Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center now relies on videos as part of its virtual care program to educate patients. One of many benefits: It has reduced inbound patient questions – for every 15 questions nurses used to get, now they get only one. Powered by WPeMatico
The agency says threat actors are targeting organizations’ IT help desks with phone calls from a local area code claiming to be revenue cycle or administrator employees. After gaining access, they divert legitimate payments. Powered by WPeMatico
Hamish Steel, the 23-year-old founder of Australia’s Digital Health Festival, says there are massive opportunities out there to accelerate Australian healthcare’s digitalisation. Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — “She felt like she was buying toilet paper during COVID; she’s going to take it home on the T [train] and she feels like she has to extra protect it.” — Jody Dushay, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, about… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — I grew up in a majority immigrant community in Baltimore with large-scale factories and several major highways surrounding us. Breathing in toxic pollution and diesel was part of living in my neighborhood. In fact, we knew the… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — As the Texas House and Senate decide which issues to consider in the 2025 legislative session, we want to bring your attention to a matter that requires immediate action in our state: the need to accept expanded federal funding… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — According to The Onion founder Scott Dikkers, “Comedy is meant to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.” As physicians, our patients are the “afflicted,” so how can we use comedy to comfort them? Before we get to… Powered by WPeMatico
Meanwhile, it’s already finding success with AI-enabled patient portals – and ambient scribing is showing big promise too. The Baltimore health system’s digital health physician leader explains. Powered by WPeMatico
