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Leaders from Geisinger, Dartmouth-Hitchcock and other health systems say "transformation" is needed to help providers and their patients weather this storm.
POCUS technology from Butterfly Network expands screening capabilities, offering "an immediate and clear picture of what’s happening in a patient’s lungs."
In response to COVID-19, the health system very quickly brought in new telemedicine tech that has enabled 100,000 video visits between March 13 and May 1.
The New York-based company claims its platform can be used to more accurately monitor efficacy of immunotherapy.
The product is designed to address new ONC and CMS rules to implement interoperability and patient-access provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act. The rules promote HL7’s FHIR.
In a HIMSS20 Digital presentation, leaders from Stanford describe how patient experience was improved across primary care and other service lines by developing dynamic dashboards with insights for C-suite, clinicians and staff.
Potential benefits to robust analytics and real-time reporting capabilities include more reimbursement dollars and better patient care.
By the end of March, 33% of behavioral health claims for Optum members were for a telehealth visit, compared to 2% prior to COVID-19.
Though mental health professionals say they're mostly pleased with the rapid shift to phone or video services, most plan to return to in-person care once the dangers from COVID-19 have subsided.
A HIMSS20 Digital speaker lays out the industry developments pushing more healthcare provider organizations to consider multi-cloud technology.