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Health and Wellness Informatics News At the Lyell McEwin Hospital, Sunrise EMR went live. The latest implementation of Sunrise EMR is taking place in South Australia. Lyell McEwin Hospital is one of the major tertiary hospitals in Adelaide. It went live with the Sunrise EMR and Altera Digital Health’s PAS. LMH is a part of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. It also facilitates surgical diagnostic, medical facilities, support, and emergency services. It serves over 4,00,000 people. At first, the Sunrise PAS went live with the main clinical functionality. It also took place in the emergency department of LMH in the previous…

Health and Wellness Informatics News The mental substance and health provider now possesses everything. It facilitates maximum patient satisfaction. Apps such as WhatsApp and Facetime became mainstream. The telehealth industry is expanding at a very high pace to meet the demands of patients. Horizon Health Alliance tested the implementation of an innovative telehealth system. The purpose was to expand the service options for the patient population. However, with the covid, the organization needed to change its regulation. Horizon Health Alliance addressed the major barriers to alleviation. Its solutions are flexible. It also allowed Horizon to configure and brand the solution. The…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Telehealth utilization fell by about 4%. This fall was bigger compared to the national average in the West, Midwest, and South. And in the Northwest, there was an increase. After 3 months of stability in October 2022, the national telehealth utilization has declined by 3.7%. In September, there were 5.4% medical claim lines. However, in October, it came down to 5.2%. According to the data, it is about the insured population who looked for private options. It also includes Medicare advantage, and it excludes fee-for-service Medicaid and Medicare. In October, COVID-199 impacted the top 5 telehealth…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Data driven healthcare has the potential to transform patient outcomes. It will help to prepare for the healthcare challenges of the future, according to Ahmed Elhusseiny. Ahmed Elhusseiny is the Area Head of APAC at Roche Pharma. He has explained how he thinks data strategies and digital technologies are essential. It will also give the healthcare system the potential to cope with the epidemic of the aging population. Also, it will combat the rising incidences of non-communicable diseases. Ahmed understands the potential to leverage technology and data. It will also enhance the outcome for the…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Grief experts and mental healthcare contributors have released a text-based tool. It will help in addressing clinician fatigue and burnout. The contributors include authors, researchers, doctors, nurses, and others. A worldwide team of healthcare contributors and experts has created the service. They also designed it for completing several other mental health services, such as therapy or counseling. Apart from receiving support texts, the healthcare workers can choose 2 supporters. Help Text is going to send gentle reminders about the ways they can offer support. It also includes making meals, running errands, or performing activities at home. Help Text contributor…

Health and Wellness Informatics News States have reported extreme use of behavioral telehealth services by most of the population. It is happening where Medicaid serves. Several reported about the adoption of telehealth expansions. States are considering telemedicine as the main element to maintain access to behavioral healthcare. It is for Medicaid enrollees. It is not only about expanding telehealth advantages, but it is also about including several providers. Researchers found that utilization has fallen from the top levels. However, it is still higher compared to the times of pandemic. Few states have experienced the high utility of behavioral telehealth in…

Health and Wellness Informatics News As per reports, health-associated and sociodemographic factors connect to digital health devices. The report came from npj Digital Medicine’s study. The researchers have followed a cohort within the ongoing and long-running Framingham Heart Study. It made use of 3 digital elements- a smartwatch, a blood pressure cuff, and a smartphone app. All the participants got app-based surveys every 3 months. They also used the smartwatch to collect heart rate and step count data every day. They took the white blood pressure measurements every week. However, the researchers gathered sociodemographic information and data about health behaviors…

Health and Wellness Informatics News A private health services organization was a victim of a ransomware attack. It has exposed sensitive insurance, health information, and medical data to unauthorized people. Maternal & Family Health Services is a nonprofit entity. It supports several health and nutrition centers in Pennsylvania. It also announced that it encountered a ransomware attack on 4th April 2022 and sacrificed medical data. This unauthorized access occurred between 21st August 2021 to 4th April 2022. MFHS serves over 90,000 men, children, and women every year. However, it offers reproductive healthcare services and pregnancy care. Also, it administers a…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Animated RPM will offer affordable health wellness and monitoring support at home. The virtual assistant will help the providers in increasing treatment adherence rates. It enhances health outcomes for chronically ill and aged patients. Electronic Caregiver has introduced a virtual caregiver. It connects with patients through the touch and voice of a patient. It also makes use of a Lenovo Yoga convertible tablet or Lenovo IdeaCentre All-in-One computer. This can be very much beneficial for the senior and aging people sitting in place. A 3D virtual care assistant can provide on-demand healthcare services. However, it is beneficial…

