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The health system is averaging 600 virtual visits per month with its new telehealth offering, gaining efficiencies for caregivers and boosting patient satisfaction.

More than 80% of users are very or extremely satisfied with the ability to directly communicate with surgeons, and the secure messaging app has also resulted in patients and caregivers being more relaxed.

The mission of the project is to fill the knowledge gaps regarding effective interventions to reduce burnout and dissatisfaction.

Paul Brient, who led the EHR optimization company for 17 years, will be in charge of product strategy and building out athenahealth's clinical network services.

It's not just for clinicians anymore: Security operations center analysts say they're inundated with more and more alerts, and spend too much time sorting through false positives.

Meru Health's digital solution aims to interrupt the downward spiral of depression and anxiety that could lead to suicide, says Emily Hine, VP of business development.

Physician compensation rebounded from a stagnant 2017, but the increase in productivity was negligible.

VHA medical facilities have a cumulative medical document backlog equivalent to more than five miles of stacked paper, with nearly 600,000 electronic files dating back to 2016.

Waitematā District Health Board (DHB) in New Zealand has developed a Digital Academy to train its clinical IT leaders of the future.

The independent physician association in collaboration with community providers and EMS services has seen a 44% drop in 911 calls, 47% reduction in EMS transport, 36% reduction in ED visits, 42% reduction in hospital admissions and 31% decrease in observation stays.