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• Telehealth program to expand health services for inmates

  

  In other implementations, Hilo Medical Center automates anesthesia documentation.

  Telehealth Joseph Goedert July 21

  Telehealth Joseph Goedert July 21

• IT confidence, spending up across several industries

  

  Cloud services providers to increase spending in second half of 2017, says Jessica Goepfert.

  HIT Bob Violino July 21

  HIT Bob Violino July 21

• Video 60 Seconds Smarter: Episode Analytics

  From diagnosis to treatment to aftercare, healthcare interventions require encounters with many different providers, which can create challenges.

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• HIT Think How surveillance tools can support staff in improving care

  

  Cathy Turner, BSN

  Director, nursing informatics program MEDITECH

  Using the information already flowing into EHRs, automated programs can alert nurses to patients whose conditions are worsening.

  Hospitals and clinics July 20

  Hospitals and clinics July 20

• Organizations face challenges in building patient engagement

  

  Survey suggests health IT is often implemented too early in the process, Gregg Malkary says.

  Patient engagement Joseph Goedert July 20

  Patient engagement Joseph Goedert July 20

• Nuance struggling to recover after Petya cyber attack

  

  Many healthcare organizations still unable to use transcription service 3 weeks after attack.

  Ransomware Bloomberg News July 20

  Ransomware Bloomberg News July 20

• Researchers develop lab-on-a-chip for quick sepsis diagnosis

  

  Portable device designed for use at the point of care counts white blood cells and protein markers.

  Diagnosis and treatment Greg Slabodkin July 20

  Diagnosis and treatment Greg Slabodkin July 20

• Congress may use funding bill to push study of patient matching

  

  Provision now before the House Appropriations Committee calls for formal study of tech approaches, calling current procedures a significant safety risk.

  Identity verification Joseph Goedert July 20

  Identity verification Joseph Goedert July 20

• GOP's ACA repeal would cut insured by 32 million, CBO says

  

  A Republican fallback plan to repeal all of the ACA without a replacement health program would lead to 32 million more people uninsured than under current law.

  Healthcare reform July 19

  Healthcare reform July 19

• Trump asks Senate GOP to delay recess for Obamacare repeal

  

  During lunch meeting at White House, President chides senators who failed to back bill.

  Healthcare reform Bloomberg News July 19

  Healthcare reform Bloomberg News July 19