Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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Amazon’s new healthcare approach mines medical records

Amazon is now selling software that “mines” medical records of patients to find ways to improve care and lower costs for providers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

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Apple in talks with VA to give vets access to electronic medical records

Apple is reportedly in talks with the Department of Veterans Affairs to give military veterans access to electronic health records, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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CommonWell rolls out IT connectivity nationwide in interoperability push

CommonWell Health Alliance, a not-for-profit trade association of healthcare and technology organizations, has advanced its connection to the Carequality Framework to increase health IT connectivity nationwide.

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Healthcare organizations join blockchain effort to resolve credentialing inefficiencies

Five healthcare organizations have joined a new effort to use blockchain to resolve administrative inefficiencies with professional credentialing.

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Athenahealth sold for $5.7 billion

After being courted by several bidders, athenahealth has been sold to Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital for approximately $5.7 billion.

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Health IT improves patient care in nursing homes

Adopting sophisticated information technology (IT) in nursing homes leads to better patient care, according to a recent study from the University of Missouri published in Nursing Care Quality.

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Harvard: AI might be an answer to healthcare red tape

Artificial intelligence may help stop the “downward spiral in productivity” in the U.S. healthcare system, which has been plagued by labor-intensive, inefficient administrative tasks, according to an article in the Harvard Business Review.

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EHR tools face challenges collecting social determinants of health

As social determinants of health (SDH) play a more prominent role in healthcare, more providers are looking for ways to incorporate social needs into electronic health records. But documenting SDH alongside other health information in EHRs isn’t so easy, according to a recent study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.