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• How Software Can Upgrade Trust In Hospital Halls And Clinics

  11/17/2015

  Trust between patients and their doctors is central to better care; however, strong relationships between clinical and IT teams are also key. Support staff who do not have good relationships with their medical colleagues will face challenges with new implementations and technical adoption. Applying some simple Art of Medicine principles can help build trust between these teams. By Dr. Ehab Hanna, CMIO, Universal Health Services, Inc.

• Why Patient-Generated Data Is Critical To HIEs

  5/11/2020

  Health systems of all types have increasingly recognized the need to empower and engage patients in their care processes, ranging from disease prevention through to end-of-life care. To achieve that end, patient-generated health data (PGHD) is an important component. PGHD has had a place in the clinic for decades in the form of the patient symptom diary.

• Telepsychiatry: Reaching More Patients For Better Outcomes

  3/17/2017

  A 42-year-old woman with chronic anxiety and agoraphobia found herself unable to leave her apartment. She reached out to her primary care doctor who prescribed Xanax, but the medication was only making her feel worse. By Dr. Jim Varrell, Medical Director, InSight Telepsychiatry

• How Location Data Can Aid The Fight Against COVID-19

  4/21/2020

  The effects of COVID-19 have rapidly spread across the globe – testing the limits of both the population and the public health sector. High in-demand medical services are countered by disruptions in daily operations as hospitals struggle to function in the face of overcapacity, understaffing, and information deficits. However, efforts to curb the outbreak have been in effect as public health experts look to location data as a means of alleviating the pressure on our already overwhelmed healthcare systems.

• Implementing A Healthcare Data Platform To Promote High-Value Care

  6/18/2020

  To close the gaps in healthcare delivery, healthcare organizations first need to drill deep into a patient’s clinical information and identify the underlying gaps. That’s no small task given that data and different ID numbers from heterogeneous sources be matched to a patient.

• Guest Column: Equipment Financing Alleviates HIT and EHR Adoption Pressures

  10/27/2010

  This article explains how equipment financing could provide one less headache for healthcare providers faced with growing IT demands in a struggling economy. By Erik R. Jensen, senior VP, Key Equipment Finance