Epic to launch customer story-sharing platform, Judy Faulkner says
EpicShare.org will give users the ability to share creative ideas around patient care with others, the CEO said on a Forbes podcast. Powered by WPeMatico
Pandemic-era burnout: Nurses in the trenches say technology hurts and helps
Beyond the stress of increasing patient volumes and emotionally draining hospital shifts, RNs are grappling with alert and alarm fatigue, burdensome documentation, and EHR usability. But they’re finding ways to cope – and AI and automation are helping. Powered by WPeMatico
UK's Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust rolls-out remote visiting service for patients
NHS Book a Virtual Visit from Made Tech allows secure video calls to be scheduled with loved ones. Powered by WPeMatico
KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge Seeks Replicable Frontline Solutions
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) launched the KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge. The $300,000 challenge seeks solutions that reduce the transmission of coronavirus among people living with kidney disease and/or reduce the risk of kidney damage among people who contract the virus. The ...
OCR Settles Tenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that it has settled its tenth enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. OCR announced this initiative as an enforcement priority in 2019 to support individuals’ right to timely access to their health records at a ...
Application period for FCC Connected Care Pilot Program now open
The new initiative offers $100 million in network equipment and services for providers offering innovative telehealth and remote care services to low-income patients and veterans. Powered by WPeMatico
Veterans Health Administration to 3D print medical devices
The initiative is an expansion of a partnership earlier this year to develop face masks and nasopharyngeal swabs that could be printed on production-level equipment. Powered by WPeMatico
Vermont governor deploys National Guard in response to UVM cyberattack
The Combined Cyber Response Team will assist the University of Vermont Health Network in ensuring thousands of end-user devices are free of malware or viruses. Powered by WPeMatico
University of Rochester serves rural patients, reduces ED burden with telebehavioral health
As part of the new Patient Experience Digital Series, two clinicians explain how a virtual care model is helping more compassionately treat patients in their home communities while improving the provider experience. Powered by WPeMatico
NHS and DHSC have 'long way to go' to deal with repeated failed IT programmes
A report on the NHS digital transformation says both bodies need to move on from the track record of failed IT programmes. Powered by WPeMatico