Patient Engagement
Building off its Hospital Without Walls initiative, it's offering new flexibilities around telehealth and remote patient monitoring as the country enters "a new level of crisis response," said CMS Administrator Seema Verma.
Remote patient monitoring ecosystems should not be treated in the same way as traditional endpoints, say cybersecurity experts.
The system's Epic electronic health record has been in "read-only" status at several of the system's sites, with MyChart patient portals also inaccessible.
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Digital transformation is imperative in healthcare, and digital tools can improve the relationship between providers and patients, as highlighted during COVID-19, says Majed Nasser, general manager at GE Digital, META.
The platform will be made available to the EHR giant's CommunityWorks clients at no cost through the end of 2021.
Telehealth Connection TV: There are advantages of – and hurdles to – providing contraception virtually, says Pandia Health CEO and co-founder Dr. Sophia Yen.
The hospital reminds patients of appointments by text and only occasionally voice. Patients who confirmed by text had a 75% show rate compared to 49% for patients who did not confirm.
The updated version of SHEFAA will serve as a digital communication hub between service providers and patients across the country.
