Pew, MedStar urge focus on patient safety in EHR survey
As one of the provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT contracted with the Urban Institute […]
Articles by Simran Shah
Telehealth boosts mental health patient engagement, care plan compliance
New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center, based in Jamaica, New York, operates outpatient mental health clinics in underserved communities in New York City. THE PROBLEM […]
Requesting donated medicines to treat epilepsy‐associated tapeworm infection
A recent agreement between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the German pharmaceutical company Bayer promises hope of expanding access to essential medicines for the […]
Expanding access to telehealth is a ‘hundreds-of-billion-dollar question’
It’s no surprise, at this point, that interest in telehealth has shot up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the public health crisis, the […]
OCR warns hospitals of HIPAA compliance scams
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has warned health systems about what appears to be something of […]
At Health First, preregistration tech streamlines processes and boosts collections
Because of the growing number of cases in Florida earlier this year, Health First Community Health Services’ Health First Medical Group needed to create a […]
Addressing security challenges presented by HIEs
Health information exchanges can be a way for providers to access clinical information in efficient and, ideally, seamless ways. But experts say they can also […]
International Youth Day 2020
Meaningful youth engagement to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights Every day, young people are enriching institutions and processes at the local, national, and global levels. This year, the theme […]
Henry Ford Health System’s use of CarePort during COVID-19 improves care decisions
Henry Ford Health System has worked with CarePort’s transition-of-care platform for over a year, but over the past several months as the system received a […]
At ONC Tech Forum, Rucker touts value of HIEs in COVID-19 response
In his opening discussion Monday at the ONC Tech Forum, which continues all day Tuesday, Dr. Donald Rucker, National Coordinator for Health IT, began by […]
Consortium of NHS trusts signs cloud and VNA deal with Sectra
In the UK, a consortium of NHS trusts has signed its second deal this year with imaging technology provider Sectra. Known as SWASH, the consortium includes Portsmouth […]
The impact of COVID-19 on APAC hospitals
In the final edition of ‘COVID-19 Impact on Asia-Pacific Hospitals’ survey published by L.E.K. Consulting’s APAC Life Sciences Centre of Excellence in collaboration with GRG […]
OIG report: VA facing barriers to fully implementing HIE methods
The Office of Inspector General released a report this past week evaluating how Veterans Affairs facilities are using health information exchanges to share information and […]
From 500 monthly telehealth visits to 19,000
McLaren Health Care in Grand Blanc, Michigan, operates 14 hospital sites covering the care needs for patients across the majority of the state, including Michigan’s […]
Epic allows wider latitude on employee return policy
In a letter sent this past weekend to the public health supervisor of Dane County, Wisconsin, where its 1,000-acre campus is located, Epic Chief Administrative […]