Monarez "is not aligned with the president’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again," says White House spokesperson.
Success Stories & ROI
In behavioral health, for example, the shift to virtual intakes significantly reduced wait times and improved access for the community. The average time from the day an appointment is made until the first appointment is only 10 days.
The administration called the Biden order “overly prescriptive and burdensome,” saying it was a barrier to innovation.
Congress has only 48 days to avert a telehealth shutdown in Medicare, says ATA Action and 350 stakeholders.
Maven Clinic introduces male fertility support tools, Scripta Insights announces a tool to locate cost-effective meds, and XRHealth launches a new platform.
Ismelda Garza, chief information officer at Cuero Regional Hospital, is fresh off of a Meditech deployment and now fully into the optimization phase. She discusses the importance of working with clinicians and consultants, keeping momentum up after go-live, and much more.
AI & ML Intelligence
Artificial intelligence has helped the organization reduce its rehospitalization rate, identify declines in activities of daily living earlier and engage therapy sooner. Fall reduction efforts are also moving in the right direction.
The two executives in charge of virtual care at the New England health system explain why the term "building" has special meaning for them – and dive deep into what it takes to build highly successful telehealth programs to fill gaps in care.
Nursing and IT
The technology – no more paper – has standardized competency, improved transparency into orientation and competency attainment, and reduced time spent following up with staff to complete checklists.
WEDI applauded the pledge made by 60 organizations, including 11 health systems and 5 payers.
