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FCC Adopts $200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program
The Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt a $200 million telehealth program to support healthcare providers responding to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Congress appropriated the funds as part of the CARES Act.
4 Communications Lessons to Learn from the Pandemic
By Bruce Kennedy – Although the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic seems never-ending, normal times will return. Savvy healthcare leaders will be keeping a list of lessons learned and things the health system or hospital could do better next time.
Why Data Interoperability is Critical in the Fight Against the Pandemic
By Daniel Cidon – Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the need for longitudinal health data and interoperability have never been greater. Providers need access to the full picture of every patient they treat, and epidemiologists need to consolidate data from multiple sources to…
The Importance of Public Funding of Research
New Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Josep Sola, Ph.D. Co-Founder and CTO for Aktiia, who have created a wrist-worn cuffless continuous blood pressure monitor that lasts a month on one battery charge.
Health IT Innovation
How the IoT Can Improve Efficiency in Health Care Facilities
By Kayla Matthews – The connected devices comprising the Internet of Things (IoT) span industries ranging from transportation to marketing. Many applications streamline operations and change the ways people get things done.
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Why Data Interoperability is Critical in the Fight Against the Pandemic
By Daniel Cidon – Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the need for longitudinal health data and interoperability have never been greater. Providers need access to the full picture of every patient they treat, and epidemiologists need to consolidate data from multiple sources to…
Read MoreRegulatory
Calling all COVID-19 Health IT Projects
By Steven Posnack – If you’re working on a COVID-19 interoperability project, you will have the ability to share it with your colleagues through the IPG and tag it “COVID-19.
Read MoreHealthcareNOW Radio
The Importance of Public Funding of Research
New Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Josep Sola, Ph.D. Co-Founder and CTO for Aktiia, who have created a wrist-worn cuffless continuous blood pressure monitor that lasts a month on one battery charge.
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Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance
Research Reveals Corruption in Medication Prescription Motivations
By Kayla Matthews – A recent Cornell University study was the first of its kind to examine the prescribing behavior before and after receiving complimentary food. The institution’s goal was to see if these in-kind payments directly affect whether doctors prescribe certain drugs to their patients.
Read MoreDigital Health & Telemedicine
FCC Adopts $200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program
The Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt a $200 million telehealth program to support healthcare providers responding to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Congress appropriated the funds as part of the CARES Act.
Read MoreAnalytics & Population Health
4 Communications Lessons to Learn from the Pandemic
By Bruce Kennedy – Although the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic seems never-ending, normal times will return. Savvy healthcare leaders will be keeping a list of lessons learned and things the health system or hospital could do better next time.
Read MoreHealth IT Security Privacy and Compliance
Advice to CISOs When Cyber Insurance Shopping
By Chris Bowen – At the beginning of this year I said I would do a series of blog posts for CISOs and Privacy/Security Officers. Here was the first installment in that series: Building Habits for CISO and Security Officer Success.
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