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The company said four hospitals are live on a new, full-service OCHIN Epic system, and that it is onboarding five more across six states.
More patients with chronic disease. Fewer providers to take care of them. An aging population. SDOH barriers. Telemedicine and remote patient monitoring are essential tools to help manage these healthcare hurdles, an expert says.
Older Americans are facing some barriers to adoption, including struggles with digital channels, access and ease of use.
The American Hospital Association says new regs from the HHS Office for Civil Rights clash with HIPAA, contradict interoperability efforts and are "flawed as a matter of law and harmful as a matter of policy."
Dr. Aalpen Patel – who holds a position that's still rare among provider organizations – discusses the need to educate the healthcare workforce in AI, and describes how the health system is applying algorithms across radiology, pop health management and other clinical use cases.
South Australian women experiencing signs of early pregnancy loss no longer have to wait in the ED to be assessed.
It is launching a data collaboration lab with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks.
Also, Orion Health has integrated Pieces AI for automatic patient summaries generation.
Also, South Korea takes a further step to enable health data interoperability.
A nurse professor at the Western University Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing explains how providers and researchers can use de-identified health data to gain ground on social determinants of health and enable better outcomes.
