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HITInfrastructure | January 17, 2020

The Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC recently announced a partnership with wireless network AT&T to open a new “smart” facility to further advance the multidisciplinary cancer research ecosystem through 5G in healthcare. By using AT&T as the foundation and backbone to help support the latest medical technologies, the collaboration will transform cancer research and patient care with technology and connectivity. By creating one of the most techn...

HIT Consultant | March 16, 2020

Virtual care provider Teladoc Health announced that the company is experiencing unprecedented daily visit volume in the United States as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread globally. This week, patient visit volume spiked 50 percent over the prior week and continues to rise. The company had been handling visit demand consistent with peak flu volumes, but last week Wednesday began to see that number accelerate to as much as 15,000 visits requested per day. Teladoc Health has prov...

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HealthPay24 | February 23, 2021

To strengthen their process of patient engagement in the healthcare industry, HealthPay24 and Matrix Imaging Solutions are partnering. To offer customers a more cohesive and stronger experience for their patients, Matrix Imaging, a healthcare communications company, and HealthPay24, an all-in-one patient payment solution, will collaborate, Read More

Healthcare It | April 16, 2020

As hospitals and health systems nationwide grapple with the fast-moving demands of the coronavirus crisis, they're also faced with an added challenge: fending off a sustained upswell in cybersecurity threats, perpetrated by bad actors taking advantage of the pandemic's chaos. Healthcare IT News spoke recently with Dan Costantino, Chief Information Security Officer at Penn Medicine, who offered some insights into how his infosec staff has adjusted its strategies to support the hea...