Healthcare Transformation

A panel of experts talked about ways to bolster public health through addressing environmental health.

Penn Medicine’s automated text system prompted more patients to get to the hospital sooner. It could offer more possibilities for monitoring patients with other health issues.

More hospitals are now offering acute care at home. It’s another indication of how the COVID-19 pandemic is driving changes in hospitals and healthcare.

While telehealth is traditionally defined as between a patient and their provider, the use of telehealth to connect providers has been important, said Heather Bonome, PharmD, director, pharmacy URAC.

Managed cloud services can help healthcare organizations overcome obstacles that hinder their digital transformation

Panelists during a session at the Galien Week of Innovation discussed their technological innovations that allow for a health system with a more connected patient.

Healthcare needs to adapt so Medicare beneficiaries can select the care setting that’s most appropriate for their health, safety and quality of life when they require care after a hospitalization.

Hospitals receiving publicly reported negative feedback improved their electronic health record medication safety.

Owing in large part to the pandemic, telehealth is growing increasingly popular with consumers.

Several problems exist with current programs that address social determinants of health (SDOH); however, a new social model aims to combat these issues and improve the programs’ effectiveness.

Rural hospitals that merged reported reduced mortality and improved quality of care for six conditions.

Interventions aimed at reducing hospital length of stay (LOS) among at-risk patients lack consistent efficacy, according to a systematic review.

Craig Newman, the chief strategy officer at HealthChannels for ScribeAmerica, discusses how technology can be used to help reduce the amount of time and energy providers spend doing administrative tasks.

Telemedicine for diagnosis scaled up dramatically as a result of the pandemic, but there isn’t much known about the impact on diagnostic quality and safety.

Craig Newman, the chief strategy officer at HealthChannels for ScribeAmerica, discusses the amount of time that physicians, nurses, and scribes spend on administrative work and how the pandemic has exacerbated the need for things to change.

Hospitals and health systems started to improve digital capabilities as a result of the pandemic, but that momentum is starting to slow, according to new report.

A tool that can accurately measure hospitals’ medical surge preparedness can be beneficial when responding to future crises and large-scale emergencies.

Vaccinated people should quarantine if they are exposed to household members who tested positive for COVID-19.

The partnership highlights the importance of leveraging digital health to improve patient outcomes.

A mobile health app provides a safer and more timely drug delivery system.

Our existing medical culture neither endorses nor supports price shopping.

Data are revealing the health impacts of gaps in essential care for those with chronic conditions. Technology can be used to leverage a response.

The partnership leverages digital platforms to help patients after they leave the hospital.

Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs at Premier, explains how the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act could revolutionize how prior authorizations are conducted and how machine learning technologies can help health systems adapt if it is signed into law.

At the HIMSS21 Digital Program, speakers from Highmark Health and Geisinger outlined the ways they are innovating to address chronic disease management and the endurance needed to see it through.