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By Kat Jercich | 10:05 am | November 11, 2020
Healthcare organizations can use the new automation features to send flu shot reminders, reschedule appointments, prompt patients to set up medical transportation and more.
By Sara Mageit | 05:56 am | November 11, 2020
The new Miya Precision platform will enable South Tees to digitise patient care processes and records.
By Mike Miliard | 04:07 pm | November 10, 2020
The validated algorithm, which can forecast the risk for an individual testing positive, can help make more accurate predictions and enable more efficient resource allocation for health systems.
By Kat Jercich | 02:09 pm | November 09, 2020
EpicShare.org will give users the ability to share creative ideas around patient care with others, the CEO said on a Forbes podcast.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:32 pm | November 09, 2020
Beyond the stress of increasing patient volumes and emotionally draining hospital shifts, RNs are grappling with alert and alarm fatigue, burdensome documentation, and EHR usability. But they’re finding ways to cope – and AI and automation are helping.
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By Kat Jercich | 02:29 pm | November 04, 2020
While "EHRs have known shortcomings," coordinated data initiatives and better interoperability can create a truly effective health IT infrastructure, say technology leaders from 15 academic medical centers.
By Kat Jercich | 01:38 pm | November 03, 2020
Clinical decision support and hospital resource-management are particularly important as patient numbers begin to increase again, two new JAMA studies show.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:42 pm | November 03, 2020
Northwest Medical Specialties’ palliative care consults nearly doubled. Hospice referrals increased twelvefold. The integration of palliative care with advanced cancer helped the practice reach quality benchmarks.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:37 pm | October 30, 2020
Almost all of the physician and nurse volunteers at Clinic of the Cascades were over 65. Here’s how the three merged technologies allowed it to stay open during COVID-19.
By Mike Miliard | 09:43 am | October 29, 2020
With the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, they describe some of the techniques that may be used by foreign groups that could be targeting hundreds of health systems with ransomware.