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By Jeff Lagasse 10:53 am December 18, 2024
The shutdown disrupted critical healthcare services across the state and exposed Nebraskans' PHI, the lawsuit alleges.
Vijayashree Natarajan of Omega Healthcare on AI
By Bill Siwicki 10:51 am December 18, 2024
Vijayashree Natarajan, SVP and head of technology at Omega Healthcare, predicts these three areas of health IT will be key next year – and explains why.
Capitol Hill
By Mike Miliard 10:50 am December 18, 2024
The bipartisan continuing resolution announced on Monday offers "big wins" for virtual care, and the American Telemedicine Association and other healthcare groups are pleased.
Ravi Teja Karri of Froedtert ThedaCare Health on AI
By Bill Siwicki 01:46 pm December 17, 2024
In one HIMSS25 session, three speakers from Froedtert & MCW will discuss how ML models can forecast future hospital capacity needs by analyzing large datasets, including historical patient admissions, discharge trends and much more.
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By Mike Miliard 11:19 am December 17, 2024
HHS' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, along with the Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, has compiled a list of healthcare use cases as required by executive orders of both the Biden and Trump administrations.
Female doctor on laptop smiles at patient in foreground who is taking notes
By Andrea Fox 10:50 am December 17, 2024
Physicians said in this year's Doximity survey that telemedicine tools have helped them improve disease management and patient access. They also said adherence to treatment plans, patient outcomes and productivity are up.
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By Andrea Fox 04:31 pm December 16, 2024
The EHR Association is urging the agency to address members' concerns and finalize additional decision support intervention measurements proposed in the draft rule, and clarify uncertainties that could compromise the quality of submissions.
Ally Hunter of Henry Ford Health on virtual care
By Bill Siwicki 12:09 pm December 16, 2024
Conversations have only started in the past few years about what digital equity is and how it applies to telemedicine and virtual care. Here's what the Detroit-based health system has learned so far.
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By Andrea Fox 10:48 am December 16, 2024
Secure medical records exchange under the national framework by all Epic customers is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, says Rob Klootwyk, director of interoperability at Epic.
Stethoscope on tablet
By Susan Morse 10:37 am December 16, 2024
Customer Relationship Management is the final piece in integrating the clinical, financial and communications sides of the patient's journey.