Healthcare IT Predictions

Health IT Predictions for 2021: What Awaits Post-Pandemic

One year ago, it’s doubtful that anyone could have accurately predicted the changes that would occur in healthcare in 2020. While facing the world’s greatest health crisis in living memory, we’ve seen amazing shifts in adapted care delivery and a surge in “telemedicine,” as well as implementation, regulation, coding, and payment adjustments established at great […]
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Diversifying Revenue Generators

Diversifying Revenue Generators and Pursuing Digital Transformation

Recently, HealthLeaders hosted its first ‘Virtual Happy Hour CFO Roundtable’ sponsored by Nuance, gathering executives to address the financial and technological challenges facing the health system during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The hour-long roundtable brought together healthcare executives from provider organizations ranging across the East Coast to the Midwest to delve into two key strategic […]
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Telehealth Usage Statistics

Telehealth Usage Rises with Increase of Covid-19 Cases

As the nation began experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases this fall, a similar upswing occurred in the use of telehealth, according to the latest report from FAIR Health, an independent, nonprofit organization, which tracks commercial insurance claims as part of a healthcare cost transparency initiative. Compared to one year ago, October usage of telehealth increased […]
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AI in Remote Proctoring

How AI and AR are Changing Medical Proctoring During COVID-19

  Medical device specialists often monitor the work of surgeons to provide case support during procedures in the operating room. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical proctoring has gone remote. “COVID has dramatically accelerated the need to have a remote tool, when you either don’t have access to the hospital, or when there are travel […]
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