Health IT adoption skyrocketed in 2020 as hospitals, health systems, and patients increasingly relied on digital health technologies for care delivery during the pandemic, setting the stage for

With millions back in stringent lockdowns due to the new rampant coronavirus variant, and the roll-out of a monumental global vaccination program - it's likely that 2021 will be another seismic year

In primary care, chronic disease management has fallen by the wayside, while preventive screenings have also gone down. That has not only been a financial hit for primary care clinics, but it has also

This March, payers and care providers in eight states and the District of Columbia will be able to prescribe VR therapy through a telehealth clinic, giving patients the chance to receive treatment at

Despite the fact that Kubernetes is still very young, a deeper look at the technology reveals how it can help healthcare organizations innovate, providing them with greater security, faster

When COVID-19 really hammered us in April, it was amazing to see how quickly healthcare organizations had to turn on telehealth visits at their organization.  It really wasn’t a surprise since the

Prior to the pandemic, telehealth was a limited ad-hoc service with geographic and provider restrictions. However, with both the pandemic restrictions on face to face interactions and a relaxation of

For the past 10 to 15 years, virtual health has been heralded as the next disrupter in the delivery of care, but there has been minimal uptick in adoption. The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing against

The fear of the coronavirus has driven patients to meet with their doctors, their child’s pediatrician, therapists, and counselors via computers, cellphones, and virtual reality. A Department of

At the end of the day, having great technology is critical, but there are also other factors that should be considered when making a decision on a solution, such as patient comfort and adherence,

While preventive care before the pandemic was already substantially underutilized, we’re looking at a further decline due to fear around COVID-19 and patients’ preference to avoid (or delay) non-

One of the most impactful solutions in a healthcare facility’s technology arsenal is the ones focused on inventory management. These solutions offer multiple benefits, including streamlining hospital

Given the various challenges healthcare providers and professionals face, what is the best path forward? It starts with establishing a patient-first approach. The industry has to take what it’s

With a second vaccine now approved (and easier to store) and more coming in the near future, distribution will expand to more organizations of all structures and sizes. Healthcare leaders who have yet

Historical network analytics provide healthcare facilities with the information they need to plan upgrades to best address their wireless network’s pain points.Monitoring the network in real-time for

As COVID-19 continues to influence patient behaviors and causes providers to reevaluate how they operate their businesses, healthcare practices worldwide started looking for solutions that emphasize

Fluctuating patient demand in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic made it hard for health systems to manage their finances in 2020. To help turn the financial tide this year, health executives

While ambient clinical voice is great for being able to auto-document the note and relieve clinicians of that documentation burden, I see that this is just the first step. The next step past

The EMR is the foundational piece of technology in modern healthcare delivery, and while the positive impact with respect to information delivery and consolidation is indisputable, these massive

Hospitals in many regions across the U.S. are beginning to resume elective surgeries and develop a strategy to return some remote workers to the hospital. But it won't be an instantaneous move, and

The medical services are a few of the assistance needed 24/7 and all year round without any break. Any person getting ill to acute or chronic disease or sustaining any injury requires immediate and

Big data analytics in the healthcare industry today is evolving into a promising field for delivering real-time insights from huge data sets. Plus, it also helps improve outcomes while reducing

The pandemic galvanized the modernization shift in healthcare as well – perhaps to an even greater degree than other sectors. The clearest example here is the rapid adoption of telehealth, which grew

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

Early on, any digital connection to healthcare was known as digital health, but with greater segmentation and specialization of the technology, new focus areas have emerged.A major advantage of DTx is

Protecting sensitive data always starts with best practices for vulnerability management and configuration auditing. But in a production environment, protecting containers from exploits and data

With a 75% increase in usage last year, telehealth has proven itself a valuable tool during the global pandemic, and it’s predicted to continue at a high adoption rate in the future.This is because it

This is the time to advance to the next level of virtual health, not slide back. Health systems should embrace an omni-channel strategy that includes asynchronous virtual visit capabilities to meet

The unique nature of the pandemic vaccination process presents several challenges, including inventory management, data reporting and follow-up appointment scheduling.As hospitals and health systems

