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How empowered patients make for better health outcomes
By Nathan Eddy | 08:31 pm | August 10, 2021
"Collaborative health" is the goal. Trust, compassion and quality digital data are how to achieve it.
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Creating a technology-enabled culture of empathy and compassion
By Nathan Eddy | 08:00 pm | August 10, 2021
Putting empathy front and center in healthcare requires advanced EHRs – and means giving frontline workers the freedom to build personal relationships with patients as they see fit.
Dr. Laura Cooley, senior director of education and outreach at the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, speaks at HIMSS21 in Las Vegas on Monday.
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Empathy matters more than ever in a technology-focused healthcare industry
By Jeff Lagasse | 07:27 pm | August 10, 2021
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How the VA’s virtual care infrastructure enabled innovation during the pandemic
By Mallory Hackett | 06:45 pm | August 10, 2021
Jesse Ehrenfeld, former chair of the board of trustees for the American Medical Association
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Doctors look to tech for the future but need assurance it will work
By Laura Lovett | 06:41 pm | August 10, 2021
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HIMSS21 tech news: FDB debuts clinical decision support analytics
By Bill Siwicki | 05:08 pm | August 10, 2021
The technology is designed to work with EHRs to help provider organizations gain actionable insights into the effectiveness of clinical decision support.
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Digital patient experiences can take cues from consumer-centric companies such as Netflix
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:25 pm | August 10, 2021
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Pandemic preparedness is a national security issue, say experts
By Kat Jercich | 04:23 pm | August 10, 2021
A year after the Riyadh Declaration on Digital Health, panelists gathered at HIMSS21 to compare its recommendations with the real-world response to COVID-19.
Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal addresses the crowd at HIMSS21.
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Pushing back on the digital filing cabinet toward EHR usability
By Jonah Comstock | 04:16 pm | August 10, 2021
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COVID-19 pandemic changing regulatory picture around medical devices, technology in healthcare
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:10 pm | August 10, 2021