Patient Engagement
Its partnership with Freshpaint seeks to support hospitals, health systems and health plans by configuring their patient engagement ecosystems to support compliance with HIPAA privacy rules and regulations.
A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that "ongoing telemedicine use is fairly effective in having limited return office visits, low emergency visit rates, and very low hospitalization rates compared to office visits."
Individuals increased their use of apps to access their online medical records between 2020 and 2022, while web-only access to portals decreased, according to an analysis of national survey data.
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Scandinavian digital health firm DNV Imatis has joined forces with the Western Norway Regional Health Authority to launch a new digital solution.
Also, Queensland University is replacing legacy IT systems across its network of clinics.
OCR's new resources aim to shore up telehealth privacy practices by helping healthcare organizations guide patients in basic cyber hygiene that can better protect their PHI when accessing virtual care through websites and apps.
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WebPAS, a widely adopted patient management system by Dedalus, helps simplify and unify health services.
EHR-linked virtual care "allows us to expand our capabilities, creating opportunities to build trust," says the health system's chief information and digital officer.
Dr. Ben Zaniello, chief medical officer of PointClickCare, explains three pathways to consider to achieve whole person care and shares his personal experiences engaging SDOH on post-acute care coordination.
The technology also helps care teams to standardize patient education and care pathways, while more consistently collecting patient-reported outcomes and other data across its spine, joint and sports medicine service lines, says its orthopedic surgery chief.