Patient Engagement

Its partnership with Freshpaint seeks to support hospitals, health systems and health plans by configuring their patient engagement ecosystems to support compliance with HIPAA privacy rules and regulations.

A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that "ongoing telemedicine use is fairly effective in having limited return office visits, low emergency visit rates, and very low hospitalization rates compared to office visits."

DUOS uses large language models to leverage social determinants of health and enhance care-navigation access for Medicare beneficiaries. Feedback from platform users improves the artificial intelligence, said Karl Ulfers, cofounder and CEO.

Individuals increased their use of apps to access their online medical records between 2020 and 2022, while web-only access to portals decreased, according to an analysis of national survey data.

Scandinavian digital health firm DNV Imatis has joined forces with the Western Norway Regional Health Authority to launch a new digital solution.

Also, Queensland University is replacing legacy IT systems across its network of clinics.

OCR's new resources aim to shore up telehealth privacy practices by helping healthcare organizations guide patients in basic cyber hygiene that can better protect their PHI when accessing virtual care through websites and apps.

According to dHealth Foundation director and cofounder Quy Vo-Reinhard, for regulators and users to keep up with emerging technologies like blockchain and smart contracts there needs to be an emphasis on education.

Sign language and other interpretation delivery methods are getting more tech-enabled, says Kathryn Jackson, VP of language operations at AMN Healthcare, who offers tips to help providers ensure patients with hearing difficulties receive proper care.

WebPAS, a widely adopted patient management system by Dedalus, helps simplify and unify health services.