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Although most providers say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, many say challenges remain – from workflow to reimbursement rates.
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At the American Medical Informatics Association virtual annual symposium this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci raised the possibility of registries to track which patients had received which vaccine doses.
But at the AMIA virtual symposium this week, health IT professionals said they still see the potential of app-based ecosystems.
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Experts say that designing technology for everyone and creating customization features for smaller populations are key in making better solutions for seniors.
Ongoing Senate races could have unforeseen impacts on healthcare IT, says Tom Leary, senior vice president of government relations at HIMSS.
Social Determinants of Health Analytics is meant as a resource to help health systems plan for and implement community programs as part of their population health management efforts.
KPCPEN is partnering with two experienced local pediatric professors, the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) Immunization Task Force and a sanctioned COVID-19 Vaccine-Testing Team.
LifeBridge Health responded to the crisis with mobile clinics, digital patient monitoring and on-site PPE production, says Pothik Chatterjee, executive director of innovation and research.
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Early on in the pandemic, New York City was an epicenter for COVID-19 and had roughly 5% of the world's confirmed cases.
Researchers say the new tools, developed using EHR data from the pandemic's first wave, can forecast short- and medium-term risks for patients over the course of their hospitalizations.