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Improving the #patientexperience is a two-way street. Improvements can upset the apple cart for clinicians. An expert at #EHR maker @athenahealth offers advice on how to make sure the patient and clinician experiences both are top-notch. #HealthIT #MedTech

.#AI-powered #OR scheduling tech brings big efficiencies for St. Luke's. The health system does 7% more surgical cases despite having to close 20% of its #ORs at times. The org now is meeting or exceeding budgeted volumes. #surgery #HealthIT #HealthTech

.#Telemedicine boosts #valuebasedcare performance for Happy Kids. Biggest achievement via new #virtualcare workflow has been increased productivity, enabling providers to see more patients in less time. #telehealth #HealthIT #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #HIT

.#Telehealth summit debrief: staffing shortages, wider acceptance but expansion barriers. Doug Duskin, CEO of Avel eCare, offers a look at the learnings that came out of his company's first annual conference. #telemedicine #virtualcare #HealthIT #MedTech

.#Cyberwarfare against health systems: The nation-state threat. Everything starts with understanding the basics and doing them flawlessly, one #cybersecurity expert advises. But there is much more work to be done. #infosec #infosecurity #CISO #CISOs #HIT.

Bon Secours Mercy Health uses #AI & automation to empower talent recruiters. With workforce shortages, the tech helps engage new candidates, drives down time-to-fill and positions new hires for success, says chief talent acquisition officer. #HealthIT #HIT

Data storage, backup and recovery tech notches multiple wins for St. Joseph's Health. Minimize interruptions to hospital operations and patient care, foster ongoing innovations w/#AI and #analytics, access medical data in seconds. #HealthTech #HealthIT

The intersection of #remotepatientmonitoring and #AI. Robin Farmanfarmaian (@RobinFF3), a #SiliconValley AI entrepreneur and author, explains how #artificialintelligence can boost the efficacy of #RPM and help democratize #healthcare. #HealthIT #MedTech

.#RPM leads to early detection of #stroke-risk #bloodpressure at Boston Medical Center (@The_BMC). The org's doc chief of maternal fetal medicine explains how #remotepatientmonitoring tech improves care during a sensitive time in a woman's life #telehealth

The role of #careorchestration tools in personalizing care and reducing workload. "This means less activity but more action, less documenting but better documentation and better coordination but less coordinating," one expert explains. #HealthIT #MedTech

What the #pandemic has changed about requisite #ITleadershipskills. #Leadership demands and imperatives have changed for #CIOs & other #healthIT execs over the tumultuous years of the #COVID19 pandemic. An expert in #leadershipskills offers guidance. #HIT

A closer look at the tech needed for new #careathome and #aginginplace models. Connecting care teams and enabling info sharing among hospitals, group practices and families is crucial to helping more #seniorcitizens get #healthcare at home. #HealthIT #HIT

It's #RPM, hospital at home and virtual walk-in for United Health Services #Hospitals. The NY health system launched #telehealth in 2019 & widely diversified its offerings to, among other things, decrease inpatient length of stay and readmission rates #HIT

How #telemedicine and #digitaltherapeutics can improve #orthopedics care and #PT. A #physicaltherapist and #telehealth expert shows how the techs can help patients, especially disadvantaged populations, access the care they need and stick to a care plan.

.#Telemedicine boosts access and #healthequity in #Montana. University of Montana College of Health expanded its #telehealth offerings across many disciplines to reach more people, especially in Tribal communities. #virtualcare #HealthIT #HealthTech #HIT

Workflow challenges could benefit from #careorchestration IT. Tech can complement #EHRs, reduce errors, enhance time management, explains Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, a #hospitalist at University of Pennsylvania Health System and founder of CareAlign. #HealthIT

.#HIEs do double duty as #publichealth utilities. The concept of a #healthdata utility formalizes the wide scope of functions many #healthinformationexchanges already deliver. And work on #socialdeterminantsofhealth is adding to the mix. #HIE #SDOH #HIT

.#HIMSSTV: How the Synaptic Health Alliance is advancing #blockchain in #healthcare. Aetna, Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics, UnitedHealthcare formed alliance to unlock potential of distributed ledger technology. #HealthIT #HealthTech #HIT