The COVID-19 pandemic spurred many healthcare organizations across the U.S. to adopt virtual care strategies where previously none existed. Almost overnight, most healthcare facilities had to become experts in remote doctor visits.
But many rural hospitals and doctor’s offices were already moving in that direction to provide better treatment options for patients in areas where traveling to a central facility...
When patient consultant Stacy Hurt accompanied her son, who is nonambulatory and immunosuppressed, to dozens of specialists in 2006, she hoped at least some of the visits would take place virtually. But at the time, she was told it couldn’t be done.
More than a decade later, following the accelerated adoption of virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurt would...
Cyberattacks of some size and severity are inevitable for all healthcare organizations. While it may be hard to prevent an organization from becoming a target, it’s possible to reduce the risk of serious consequences from cyberattacks through training, penetration testing and preparation.
Drex DeFord, executive healthcare strategist at CrowdStrike, and CDW Healthcare CTO Tom Stafford told HealthTech in a CDW...
Smartphone users have access to their bank accounts, favorite stores and nearby restaurants, all at their fingertips. Increasingly, they’re also gaining access to their healthcare data, whether it’s through a consumer application or their provider’s patient portal.
Mobile health (mHealth) apps can empower patients, streamline communication, and provide real-time monitoring and self-management of medical conditions. However, because these apps collect...
Healthcare organizations aim to operate with flexibility, scalability, affordability and security. Linux operating systems offer an affordable option for running back-end systems in a secure manner that only open-source architecture provides.
At the center of the value Linux provides healthcare systems are Kernel-based Virtual Machines, which are based on open-source virtualization technology that is built directly into Linux. KVMs can...
Many digital physical therapy platforms experienced a jump in demand as the COVID-19 pandemic forced more people to work from home and limit travel, likely introducing or increasing musculoskeletal (MSK) issues.
But providing safe, accessible virtual physical therapy requires more than just a video call with a care provider. “Advanced digital technology can enable remote physical therapy that’s highly personalized...
Healthcare providers continue to find themselves in ransomware’s crosshairs.
An analysis of ransomware attacks during the first half of 2021 found that more attacks occurred during the first half of that year than during all of 2020, according to software company Cognyte. That’s an alarming statistic alone, but it’s even more disturbing to learn that 70 of those attacks targeted...
During the pandemic, many employees in the healthcare industry continued working from home, proving the viability of location-independent performance. It’s now time for healthcare organizations to reflect and review lessons learned. Which changes have worked, and what improvements are needed?
For healthcare IT decision-makers, planning an organization’s flexible-workforce future beyond the pandemic is essential. Consider these three questions while re-evaluating...
1. Why Do Change Management?
In healthcare environments, IT teams are ultrasensitive to keeping systems available and reliable, and that’s the primary reason to have CM: to reduce the risk caused by change.
But CM has three other benefits: standardization, which helps improve efficiency and effectiveness of teams; documentation, which helps create a more consistent and supportable IT environment; and communication,...
If you’re wondering what revenue cycle management is, it helps healthcare organizations maintain their financial health. RCM encompasses a patient’s entire financial journey in healthcare, from billing and collections to coding and provider enrollment.
Implementing technologies such as automation and digital patient intake forms can make the collection, processing and management of patient billing information more efficient and accurate.
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