Virtual care enables BrightView Health to increase outpatient access

Virtual care enables BrightView Health to increase outpatient access

BrightView Health, a behavioral health facility that specializes in addiction treatment and substance abuse, already was using telehealth when the COVID-19 pandemic and associated response happened. The organization mostly was using telehealth between its various locations.THE PROBLEM
However, BrightView did not have a secure communications platform to engage with patients either synchronously or asynchronously.
“So, the pandemic and the lockdowns created some potential gaps in access to care that we needed to predict and fill,” said Navdeep S. Kang, chief clinical officer at BrightView Health and a fellow with the Obama Foundation. “We looked at several platforms to implement secure communications.
“We were specifically interested…

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10 Pros and Cons of Being an Informatics Nurse

10 Pros and Cons of Being an Informatics Nurse

Every career has its perks and downsides, and working in nursing informatics is no exception. While the field is exciting, challenging, and diverse, being a nursing informatician can present a few road bumps along the way.
First, let’s run through five advantages when working as an informatics nurse.
Pro: Better Educational Methods
Even as you read this article, technology is changing the way people are taught and how they interact with one another. New software applications are constantly being introduced and improved upon to make education more convenient and accessible for the population.
Online nursing informatics programs are more favored than ever, with…

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How clinicians can combat burnout by filtering through the “noise” of information overload

How clinicians can combat burnout by filtering through the “noise” of information overload

Dr. Robert L. Murry, the Chief Medical Officer at NextGen Healthcare, an award-winning provider of innovative cloud-based healthcare technology solutions for over 100,000 ambulatory providers joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care and Technology Channels. Dr. Murry is also a board-certified practicing family physician.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Robert L. Murry discuss the following:
Describe what doctors are facing today in terms of information overload and this concept of “overtech.”
How did this come about and what approaches have been attempted to correct it?
What is your advice to those trying to combat this overload and ‘turn down the…

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2022 Tech Forum: Real World Implementations and Innovation Through LEAP in Health IT

2022 Tech Forum: Real World Implementations and Innovation Through LEAP in Health IT

September 16, 2022The LEAP in Health IT Program seeks to address emerging challenges that inhibit the advancement of interoperable health IT. This session will feature speakers from three LEAP projects, sharing implementation strategies and the innovative approaches awardees are using to promote data exchange, patient engagement, and semantic data harmonization.   Alison Kemp, MPH, ONC (Moderator) Wei Chang, MPH, ONC (Moderator) Angie Brenner, Missouri Department of Mental Health Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, University of Texas at Austin Eliel Oliveira, University of Texas at Austin Wilson D. Pace, MD, FAAFP, DARTNet Institute Burak Serdar, Cloud Privacy Labs Duane Shumate, Missouri Department of Mental Health…

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What are Regulatory Compliances for #Healthcare #Products? || EMed #HealthTech

What are Regulatory Compliances for #Healthcare #Products? || EMed #HealthTech

As in every industry, the healthcare industry is also ruled by certain regulations that determine what is legal and illegal. Every country has certain regulations the healthcare industry needs to follow while implementing healthcare #software #solutions. Here are 6 major healthcare #regulations :1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act #HIPAA -…

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Vendor Notebook: new tools and acquisitions from OptumRx, ScionHealth, others

Vendor Notebook: new tools and acquisitions from OptumRx, ScionHealth, others

It’s a new year, and healthcare technology vendors are rolling out their latest innovations, market approvals, acquisitions and staffing shake-ups.OptumRx launched Price Edge, a tool that compares pricing for traditional generic drugs to ensure members get the lowest prescription drug prices. A suite of new tools for both patients and providers target aspects of pharmacy logistics that have been known to delay or complicate care, such as getting real-time pharmacy benefits information and obtaining prior authorizations. In October, Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy services company, merged with data clearinghouse Change Healthcare. The U.S. Department of Justice tried to block the merger and is appealing the…

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HammondCare beefs up IT monitoring across its aged care network

HammondCare beefs up IT monitoring across its aged care network

Not-for-profit aged care service provider HammondCare has tapped German enterprise monitoring solutions provider Paessler to proactively monitor its IT infrastructure nationwide.With more than 5,100 dedicated staff and volunteers, HammondCare delivers aged care, dementia care and palliative care to around 34,000 clients in over 92 service locations across Australia.
It has rolled out the Paessler PRTG, a round-the-clock network monitoring software, across its 76 care facilities. 
WHY IT MATTERS
“HammondCare’s primary objective in implementing the Paessler PRTG monitoring platform was to provide our team with proactive insights and alerts to minimise the regular incidents that were occurring previously,” infrastructure and cloud manager Kasun Haputhanthri said.
Since deploying…

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