By Hannah Nelson
November 30, 2023 – St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah, Georgia, has partnered with EHR vendor MEDITECH on an enterprise EHR implementation to drive interoperability.
The health system recently deployed the EHR to over…
In telehealth, diagnosing flu through patient-reported symptoms complicates accurate assessments. University of Georgia’s study explored clinical decision rules (CDRs) reliability in telemedicine, revealing discrepancies in patient and clinician symptom reports. The research, published in…
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By Anuja Vaidya
November 21, 2023 – Mental healthcare provided via telehealth can eliminate geographic and other barriers to care for youth enrolled in Medicaid, but only if they have the digital resources necessary for virtual…
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What You Should Know:
– Emory Healthcare, a comprehensive academic health system in Georgia, is collaborating with healthcare technology pioneer DrFirst to help patients access and adhere to affordable, appropriate prescription medications for their health…
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What You Should Know:
– Netsmart announced it has acquired Netalytics, a South Carolina-based addiction treatment software and practice management company, dedicated to developing technology for substance use disorder (SUD) providers focused on opioid addiction…
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In response to the urgent need for support, the federally funded National Maternal Mental Health Hotline was launched in 2022,. In its first year, the hotline for new and expectant parents received more than 12,000…
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Years ago, I came into healthcare in a roundabout way. I studied industrial engineering, the science of looking at processes and systems and understanding, even predicting, how they work together. Typically, industrial engineers proceed…
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What You Should Know: – Wellstar Health System and Augusta University Health System (AUHS) announced the launch of its unified health system. – AUHS will now be known locally as Wellstar MCG Health with…
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By Hannah Nelson
August 10, 2023 – Aetna, a CVS Health company, has awarded Georgia’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE) $200,000 for a pilot project to drive social determinants of health (SDOH) interoperability.
The Georgia Health Information…
EarliTec Dx, a medtech company based in Georgia, has developed the EarliPoint Evaluation System for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This common neurodevelopmental condition is often overlooked in affected children, leading to a lack of…
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