Bridge Counseling Associates is a non-profit agency and certified community behavioral health clinic based in Las Vegas – in Clark County, Nevada, the southernmost county in the state, which is the seventh largest by land size. THE PROBLEM In order…
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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 safe environment for its patients to register for their appointments and minimize time spent waiting…
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Mount Sinai, Omron partner to offer at-home hypertension care
Mount Sinai Health System on Wednesday announced a new partnership with Omron that will offer patients the remote-technology company’s VitalSight home blood pressure-monitoring tool. Dr. Rob Fields, chief medical officer for population health at Mount Sinai, is leading the effort…
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How wearable tech can enable seamless RPM during COVID-19
At least 2.7 million people in the United States have atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat sometimes known as AFib. According to the American Heart Association, the risk for strokes among people with untreated AFib is five times as high…
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New Zealand’s covid-crushing effort
On 8 June, as most nations continued to grapple with COVID-19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced New Zealand no longer had any active cases of the virus. The country had recorded a total of 1,154 confirmed cases, including nine deaths,…
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The successes – and pitfalls – of using telehealth for home-based primary care
Home-based primary care allows individuals with chronic conditions – especially older people – to stay in their homes longer, so reducing hospitalization rates and improving quality of life. As the COVID-19 crisis has made evident, telehealth can be a useful…
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Telehealth: ATA president says 'we have a lot more work to do'
“Telehealth is now a household world,” said American Telemedicine Association President Dr. Joe Kvedar during his keynote address Monday, the first day of the virtual ATA2020 conference. For the past 25 years, Kvedar said he’s been explaining to people what…
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COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of non-contact patient monitoring technology, says Frost & Sullivan analysis
Contactless monitoring systems and smartphone health applications are playing a vital role in the war against COVID-19, a report has found. According to the analysis by Frost & Sullivan, non-contact patient monitoring technologies are gravitating toward the use of video,…
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How mobile apps can help hospitals increase patient satisfaction
South Shore Health System prides itself on its maternity platform, said vice president of operational excellence Luke D. Poppish during a recent HIMSS20 Digital presentation. So when faced with middling Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ratings in…
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Innovation ROI depends on staying patient-focused, tracking metrics
Many hospitals rush towards any opportunity to innovate that they can think of, looking for new ways to serve patients or to perform better financially. In the quest to develop these innovative solutions, providers need to remember to track return…
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