With less than three months before the clock runs out on telemedicine electronic prescribing flexibilities, Reps. Doris Matsui, D-California, and Earl “Buddy” Carter, R-Georgia, are leading a bipartisan charge to urge the U.S. Drug…
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There are many emerging value-based care models in healthcare that are shifting the definition of what professionals have understood it to be. Equality Health is one example of a VBC success story to tell…
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Several healthcare IT vendors have unveiled new offerings that help health systems improve patient access, address provider burdens and drive cost optimization over the past week. Oracle Health said Monday that it wants to help…
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Maternal mortality is an ongoing crisis in the U.S. According to the most recent data available from 2022, the national maternal mortality rate is 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births. Sadly, stories of pregnant…
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Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) appears to continuously recall some funding for digital health as it focuses resources back to frontline services. Last week, the Digital Health Association commented on unions’ claim that as…
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MD Home Health, a 39-year-old home health agency, has launched omnichannel home health services, what it says is a first for Phoenix and Arizona. The new offerings will include remote patient monitoring, telehealth, a…
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The American Hospital Association expressed concerns over the proposed rule for healthcare IT interoperability, HTI-2, from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), arguing against “burdensome” encryption requirements.The ONC’s HTI-2 proposed…
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Governance must be built into hospital medical image exchange from the start.That was what Monief Eid, a senior consultant for enterprise imaging and e-health for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health, stressed in the HIMSS24 APAC session, “Enterprise…
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While revising policy and regulatory frameworks is indeed crucial to enable and promote the transition to a value-based care model, there is another important factor to consider.Dr Tamara Sunbul, medical director of clinical informatics…
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Developing smart hospitals has been a way for South Korea to meet the growing demand for more personalised healthcare in their fast-ageing society. At the helm of this effort is the Korea Health Industry Development…
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