Groups Recover Together sees great success treating opioid use disorder via telehealth
Photo: Groups Recover Together Groups Recover Together is a national healthcare company for individuals with opioid use disorder. It’s based …
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Telehealth for surgical specialties saw a slow decline after June 2020
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that while telehealth grew across …
Swiss consultancy foresees digital pathology and patient portals as major investment priorities in Switzerland and Germany
Among other things, the coronavirus crisis has revealed the immense benefits of the digitisation of healthcare delivery. Conversely, it has …
Interoperability progress, but still 'much to be desired,' says KLAS-CHIME report
A KLAS-CHIME white paper released Tuesday found that the rate of provider organizations achieving “deep interoperability” has doubled since 2017, …
Memorial Health uses chatbots to boost patient experience, streamline workflows
Memorial Health System, based in Springfield, Illinois, believes that one of the key challenges the healthcare industry faces today is …
Another HIPAA right of access settlement from OCR highlights need for timely response
Another HIPAA right of access settlement from OCR highlights need for timely response The Office for Civil Rights’ 13th such …
Universal Community Health moves from text-enabled telehealth to robust ‘tele-assisted care’
Toward the end of March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard in California, Universal Community Health Center in Los Angeles …
Doctor on Demand teams up with CareLinx to provide virtual in-home care
Telehealth vendor Doctor on Demand is partnering with CareLinx, an in-home care provider network, with the intention of expanding virtual …
MA health network to pay $70,000 after failing to provide medical records
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights announced this week that five providers had agreed …
Roundup: Digital immunity passports to ramp up testing, London Tech Week on AI in healthcare and more briefs
LONDON TECH WEEK: AI WILL ‘BLOW OUR MINDS’ The first virtual London Tech Week took place on 1-11 September, bringing …
Patients want to download their own health data, report shows
With the deadline quickly approaching for healthcare providers to implement the new information blocking rules put in place under the …
AMA launches new playbook to help providers with digital record sharing
The American Medical Association’s new Patient Records Electronic Access Playbook aims to help physician practices more easily and efficiently share …
Connected 'smart' communities will be a key part of 21st century healthcare
As part of its National Health IT Week program, HIMSS presented a webinar this week exploring the advent of what …
Patients in NZ’s Hutt Valley book hospital appointments online
Up to 10 patients a day are using an in-house solution to book their outpatient appointments online with Hutt Valley …
How one provider gained $306,000 in new revenue with patient relationship management tech
Despite having very satisfied patients, Spooner Physical Therapy, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, with 22 clinics throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area, …
Safety concerns raised about software used to triage NHS 111 calls
Coroners have linked 11 patient deaths with safety concerns about NHS Pathways, the clinical software used to triage patients calls …
Telehealth holds appeal for seniors, survey shows
Better access to healthcare professionals and faster service are among the top reasons senior citizens are willing to embrace telehealth …
New Zealand’s Health Ministry encourages GPs to give patients access to medical notes
In New Zealand, fourteen percent of GP practices with a patient portal are offering patients online access to their medical …