National #MakeaDogsDay Today, October 22nd, we celebrate National Make A Dog’s Day. Now, if you are unaware that there is such a thing, that is likely because every day since the pandemic began has seemed like a great day to celebrate dog ownership. As Covid-19 upended our worlds, dog adoptions soared. An April 2020 ABC…
Recently, Director of Clinical Solutions, Jennifer Bowers presented as the Keynote Speaker at the Innovate Care Virtual Conference. The conference, October 5th-6th, Innovate Care (IC2020) worked in collaboration with the NS Dept of Seniors, Aging 2.0, Northwood, and other organizations to showcase Nova Scotia as an innovation hub for innovative home & health care, aging,…
It has been almost six months to the day since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a worldwide pandemic. It is safe to say that we were all a little naive back in March, thinking that surely we would resume some sense of normalcy by summertime. Which is understandable as treading in uncharted medical and…
A recent article in the Concord Monitor regarding the financial health of medical facilities states that New Hampshire “hospitals collectively lost $575 million in revenue between March and July, said Kathy Bizarro-Thunberg, executive vice president of the New Hampshire Hospital Association. The group estimates hospitals will lose $700 million by the end of the year.”…
If there is a silver lining to this pandemic, for patient engagement proponents it would have to be the emergence of telehealth. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Seema Verma recently shared a staggering statistic: “in the last week of April, nearly 1.7 million beneficiaries received telehealth services—compared to about 13,000 per…
As we come upon the Fourth of July holiday, it is important to focus not only on the festivities of the day, but the fundamental ideals behind it. This day celebrates our country’s independence and the freedom to govern itself with the Declaration of Independence as the official document guiding the founding fathers through the…
Recently, Beckers Hospital Review interviewed fifteen top Healthcare executives to get their perspective on the most promising technologies of the year. In a time when hospital systems and physicians have experienced unprecedented challenges in delivering in-person care, these insights took on increased significance. Almost across the board, the executives believe that telehealth, telemedicine, and remote…
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights eased HIPAA’s privacy compliance requirements for health-care providers using telehealth platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. This announcement, coupled with increased reimbursement opportunity for offering telehealth services, makes a pretty compelling case for diving into new technology. But just because you can skimp on…
“It is very eye-opening when they tell you “positive” and you have to give a list of every person you have come in contact with. A list of everyone that you could have unknowingly infected.” – Susan W, a nurse at a major Boston hospital system Hospital work is stressful every day. However, the stress during…
If the first quarter of the year is any indication, we are going to be very busy in 2020 spreading the word about patient engagement in both the United States and abroad. “We really feel that we are on the precipice of a tangible shift in how healthcare is being perceived across the globe,” said…
The ONC held its 3rd Annual Interoperability Forum recently where global Health IT leaders came together to discuss the necessary steps to forging a global thought process regarding data sharing and access. Per an article published by the ONC, the meeting yielded three key take-aways; all of which echo our mission. The most basic of…
Proving that Interoperability is more than just a pipe dream for the healthcare industry, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced its partnership with Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise, USA (IHE) to advance interoperability. According to an article in Healthcare IT news, the union aims to ‘innovate the technical standards needed for…
