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Can Telemedicine Now Keep You out of a Nursing Home Later?

GlobalMed

Do you know what it is? The answer is enter a nursing home. Or be “stuck” as many people put it – as in the phrase, “I don’t want to be stuck in a nursing home.” One day – unless you die before your time – you’re going to be old. Only 30 percent of nursing home residents ever return home.

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When the next storm hits, telehealth could be a lifesaver

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Millions of people lost power and water, with some areas still struggling weeks later. For people who already have trouble accessing healthcare services – due to geography, socioeconomic factors, transportation difficulties or other hurdles – a weather crisis like the freeze can spell disaster.

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Telemedicine improves care, keeps patients in place at skilled nursing facility

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The skilled nursing sector has undergone a major transition over the past ten years. Because of shifting demographics and the challenges they place on hospitals, skilled nursing facilities are receiving patients who are struggling with more significant health concerns than in the past. THE PROBLEM. "It’s a win-win.

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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Over the past few months, the organizations have deployed telemedicine services to support care in at least a half-a-dozen states, including Texas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center.

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CIOs tackle barriers to innovation, telehealth integration, analytics and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The need to quickly integrate telemedicine, and an opportunity for a better patient care model, caused a digital transformation roadmap to get accelerated. The COVID-19 crisis put a laser focus on how apparent it is that data and advanced analytics can be powerful weapons in the fight against pandemics.

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How IT leaders are reimagining and repurposing technologies to handle new challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In this newest installment in Healthcare IT News ' feature story series, Health IT Lessons Learned in the COVID-19 Era – read others in the series here – we talk with four health IT executives with very different vantage points: a CIO, a telemedicine director, a chief nursing informatics officer and an IT director.

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Q&A with CISO Dan Bowden, Part 1: “We’re Going to Come Out Better on the Other Side.”

Health System CIO

But with the right processes and the right culture, they can be accomplished, says CISO Dan Bowden. Source: Q&A with CISO Dan Bowden, Part 1: “We’re Going to Come Out Better on the Other Side.” As a CISO, you need to think about what’s in it for the business.”. “As Key Takeaways. Bowden: Yes.