Connecting through PPE: patient communication during COVID-19
Communication is the cornerstone of patient care. Patients trust healthcare workers with whom they connect. In the current era of COVID-19, connecting with patients and their families is both critical and yet more difficult than ever before. We draw from our experiences as internal medicine residents to outline the current landscape and provide tips on […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/kham-kidia-and-amrapali-maitra" rel="tag" > Kham Kidia, MD and Amrapali Maitra, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician COVID-19 coronavirus Hospital-Based Medicine Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Community Perspective on Potentially Inappropriate Treatment
The ethics and critical care folks at UCLA have yet another article (in the Annals of the ATS) in their growing series exploring the causes and solutions to conflicts over potentially inappropriate treatment.
The authors note that although lay-people are acknowledged as important stakeholders, their perceptions and understanding of the terms “potentially inappropriate” or “futile” treatment have received little formal evaluation. So, they convened focus group discussions.
The authors found that community members found the concepts “futile" and “inappropriate” treatment di...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - May 1, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Lumeon Adapts Their “Autopilot” to Help Hospitals With COVID-19
Lumeon had planned to unveil a new product at HIMSS20 – an “auto-pilot” platform that would help guide patients through their care journey in an automated manner. When that conference cancelled due to the coronavirus, the Lumeon team didn’t put everything on hold. Instead, the team listened to their customers and quickly adapted their new […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 16, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Care Pathways Coronavirus COVID-19 COVID-19 Tools Healthcare Communication Lumeon Patient Communication patient texting Source Type: blogs
Patient Communication and Telehealth Greenspace – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 32
For the 32nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Patient Communication and Telehealth Greenspace. Who would have known when we recorded this on March 2, 2020 that this topic would become so important thanks to COVID-19. Please take that into account when listening to this episode though. No doubt a lot has […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 23, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn John Lynn and Colin Hung Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Podcasts Hospital - Health System LTPAC Colin Hung Health IT Podcasts John Lynn Patient Communication telehealth telemedicine Source Type: blogs
HIPAA Penalties Suspended for Telehealth During Covid-19 National Emergency
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the news that enforcement of HIPAA penalties around telehealth, patient communication, and remote communication technologies will be suspended during the Covid-19 National Emergency and will go into effect immediately. Here’s the official wording from the announcement: OCR will […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Regulations Security and Privacy Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Coronavirus COVID-19 HHS HIPAA HIPAA Pen Source Type: blogs
Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 107 | SoftBank Money, Judy Faulkner ’s Letter, & Practice Fusion Gossip
Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we have SoftBank Money! I managed to beat Chrissy Farr to this piece of gossip by about 3 weeks, but digital pharmacy startup Alto raises $250 million from SoftBank. Medloop raises 6 million euros doing communication with patients, and mental health startup Spring Health raises $22 million as well. Turning to the EMR drama, I also give a rundown on Judy Faulkner’s letter, and explain the cautionary tale that is Ryan Howard of Practice Fusion. —Matthew Holt
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Source: The Health Care Blog - February 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health in 2 Point 00 Health Tech Health Technology Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt Start-Ups Alto EMR Epic Judy Faulkner Medloop Practice Fusion Ryan Howard Softbank Spring Health Source Type: blogs
Providing a Great Patient Communications Experience May Be Easier Than You Think
The following is a guest article by Amit Modi, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Movius Corp. Improving the ways in which patients communicate with their clinician may feel like sending a search party into a blackhole. With today’s preference for instant communication via text and the laundry list of app-based messaging services, patients are increasingly […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 29, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Amit Modi HIPAA Communication HIPAA Secure Text Movius Corp Patient Communication Secure Text Messaging Source Type: blogs
Social Insecurities: How Do Technology and Other Interventions Impact Clinician, Patient, and Care Partner Dynamics?
Editor’s Note: We’re excited to welcome Geri Lynn Baumblatt as a regular contributor to Healthcare IT Today. Geri has a unique perspective and a variety of experiences in healthcare that will make for some great content. We’re excited to have her and her passion for healthcare as part of the Healthcare IT Today team. Health […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 28, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Geri Lynn Baumblatt Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring clinical encounter Doctor-Patient Communication family caregiver Healthcare C Source Type: blogs
6 Core Patient Portal Features to Get More Patients on Board
By SANDRA LUPANOVA
Healthcare providers are
moving forward with their digital initiatives, pursuing intranet development, implementing e-prescribing software, and deploying
EHR systems and patient portals to enhance patient care, maximize staff
efficiency, and improve the bottom line.
However, while medical professionals
are largely enthusiastic about digital healthcare solutions, the disparity
between the rate of clinical support and patient utilization of some of this
software, patient portals in particular, is enormous. Even though patient
self-service solutions have become ubiquitous in medical facilities nation...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Tech Health Technology api integration APIs Apps digital registraton EHR MyChart patient portal Source Type: blogs
How are hospitals supposed to reduce readmissions? Part III
By KIP SULLIVAN, JD
The
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and other proponents of the
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) justified their support for the
HRRP with the claim that research had already demonstrated how hospitals could
reduce readmissions for all Medicare fee-for-service patients, not just
for groups of carefully selected patients. In this three-part series, I am
reviewing the evidence for that claim.
We saw in Part I and Part II that the research MedPAC cited in its 2007 report to Congress (the report Congress relied on in authorizing the HRRP) contained no studies supporting tha...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy Medicare health reform Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program HRRP Kip Sullivan MedPAC Source Type: blogs
How are hospitals supposed to reduce readmissions? Part II
By KIP SULLIVAN, JD
The
notion that hospitals can reduce readmissions, and that punishing them for
“excess” readmissions will get them to do that, became conventional wisdom
during the 2000s on the basis of very little evidence. The Medicare Payment
Advisory Commission (MedPAC) urged Congress to enact the Hospital Readmissions
Reduction Program (HRRP) beginning in 2007, and in 2010 Congress did so. State
Medicaid programs and private insurers quickly adopted similar programs.
The rapid adoption of readmission-penalty programs without evidence confirming they can work has created widespread concern that these prog...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy CMS hospital readmissions Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program HRRP Kip Sullivan MedPAC Source Type: blogs
How Are Hospitals Supposed to Reduce Readmissions? | Part I
By KIP SULLIVAN
The notion that hospital readmission rates are a “quality” measure reached the status of conventional wisdom by the late 2000s. In their 2007 and 2008 reports to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that Congress authorize a program that would punish hospitals for “excess readmissions” of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) enrollees. In 2010, Congress accepted MedPAC’s recommendation and, in Section 3025 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (p. 328), ordered the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to start the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy Medicare ACA Affordable Care Act hospital readmissions Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program HRRP Kip Sullivan Medicaid MedPAC Source Type: blogs
Informed Consent – Signatures & Forms Do Not Matter
Carl Bank and Teresa M. Bank sued Dr. Jason J. Mickels and the Omaha Orthopedic Clinic & Sports Medicine, P.C.in Douglas County, Nebraska for medical malpractice and loss of consortium. Their complaint alleged that Dr. Mickels breached the standard of care because, among other things, he failed to obtain informed consent before performing an injection and manipulation procedure on Carl’s shoulder.
The jury issued a defense verdict. Carl and Teresa appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in its jury instructions, because there was no written informed consent for the injection and manipulation procedure....
Source: blog.bioethics.net - June 29, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
