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By Kat Jercich | 03:01 pm | September 15, 2020
Its recommendations include lifting limitations on originating sites, allowing telehealth for various types of conditions and reinstating the HIPAA provisions temporarily lifted during the public health emergency.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:50 pm | September 15, 2020
Direct Orthopedic Care reduced no-shows by 45% and slashed outbound manual calls by 72%. Here’s how its virtual assistant Holly helped out.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:18 am | September 15, 2020
A predictive analytics model predicated on phone reminders cut missed appointments significantly, data showed.
By Kat Jercich | 01:59 pm | September 14, 2020
The plan will make telehealth a foundational modality of care, with the option for patients to follow up with in-person visits if necessary.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:16 pm | September 14, 2020
Los Angeles-based Executive Mental Health has not laid off a single provider or staff member since its shift to virtual care. Its CEO explains how.
By Rachel McArthur | 06:14 am | September 14, 2020
The bilingual Daman Health Bot is an AI-powered tool designed to help users conduct a self-assessment on COVID-19 symptoms, directing them towards the appropriate level of care or action required. 
HIMSS Europe 2020
By Rosy Matheson | 03:31 am | September 12, 2020
Global health leaders are calling for urgent action to help combat climate change and reduce inequality to improve health around the world during the closing keynote of the HIMSS & Heath 2.0 European Digital event.
By Kat Jercich | 11:05 am | September 11, 2020
According to the plaintiff's lawyer, HealthAlliance Hospital's Broadway campus directed her to the vendor when she asked for electronic copies of his patient records.
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By PHILIPS | 02:32 am | September 11, 2020
Technology’s being harnessed to help patients with chronic conditions get back on track with treatment during the pandemic. The HIMSS Digital Dialogue webinar, in collaboration with Philips, explored how digital solutions offered new routes to treatment.
By HIMSS TV | 02:30 am | September 11, 2020
Managing the whole population during a global pandemic is challenging, so we need to share our learning, says Päivi Sillanaukee, ambassador for Health and Wellbeing of Finland and director-general of the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.