The COVID-19 vaccines certainly aren't the first inoculations to require multiple doses to achieve maximum efficacy. A poll released this past month from DrFirst found that 43% of respondents said

As the healthcare industry embraces a new year, it is taking the lessons it learned in 2020 to move forward. A focus on health IT interoperability could be the crux of moving toward better public

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we're joined by Michael Greiwe, MD, Director of Orthopaedic Research at OrthoCincy, and founder and CEO of OrthoLive and SpringHealthLive. Greiwe

You can do a lot with AI, be it collating patient data or preventing ailments even before showing early signs. Clearly, AI-driven patient engagement can do a lot of good for your practice than you

Healthcare providers are grappling with the task of scaling digital care delivery operations for ambulatory patients in response to the cost dynamics of effectively treating large populations with

The transactional nature of prior authorizations makes it ripe for automation, Seidman stated. But electronic adoption of prior authorizations remains low, according to data from the Council for

Medical care is estimated to account for only 10-20% of healthcare outcomes. As a result, healthcare executives who wish to deliver high-quality care have to consider other elements that impact

The pandemic has accelerated the digital patient experience, forcing healthcare organizations to ramp up capabilities for telehealth, artificial intelligence-powered chatbots, and remote home

Highly engaged patients know more about the status of their health. They are more likely to be involved with their healthcare decision-making, and they typically take better care of themselves. They

In 2021, adopting new technology to ensure patients' health and safety shouldn't adversely affect security and privacy. Today, digital and direct fax solutions offer the flexibility to securely

The healthcare industry is working to quickly adapt and meet these expectations as they come, often leading to a disheartening or unpleasant experience for patients.Providers may not be in a position

The most important benefit of remote patient monitoring (RPM) is that it helps clinicians remain vigilant about treatment-sensitive conditions that, if left undertreated, have a high degree of

An alternative model that's gaining bipartisan support is value-based care, which aligns incentives with successful outcomes to boost populations' health and simultaneously lower overall costs – not

Four out of five physicians used telehealth during the pandemic, a recent Amwell survey shows, and 92% of physician respondents expect to keep using telehealth even after the pandemic. Too, consumers

With the recent passage of legislation allowing healthcare providers to bill Medicare fee-for-service for patient care via telehealth, it is a model that the majority of organizations are now either

Healthcare has been moving toward a hybrid care model—a mix of in-person care and care at a distance—since the U.S. was hit with COVID-19 in early 2020. The need for this model will likely continue in

While many health systems are looking into the future to determine how to continue the acceleration of virtual care, experts say it is also essential to hit the pause button. To ensure long-term

Many patients avoided trips to their providers amid fears of exposure to COVID-19, uncertainty about how to access care, and shutdowns across several US states. Now, medical providers are working hard

With the ongoing advances in digital capability and automated intelligence, now is the time to consider a more holistic approach to integrating digital systems and solutions.From a tightening labor

In response to the identity management challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare IT organizations that had and identity governance administration (IGA) systems came to the rescue.IGA

As providers rushed to implement telehealth when the pandemic hit this spring, even hospitals with operations well underway were forced to accelerate their plans massively. The results — patients

Today hackers have shifted their focus towards the data-rich healthcare industry as their lucrative target. Despite stringent norms and regulations, data protection has been a huge challenge for the

With advancements in every sector, medical professionals are also taking a step further and exploring the modern advancements with patient portals.A patient portal is a website that is connected

Data is the new solar and a precious asset for any business. In healthcare, it is the very fabric from which smart and evidence-based decisions are made. With the continued expansion of big data, it

The world got mobilized for an incredible COVID-19 fight. The first vaccines are out. Now the entire planet is facing three huge challenges – manufacturing, distribution, and administration of the

Opioids, controlled substances, expensive oncology therapeutics, and vaccines risk being stolen and sold on the black market. Tom Knight, CEO of Invistics, explains how supply chain visibility and

As challenging as these past months have been, there is a silver lining. The pandemic has accelerated the adoption and acceptance of new healthcare innovations offering contactless and personalized

Identity and access management (IAM) systems reside at the center of cybersecurity strategies, providing the core identification, authentication, and authorization services required to create secure

Digital therapeutics is "something that is new, but it's definitely something that people could hopefully get their heads around, given that it's building upon a lot of what has already been in the

