How Point of Care Ultrasound Can Impact Access and Care
The report looks at the emerging use of handheld ultrasound as a method of expanding access to care and diagnostics not only in the hospital setting, but in remote or rural locations or even at home.
Flattening the Curve of Care with At-Home Diagnostics
Programs involving at-home diagnostics are becoming more prevalent in the area of biopharma. According to one study, the at-home testing industry is projected to be worth over $2 billion by 2025.
Key Strategies for Sustaining an RPM Program
HealthSnap over the past two years to build out RPM and chronic care management (CCM) programs that now collectively serve more than 25,000 patients through 94 primary care clinics and involving more than 400 physicians.
Boost Communication to Improve Hospital Patient Throughput
Hospital patient throughput is a key metric for hospitals. Weak throughput can lead to boarding in emergency departments and patient safety concerns such as hospital-acquired infections when patient lengths of stay are extended beyond medical necessity.
Congress Eyes Expansion of Hospital at Home Care Model
The At Home Observation and Medical Evaluation (HOME) Services Act, if passed, would give the strategy some life beyond the planned December 31, 2024 expiration date for the Medicare waiver that supports the program.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 98 – Reducing Physician Burnout with Technology
On episode 98 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dael Stewart, Lead Product Strategist and Digital Health Vertical Lead at TXI, talks about using technology to reduce physician burnout.
A Healthcare Headache: New Tech Often Means New Cybersecurity Concerns
With the healthcare sector seeing data breaches and ransomware attacks on an almost daily basis, the federal government is making a push to strengthen security standards.
New Technology Addresses Maternal Health Monitoring in Healthcare Deserts
Two organizations have partnered together to offer a new remote patient monitoring and advanced analytics option aimed at improving access and adherence to clinically recommended testing, especially for at risk populations using a portable solution that facilitates earlier identification of complications.
HHS Expands Telemedicine Use in Opioid Abuse Treatment Programs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule Feb. 2 in the Federal Register that, among other things, allow providers to evaluate new patients for a methadone-based treatment via audio-visual telemedicine.
Cybersecurity and Healthcare: Why the Industry Must be Vigilant About New Vulnerabilities
Across the country, healthcare executives are meeting with the FBI and taking extra security measures within their IT systems. Outsourcing and off-shoring IT governance is falling out of favor as an industry practice. Budgets are tight, but hospitals and health systems are expected to pour more internal resources into revamping their IT security in 2024 than ever before.