Omaha program uses HIE tech to improve postpartum care for minority parents and children

Omaha program uses HIE tech to improve postpartum care for minority parents and children

CyncHealth, Collective Medical and Innsena are being recognized by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge, including federal funding of $40,000, for their postpartum care program in Omaha.Pregnancy-related deaths are three to four times more common among minorities than among Caucasian women, even among those with a college degree. This program improves postpartum care for Black and Indigenous parents and children with high-risk conditions who participate in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and significantly reduces maternal and neonatal mortality.
Out of the 25 winners recognized by HHS, this program is the only one using health…

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Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicine

Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicine

Benjamin C. Gonzales, operations manager II, virtual care, at Geisinger, said the prominent health system has faced a problem that is the biggest problem in behavioral healthcare: access. And while Geisinger’s population certainly has experienced its own challenges with behavioral health access like other communities, the problem has been significantly compounded by three things.THE PROBLEM
“First and most obvious, the pandemic,” Gonzales stated. “Unsurprisingly, we experienced a surge in demand much like other specialties in our system. Before the pandemic, it was common for our department to have a couple hundred outstanding referrals.
“We quickly saw that increase to a maximum of 19,000…

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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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SA Health kicks off patient-generated data project with The Clinician

SA Health kicks off patient-generated data project with The Clinician

SA Health, together with the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health, will start collecting and analysing patient-reported measures across South Australia through its new programme.The Patient Reported Measures (PRM) programme will support clinical services to deliver “high-quality, patient-centred, and value-driven care” by encouraging patients to report on health outcomes and experiences. 
SA Health and CIEH have chosen digital health company The Clinician via an open tender process to help implement the programme. They will leverage the latter’s ZEDOC platform, which will be integrated with SA Health’s IT systems to automate the distribution, collection, and analysis of patient-reported outcomes and experience measures.
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Hyndman Area Health Center cuts IT bill in half with the cloud

Hyndman Area Health Center cuts IT bill in half with the cloud

Hyndman Area Health Center – a holistic Pennsylvania-based health center providing family medicine, dental health, behavioral health and more – transitioned from client-hosted servers to eClinicalWorks cloud-based servers to expand its network capacity and meet a rising data demand.Since then, it has experienced a more than 150% increase in patients and has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past few years since it no longer relies on physical servers.
Healthcare IT News sat down with Bill Kurtycz, CEO of Hyndman Area Health Center, to discuss cloud technology, cloud EHRs and telehealth, and how the technologies have benefitted the provider organization.
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IoMT - Internet of Medical Things - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 106

IoMT – Internet of Medical Things – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 106

For the 106th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are discussing the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)! First we analyze what IoMT makes us think of and what it includes. Then, we share what devices we’re excited to see come out. Next, we take a look at what the recent explosion of IoMT means for healthcare organizations. And lastly, we debate on the impact IoMT has on security and privacy.
Here’s a preview of the questions and topics we discuss in this episode:

What do you think of when you see the term IoMT?
Are there devices or categories of devices that you…

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Malaffi testimonials- Dr Ibtihag Nageeb: Clinical documents

Malaffi testimonials- Dr Ibtihag Nageeb: Clinical documents

Dr. Ibtihag Nageeb, Medical Practitioner, Health Plus Fertility Clinic, explains how #Malaffi helps her quickly understand the patients' medical history, allowing her to make better informed clinical decisions and recommend the right path for fertility treatment.تشرح الدكتورة ابتهاج نجيب، طبيبة عامة في مركز هيلث بلاس للإخصاب، كيف تساهم منصة #ملفي للأطباء معرفة التاريخ الطبي للمرضى بسهولة وسرعة، مما يُمكّنهم من اتخاذ قرارات مستنيرة وأكثر دقة ووضع خطط العلاج المناسبة للحالات المرتبطة بالإخصاب. #تبادل_المعلومات_الصحية#HIE #MalaffiHealthPortal #HealthInformationExchange #InAbuDhabi#تبادل_المعلومات_الصحية #بوابة_ملفي_الصحية #في_أبوظبي…

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Must-Have Tech Tools For A Successful Medical Practice

Must-Have Tech Tools For A Successful Medical Practice

In the medical field, there is a never-ending list of tools and technologies that can help to make your practice more successful. From patient care and record-keeping to medical imaging, many tools are available to help streamline your practice and provide better care for your patients.
However, knowing which tools will work best for you can be challenging and how to implement them effectively into your workflow can be difficult. This blog post will discuss the must-have tech tools for a successful medical practice.
These tools are designed to help increase efficiency and productivity in any healthcare organization. CRO (Contract Research…

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