Category: Health IT

Average Family Premiums Rose 4% This Year to Top $22,000; Employers Boost Mental Health and Telemedicine amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Benchmark KFF Survey Finds

Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 4% to average $22,221 this year, according to the 2021 benchmark KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey released today. On average, workers this year are contributing $5,969 toward the co…

Breakdown of FCC’s $42M COVID telehealth funding

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A patient caught in the middle of a communication crisis

A 65-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) with contusion from a fall at work. She has no loss of consciousness. Two other employees at her workplace, the cardiac floor of the same hospital as the ED, witnessed the fall. The patient…

Viewpoint: Why progress on easier patient access to personal health records is lagging

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What does it mean to be a nurse innovator?

A nurse innovator is a nurse who specializes in bringing forth positive change in health care quality and equity by addressing the unmet needs of a target population through new products, processes, and services. Innovators have existed throughout the …

8 in 10 Washington VA employees say morale plunged after $16B Cerner EHR rollout

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4 telehealth moves Best Buy has made in 2021

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16 hospitals, health systems seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent

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Telehealth use climbs 2% across US, disrupting national decline: 4 details 

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How digital therapeutics can strengthen the provider-patient relationship and improve behavioral health outcomes

Research shows that early intervention in mental health conditions is critical for achieving better outcomes. Left unaddressed, conditions tend to progress. The depression will worsen. The anxiety will escalate. The disorder can intensify to the point …