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By Bill Siwicki 11:55 am April 23, 2024
Only 0.6% of remote encounters managed by the health system's remote patient monitoring vendor's caregivers escalate to Providence clinicians. Hypertension RPM patients saw a 12.55% reduction in systolic blood pressure by week 12.
Stethoscope on tablet
By Susan Morse 10:19 am April 23, 2024
Wendell Primus, a Brookings Institution Visiting Fellow, has a plan to help low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
A nurse attending to a patient in the San's Poon Day Infusion Centre
By Adam Ang 05:18 pm April 22, 2024
A particular technology has enabled one of NSW's busiest private cancer centres to quickly implement the latest cancer treatment guideline.
Healthcare data exchange
By Mike Miliard 04:13 pm April 22, 2024
The release of CA v2.0, updated to require support for API exchange using the HL7 spec, allows TEFCA to "keep pace with the advanced, secure data services approaches" employed by the larger tech industry, says National Coordinator Micky Tripathi.
Female nurse in grey scrubs on rests on a couch with her head back
By Andrea Fox 03:39 pm April 22, 2024
Nurses and others providing inpatient care are struggling the most with documentation burden, but a new Arch Collaborative report offers some advice on helping reduce nurse burnout and turnover.
By Bill Siwicki 11:18 am April 22, 2024
If the CPT Editorial Panel approves new changes and Medicare and private payers follow suit, providers that expand their remote patient monitoring programs to fit the new codes will gain the most benefits for their patients and clinics.
Person at a desk with a laptop crunches numbers on a calculator
By Andrea Fox 07:00 am April 22, 2024
Unable to claim payments, more than half of physician practice respondents in a new American Medical Association survey reported using personal funds to cover expenses, and 31% said they could not make payroll.
Person talking to a doctor on a tablet screen
By Tjasa Zajc 05:53 am April 22, 2024
Digitalisation in healthcare holds the promise of optimising processes and expanding access to care.
Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital under Parkway Hospitals, part of the IHH Healthcare Group
By Adam Ang 11:44 pm April 21, 2024
The move from on-premise to Oracle's cloud seeks to provide patients and clinicians with faster and more secure access to data.
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By Mike Miliard 01:57 pm April 19, 2024
As health systems prioritize population health management, disparate factors such as patient engagement, social determinants of health and AI-enabled decision support all have roles to play, says Brian Dixon, research scientist at Regenstrief Institute.