Technology

What does it take for a healthcare organization to effectively expedite and achieve a digital transformation? Start with the fundamentals, like having an integrated transformation strategy with clear goals across the enterprise, highly visible and vocal top-down leadership, and exceptional tactical talent for implementation.

39% of healthcare industry professionals expect investment in emerging technologies to decrease due to inflation and rising costs.

Some telemedicine software is so complex that it can lead to repetitive, mundane processes that are prone to frustration and mistakes.

Leading health providers are implementing AI to improve patient and staff safety and quality, allowing them to accomplish their technological innovation goals for better use of resources, with higher satisfaction.

Many prior authorizations requests still come in by fax. Natural language processing and artificial intelligence can extract and use information from faxes.

The metaverse could transform healthcare if industry leaders can find a way to wrap their minds around it.

If virtual care is achieve meaningful health outcomes in a primary care setting, it must be practiced within a bona fide hybrid approach.

The confusing, data-intensive world of getting help with medical bills has become a fertile territory for software developers.

Women traveling out of state for a medication abortion may wind up using telehealth.

There are many misconceptions about healthcare technology, but you can improve your organization’s approach to IT by clearing them up and following these three steps.

Due to one of the most challenging global crises in living memory and one that presented an acute challenge for the medical community, healthcare providers find themselves operating within an uncertain landscape. They are still managing the fallout of COVID-19 while also planning for the future.

The deal centers on an application that uses music and rhythm to improve patient’s gaits.

The launch is one of several digital therapeutics partnerships Pfizer has announced in recent months.

The guide is designed to help spread best practices and help healthcare decision-makers understand the benefits of digital therapeutics.

New survey from American Medical Association identifies the continued burden of prior authorizations on physicians.

Enterprise imaging platforms would enable organizations to consistently and optimally capture, index, manage, store, distribute, view, exchange and analyze all clinical imaging and multimedia content, enhancing patients’ electronic health records.

Humans still have a role, but in a recent survey, about half of insurers said they are using AI to help cut down on fraud, waste and abuse.

Patients who live in rural areas incur a variety of costs attributed to physically getting into the office to meet with their doctor when the need arises. When those patients require more frequent visits for chronic disease management, the cost of transportation, missed work, out-of-pocket copays, and any number of other costs can become a substantial barrier to care.

Data is shown in a recent American Medical Association survey, which comes as Congress recently extended the availability of telehealth for Medicare patients beyond the current COVID-19 public health emergency.

Voluntary guidelines passed in January show a way to making interoperability work on a practical level.

A vast majority said they plan to continue using telemedicine even beyond the pandemic, according to a report from Doximity.

There have been an alarming increase of ransomware attacks on healthcare systems in 2021—with more than 65 reported ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations in the third quarter alone and two-thirds of organization reporting that they had been targeted by ransomware strikes—a trend that is likely to continue in 2022.

Adoption of digital health technologies came fast and furious in the pandemic, but now it’s up to insurers and patients to figure out the best recipe for a mix of remote and in-person care.

For many people, telehealth is an inviting option. But some insurers are offering health plans that make it the main way by which people receive primary care.

As industries across the board move towards a digital-only world, pharma companies must account for the different technologies that are transforming the R&D process.

If payers have timely access to accurate network data, they can manage costs, improve engagement with providers and help members make healthcare choices.

Artificial intelligence technology has reached the point where even early adopters are asking what its limits should be.

Many healthcare organizations are learning that creating an effective, scalable remote monitoring program is not easy. Most engage only about half of eligible patients. When patients do engage, providers struggle to keep them connected, find actionable insights in the data, and achieve optimal reimbursement.