Remote Patient Monitoring: Gaining Insight into Patient Health from Afar
The era of remote patient monitoring is ushering in a new era of healthcare, characterized by data-driven insights, personalized care, and efficient resource utilization.
Driving for Results: 3 Key Benefits of Telehealth
Explore the myriad benefits telehealth offers to healthcare providers and patients alike. From enhanced convenience and improved privacy to streamlined workflows and elevated patient satisfaction, find out how telehealth is reshaping the future of healthcare delivery.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Enhancing Efficiency in your Practices: Unleashing the Power of Greenway Health’s Optimization Services
Resolve your healthcare information technology concerns by optimizing your technology, boosting workflows, improving staff productivity, and driving revenue.
How Can Health System Leaders Collaborate Efficiently When Adopting New Tech?
During a recent virtual panel discussion, health system executives discussed what it should ideally look like when health system leaders come together to launch a digital project. They stressed it is vital to assemble a diversified decision-making team and that leaders should prioritize addressing the organization’s challenges and opportunities rather than being captivated by flashy new products.
Strengthening Security: The Importance of Multi-Factor Authentication in Healthcare
Organizations across most industries, especially the technology sector, have adopted Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to fortify their security measures.
Patients Want Convenient, Personal Care — But Staffing Levels Are Preventing Clinicians from Delivering It
Patients yearn for care experiences that are more convenient, personal and accessible. However, clinicians aren't doing a great job of delivering this kind of care, according to a new report. The staffing crisis has put clinicians under a lot of pressure — they feel they often don't have time to deliver adequate care of get effectively trained on how to use new technology.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
How CommonSpirit’s CIO Ensures That New Technology Investments Are Worth It
During MedCity News’ INVEST conference, CommonSpirit Health CIO Daniel Barchi laid out two critical actions that hospitals can take to help ensure their new technology investments will be worth their time and money. The first is to prioritize scalability, and the second is to involve frontline clinical staff early on in the process.
Providence Exec: The Definition of an Integrated Delivery System Will Change
Sara Vaezy, Providence’s chief strategy and digital officer, thinks the definition of an integrated delivery system is going to change. In her view, health systems will be more successful if they let go of the notion that they can do it all.
What Do Hospitals Want Out of Capacity Optimization Tech?
As hospitals continue to battle healthcare’s workforce shortage and high levels of staff turnover, capacity is a significant pain point. When it comes to technology to help optimize capacity management, hospital leaders want solutions that can automatically identify and prioritize patients who are ready for discharge using real-time data, according to a new report.
7 Pet Peeves of a Healthcare Tech Reporter
Healthcare journalists source a significant amount of the stories they write from emailed pitches. To make the media relations process more fruitful for everyone involved, I laid out my top seven pet peeves as a healthcare technology reporter so public relations representatives have a better understanding of which behavior to avoid.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
HCA CEO to Big Tech: You Can’t Disrupt Healthcare Like You’ve Disrupted Other Industries
Big Tech companies like Amazon, Google and IBM can’t disrupt healthcare with the same approach they have used to enter other industries, HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen said at HLTH 2022. He argued that technology companies won't be able to infiltrate healthcare from afar. Instead, they must embed themselves into everyday healthcare interactions at hospitals in order for their products and services to be truly impactful.
UnityPoint CEO warns other health systems not to make the same tech adoption mistake that his did
UnityPoint Health CEO Clay Holderman said his health system made a mistake when it used to leave decision making concerning new technology adoption up to the director of its venture fund instead of involving its frontline clinicians. UnityPoint’s clinicians didn’t take too well to this, so the health system re-structured its technology adoption process to prioritize the voices of its clinical staff.
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Health-tech funding breaks another record in 2020
Healthcare technology companies raised a record of $15.3 billion in 2020, according to a report from Silicon Valley Bank. For the first time, digital health companies surpassed biopharma for the number of deals.
Healthcare startups saw more deals, fewer dollars in 2019
Healthcare startups saw smaller amounts of investment after a record-breaking 2018, according to a report from Silicon Valley Bank. Despite the dip in funding, 2019 saw more deals overall, led by increased investment into healthcare technology companies.
Mass General is giving patients a new way to navigate its campus
To avoid patient confusion and frustration, Mass General has launched an interactive map of its campus.