As the country works its way through vaccine rollout and hopefully out of the COVID-19 crisis, industry experts are grappling with where telehealth fits in a post-pandemic world. Central to that

Omada CEO Sean Duffy and Chris Hogg, former COO at Propeller Health, join host Jonah Comstock to talk about virtual care, remote chronic condition management, and just what healthcare will look like

In an industry as high-stakes and uncertain as healthcare, predictive analytics tools and patient identifiers have emerged as viable solutions for seamless, comprehensive care delivery.These tactics

Efficient and effective ways of exchanging information between patients, providers, and payers have become even more important during times of crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic, with a greater demand

Current care delivery is, for the most part, conducted on an episodic basis. Patients generally see their doctors when they don't feel well, limiting clinicians' ability to provide holistic,

It’s an understatement to say the pandemic accentuated the importance of data’s role in healthcare. For more than a decade, our industry has been inching toward fully automating its business processes

The COVID-19 pandemic brought on an era in which nearly every activity of our lives went digital. And while many yearn for a return to pre-pandemic days in the healthcare business, the “new normal” is

Organizations were forced to augment and accelerate their telemedicine capabilities in 2020 and now have an opportunity to take a step back and consider key questions they didn’t have time to think

Collecting the data necessary to make informed supply and demand decisions often means going beyond the data obtained internally, within hospitals. For example, this information would need to come

Considering how reliant we’ve become on virtual visits as a clinical tool, I decided to chat with a few of my colleagues about how telehealth might support the vaccine rollout efforts. After all,

As workloads have skyrocketed with the massive influx of patients, hospitals have needed to improve their workflows' speed and efficiency.Mobile technologies help healthcare teams meet these and other

Health information exchanges (HIEs) are needed to help states identify and prioritize individuals who receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Without leveraging HIEs, the coronavirus recovery timeline could

Virtual waiting rooms offer the ability for patients to complete paperwork at home instead of at the practice prior to their appointment, freeing up time for both the patient and your staff. Here’s

Addressing patients' chronic conditions across America remains a top priority for healthcare leaders hoping to improve outcomes and control costs."If you want to reduce your ER visits, if you want to

Throughout the era of COVID-19, it’s become apparent that the only constant changes. The crisis continues to evolve, with updated guidelines and increasing case numbers, highlighting the need for up-

The healthcare industry, like many others, has become a data-driven industry collecting data from patients, doctors, labs, and payers that are all crucial to patient healthcare diagnosis and outcome.

AI, the next-generation electronic-health-records (EHR) system, or any number of other shiny objects brought to my attention in this way might be very important. They might advance the organization’s

"The use of digital technologies significantly improved the patient flow and experience, once at the vaccine clinic, and allowed us to easily gauge volume in real-time, flexing the number of available

In addition to the physical toll it takes on individuals, burnout also takes a financial toll on our healthcare system. It Is estimated that physician burnout costs the U.S. healthcare industry $4.6

Health plans have been working to optimize their performance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Star Rating Program for years. Organizations that prioritize Star Rating

Technology is uniquely poised to enable health workers to get vaccines into the hands of those who need them most far faster than would be possible using humans alone. Robotic process automation (RPA)

For organizations suddenly burdened with staff shortages and other constraints caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the benefits of automation were no longer purely about making cost efficiencies but about

The process of tracking, storing, and distributing millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is a monumental undertaking, requiring an array of IT tools to coordinate and maintain fluid supply

Everyone in healthcare likes to talk about interoperability...or the lack thereof. Although, there's a lot of different types of healthcare interoperability. While most of the interoperability

Nearly everyone is going to benefit from the shots, meaning providers and healthcare leaders need to figure out the most equitable way to get a limited number of doses out to people. However, there’s

As healthcare providers shift into high gear to administer the vaccine, IT tools and systems are playing an important role. By carefully and comprehensively tracking where the vaccine is, how it is

EHRs are used to manage patient records, but they’re only as effective as the information that’s entered. Typically, this means they represent a single source of patient information, usually from the

Providers often spend more time documenting than seeing their patients, resulting in poor care experiences and stunted patient-provider relationships.At Providence, one of the country's largest health