A new collaboration among nine major U.S. health systems from the American Telemedicine Association Center of Digital Excellence shows that virtual care is largely substitutive, replacing office visits rather than adding new ones.
Health IT product news from Edifecs, ixlayer, Royal Philips, Altera Digital Health, Molecular Designs, Avanade, Collette Health, Teladoc Health, Caregility, VNS Health, athenahealth, HSBlox, Ambience Healthcare, Baptist Health, Wolters Kluwer Health, TalkDesk, PointClickCare, emtelligent, Lapsi Health, AVIA, and more.
From all of us at Answers Media Network we wish you a safe and happy holiday. Thanksgiving Day is not only a time to gather with friends and family to eat a sumptuous meal and count blessings, it’s also National Family Health History Day. Healthcare providers encourage you to use this day to share and care about this and other serious diseases.
By Naga Vivekanandan Esq. – Those in the healthcare space, or generally anyone who uses social media, has likely heard a lot of buzz about GLP-1 medications lately. Originally developed for diabetes treatment, drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have become incredibly popular for weight loss.
What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more? News from anthonyBarnum, Swaay.Health, Brafton, StudioNorth, Matter Communications, Amendola Communications, MERGE, Acenda Integrated Health, IKS Health, Bamboo Health, and more.
This week’s Friday Five highlights National Family Caregivers Month—led by the Caregiver Action Network— and shines a spotlight on caregivers’ daily challenges, celebrates their unwavering dedication, and connects them with vital resources and support.
For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. Join us as we delve into the motivations, challenges, and triumphs surrounding this pivotal day, fostering a community of support and shared determination.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced significant action to make it faster and less costly to develop biosimilar medicines, which are lower-cost “generic” alternatives to biologic drugs that treat serious and chronic diseases. In a new draft guidance, the FDA proposes major updates to simplify biosimilarity studies and reduce unnecessary clinical testing.
As we recognize Diabetes Awareness Month, this week’s Friday Five highlights both innovation and advocacy shaping the future of diabetes care. We’re spotlighting a wide range of new technologies and AdvaMed’s response to bipartisan, bicameral concerns regarding the draft Medicare Competitive Bidding proposal.
Day 42 of the Telehealth Shutdown: ATA Action urges immediate passage of legislation to restore Medicare telehealth coverage and Acute Hospital Care at Home program.
October was Cybersecurity Awareness Month and we spotlighted cybersecurity in healthcare, exploring key challenges like sophisticated ransomware and AI-driven attacks, and more. This week’s Friday Five revisits some expert insights on these topics and highlights our Cybersecurity, Privacy, and HIPAA Playlist.
The Patient Experience Grant Program reflects The Beryl Institute’s commitment to expanding the global dialogue on the human experience in healthcare and supporting data-driven, evidence-based practices that inform improvement efforts.