Health and Wellness Informatics News UVA Health’s Medicine Home program effectively reduced hospitalizations and readmission. The program resulted in a 30% admission drop and a 46% drop in readmission. Overall it contributed to a 20% reduction in care costs. Recent studies suggest that 20% cost of care in hospitalizations, emergency department utilization, and hospital readmissions adhere to only 1% of the patient. At the University of Virginia, the readmission rate for costly and complex medical conditions was 17% and 18% respectively in 2017. It will put the institution at the 50 percentile among similar healthcare institutes in the state. This…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Alcidion will help the Australian defense forces to develop new health records technologies. They are collaborating with Leidos to provide digital healthcare technologies to ADF. The government sanctioned a $6 million amount for the project. Alcidion is a healthcare informatics company based in Australia. They develop digital solutions for the healthcare industry. The company has been in the industry since 2000 and now has become a trusted brand. Australian Defence Force announced the contract to Melbourne-based Alcidion to build a health records evaluation technology. Alcidion says in its statement that they are partnering with Leidos…

Health and Wellness Informatics News UCHealth is opting for new telehealth technologies in deteriorating cases. The delays and lack of efficiency by manual caretakers are now reduced with Virtual Deterioration. Caretakers and support groups can monitor the patient virtually and act faster than before. UCHealth is a group of 12 hospitals in Colorado spread across the state. The organization has now launched its new virtual take-care program. They call it the Virtual Deterioration program. With the program, they are trying to find deteriorating patients sooner and faster. The goal is to detect and rescue them for appropriate treatment hence better…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Clinicians unaware of cybersecurity need some attractive messages to grab their attention. The old newsletters and emailing strategies aren’t going to work. New methods like online meetings and seminars are the key to spreading the required awareness to Clinicians. Clinicians are busy with their day-to-day work. A massage in their daily schedule has no more significance than an ant walking on the road. The massage should also be attractive to gain the attention of Clinicians, says Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum (HIMSS) experts. Vice president of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Srinivasan Suresh, says that the traditional…

Health and Wellness Informatics News UMass Memorial Health has proved that RPM is as good as in-person care. Remote patient monitoring allows the health system to keep patient safety intact. Also, it reduces labor-pool costs.  In Central Massachusetts, UMass Memorial Health is the biggest health system. Also, it is a partner of UMass Chan Medical School. The RPM experts possess the right experience in behavioral health, children, cardiology, cancer, etc. The experienced caregivers also hold a forte in surgery, pulmonology, neurology, vascular care, and more. UMass Memorial Health has used technology to augment bedside care in person. Its tele-ICU model performs remote…

Health and Wellness Informatics News No one can deny the increase in telehealth uptake. It is taking place among people existing with at-risk and HIV individuals in Asia-Pacific. Concerns are related to data privacy and insufficient in-person support. People are avoiding onboarding with online healthcare services. Gilead Sciences, a global biopharmaceutical company, has conducted this survey. The survey collected responses from about 1500 individuals across 9 APAC markets. It also includes Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, India, and Hong Kong. As per a survey in 2020, more than half of PHLIVs in APAC cannot access telehealth services. As…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Ransomware attacks are on the rise on holidays and weekends. Healthcare firms are trying their best to protect themselves. Cybereason is bringing better plans to deal with them. Teams deployed for healthcare security can make use of incident response plans. These plans come in handy when there are ransomware attacks. Cybereason also believes in the effectiveness of incident response plans. The firm is a provider of predictive prevention, detection, and response tools. Ransomware attacks are the most intense during holidays and weekends. The attackers use the leniency on holidays to their benefit. They never go…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Covenant Health, from Tennessee, encountered problems due to telemedicine. There were no specialists for the rural regions. The system used virtual care to solve this problem. Covenant Health is a health system based out of Knoxville, Tennessee. The health system encountered a major problem because of telemedicine. It was a lack of physician specialists in the rural communities. This made the rural population miss out on important health benefits. Covenant Health saw the potential of telemedicine and telehealth early on. They became the pioneers of this method ten years before the pandemic. Also, they were…

Health and Wellness Informatics News The pandemic brought a host of challenges for the healthcare ecosystem. Taiwan continues to overcome them. They are making use of digital transformation to transform the global healthcare system. The pandemic was the most challenging time for healthcare organizations. All the hospitals and clinics also suffered the worst side of covid-19. The global health ecosystem collapsed suddenly. All the major countries, proud of their healthcare systems, went silent. The lockdowns, hospitalizations, and impaired logistics gave them a living hell. Here, hospitals had to undergo digital transformation. The problems of the general population are still the…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Changi General Hospital is partnering with Respiree. They are working on an RPM system to record vital signs. They also plan to use AI algorithms to predict the health of patients. Changi General Hospital is in Singapore. It is going to the next level by helping predict the deterioration of a patient. They plan to use AI algorithms for this task. They are also doing this as a part of their initiative to provide a smart remote health monitoring system. The hospital is collaborating with Respiree. Respiree is an A*Star Medtech spinoff firm. Both of…

Health and Wellness Informatics News Cardiology is a crucial field in medicine. Cardiovascular imaging is one of the most important ways to detect disease. AI-based methods are helping patients get quicker treatments. Cardiology is one of the most important medical fields. The seamless transition of cardiovascular imaging can also become an important aid. The data from machine learning complement them as well. They are also important to help treat heart patients and improve their chances of success. CT angiograms or CCTA scans get uploaded to the cloud service of Cleerly. The local systems upload them. Clinicians also help with the…