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By Susan Morse 05:11 pm November 05, 2020
For one health system, robotic process automation equates to about 27,000 hours in a month saved, which correlates to around $500,000.
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By Kat Jercich 02:43 pm November 05, 2020
The company's NUCLeUS platform includes new telestration capabilities that allow multiple users to annotate live stream videos or still images simultaneously.  
Brigham Digital Innovation Hub team members stand around packaged meal containers on a table

In May, members of the Brigham Digital Innovation Hub team promoted the Safe Care Ideas initiative with stickers on salad bowls.

By Bill Siwicki 01:33 pm November 05, 2020
The Boston health system’s Digital Innovation Hub has spearheaded a new way to get all staff to contribute ideas. Many of those ideas are already in play and proving successful.
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By Kat Jercich 12:39 pm November 05, 2020
Amid pointed recent ransomware warnings from federal agencies, some Massachusetts health systems have ramped up filtering for external emails or temporarily blocked them altogether.
online training, covid-19
By Tammy Lovell 02:19 am November 05, 2020
The Meaningful Connections Community platform will provide networking opportunities, online training and resource tools.
Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School (G Allais, Flickr)

By Kat Jercich 01:29 pm November 04, 2020
While "EHRs have known shortcomings," coordinated data initiatives and better interoperability can create a truly effective health IT infrastructure, say technology leaders from 15 academic medical centers.
Connected Health Device
By Mike Miliard 12:45 pm November 04, 2020
Despite professing high trust that their personal data is secure, too many Americans of all ages are failing to follow basic cyber hygiene practices, says the National Cyber Security Alliance.
Telemedicine telehealth virtual care
By Bill Siwicki 11:33 am November 04, 2020
Without the new telemedicine platform, linked to its Epic EHR and language translation service, the health system would not have been able to meet patient needs.
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11:08 am November 04, 2020
The aim is to use the technology to track daily patient data and “plan interventional strategies in real-time to avoid complications of the disease,” according to findings from the Future Economy Lab workshop.
Glooko, Association of British Clinical Diabetologists, Diabetes
By Sara Mageit 10:08 am November 04, 2020
US-based diabetes software app, Glooko has announced a partnership with the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) / Diabetes Technology Network (DTN), to launch an online medical education programme for clinicians who treat people with diabetes in the UK.