Kat Jercich

The design goal, according to the company, is for clinicians to launch PatientKeeper's charge entry screen within their Cerner Workflows.

Data literacy, say experts, can empower us to be both predictive and prescriptive in the face of continuing public health emergencies.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, a new KLAS report finds that health systems most frequently sought telehealth technology – though no single vendor dominated the field.

Though hopes were high, experts say a lack of high-quality data meant models were both underwhelming and "anti-constructive."

Experts at this week's Telehealth Innovation Forum urged health systems to consider how different vendors might meet their unique needs.

The House bill, introduced last week, would eliminate most geographic and originating site restrictions on the use of telehealth in Medicare, a broadly popular provision.

Many health systems had just two days to expand or overhaul their COVID-19 patient-data-reporting practices, according to leaders from more than 10 state hospital associations.

Among the takeaways at this week's Telehealth Innovation Forum: Those hoping for long-term state licensure waivers across the board may be in for disappointment.

A Missouri Hospital Association representative says that closed hospitals are listed as not reporting COVID-19 patient data for that state, potentially skewing totals.

The public health, research, medical, science and legal organizations all voiced concerns about data availability and transparency under the new process, which instructs hospitals to bypass the CDC and report directly to HHS.