The American Medical Informatics Association and Health Level Seven International on Tuesday announced a new partnership to drive efforts to broaden use of comprehensive standards for healthcare interoperability and information exchange. WHY IT MATTERS The two-year … [Read More...]
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Whole-Person Healthcare; Cybersecurity Challenges
Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the Web to help you learn what's next.The benefits of offering whole-person care -- The case for delivering whole-person … [Read More...]
The state of rural healthcare today, and what technology can do to help
Healthcare disparities have the potential to negatively impact rural Americans much more than urban Americans. No doubt, rural healthcare currently is facing many challenges, such as lack of bed availability – even as COVID-19 decreases. Dr. Richard Watson is co-founder of … [Read More...]
News of Interest
Remote workers work longer, not more efficiently
THE RETURN to the office is well under way, just as summer in the northern hemisphere begins. Pretty soon, people will be able to resume the habit of staring wistfully out of the window, hoping it will still be sunny at the weekend. As many workers embrace a hybrid pattern, … [Read More...]
ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation
[ad_1] ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff ECFC sent this … [Read More...]
How Much Should I Contribute To My HSA?
[ad_1] During enrollment season, people who own a Health Savings Account (HSA), or have recently opened one, wonder, “How much should I contribute to my HSA?” HSAs are a unique tax-advantaged tool for healthcare consumers to pay for qualified healthcare expenses. … [Read More...]
Latest News From Across The Industry
Wisconsin Makes Threats Against Healthcare Workers a Felony
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) signed a bill into law on Wednesday that makes threatening a healthcare worker a felony. Under the amended law, threats against a healthcare provider will be similar to other "special circumstance" batteries, which involve actual bodily harm and … [Read More...]
Why does Big Tech often fail in healthcare?
If there were a graveyard for failed health IT projects, it would be cluttered with the tombstones of initiatives first launched with fanfare by Big Tech companies such as IBM, Google, Microsoft and Amazon. The question has been asked: Is healthcare too hard for Big Tech firms? That's the perspective of industry veteran … [Read More...]
Will Prosecuting Medical Errors Lead to a Culture of Silence?
Healthcare workers are alarmed by the conviction of former Nashville nurse RaDonda Vaught, who now faces prison time over a medical error. "We could all and probably have been close to this situation because we're continuously stretched too thin," Kelsey Fassold, RN, an ICU nurse, said in a LinkedIn post. "We try so … [Read More...]
The value of integrating in-person and virtual care
An array of disconnected, niche, point applications and ones that are not purpose-built for healthcare are fragmenting an already disjointed healthcare experience – and potentially marginalizing the role of local health systems in the lives of the communities they serve. Some health systems see a need to unify their virtual … [Read More...]
National Physicians Week; Top 10 States in Which to Practice
Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what's next.Few patients of color have providers with similar backgrounds – Only 22% of Black patients have a healthcare provider of the same race, … [Read More...]
Healthcare at Home Isn’t Accessible for All
Care in the home has been touted as a panacea in healthcare as it's been shown to reduce costs, improve outcomes, and enhance the patient experience. From telehealth to virtual care and same-day delivery, the pandemic teleported our ability to deliver care in the home. What has been lost in this evolution is a serious … [Read More...]