Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Many of the challenges it was facing had obstacles that affected both patients and providers in the telehealth setting. For example: Physicians had to initiate virtual health sessions by manually calling their patients, which contributed to missed appointments and a resulting lower care-capacity. ” MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Iris Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Over the past few years, the number of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) has been steadily increasing — passing the 12,000 mark in 2016. PMHNPs are highly-trained psychiatric care providers who can provide comparable treatment to psychiatrists.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2020

No understatement, these are very difficult times for nursing homes. million residents of nursing homes were already very frail people, needing help with 3 or more ADLs. Meanwhile, a wave of nursing home ‘transparency’ directives emerges from CMS , the nursing home regulator. So many of the 1.5 Most important?

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AMD Telemedicine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Nursing appears to have the highest rate of burnout at 56%. The number of nurses who reported a conscious and deliberate desire to find other employment came in at 41%. Reevaluating the makeup of your workforce and looking at innovative care delivery models can certainly help. Take, for example, automation in healthcare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 28, 2020

Note that PACE programs for frail and low-income elderly are now directed by CMS to use remote technology for "activities that would normally occur on an in-person basis," such as scheduled and unscheduled participant assessments, care planning, monitoring, communication, and other activities.”. But let’s remember the baseline.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2019

Browse the education sessions scheduled for the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference and expo in New Orleans next month, and you'll notice that many of them are geared toward elderly patients, home-based care and aging in place. It's the " overnight success story that was 30 years in the makin g."

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

APRIL 14, 2021

At the time, all nursing documentation was done on paper. Nor were we able to share that data with other health and care organisations to make the patient’s journey, and any delays, a shared responsibility. An example of using digital technology to improve care was the introduction of electronic observations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). " Duane Schielke, Alliance for Integrated Care of New York. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

With funding support from a broad range of federal agencies – Department of Commerce, HRSA, USDA and FCC – the health system has worked with more than 150 community hospitals, clinics, medical practices, schools and other healthcare entities to bring specialty care to underserved communities and patients. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2019

Working in partnership with vendor Advanced ICU Care, which provides telemedicine technology and services, the health system kicked off the implementation this week at Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center in Kentucky, with 11 more locations set go go live by July. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. Digital Transformation in Healthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Varrell is chief medical officer and founder of Array Behavioral Care and a practicing psychiatrist. Array Behavioral Care has been at telepsychiatry for 20 years, with a large base of virtual psychiatrists. visit either in an emergency room or their primary care provider, rather than a psychiatrist.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 18, 2021

The need to quickly integrate telemedicine, and an opportunity for a better patient care model, caused a digital transformation roadmap to get accelerated. "Before 2020, telehealth visits composed a miniscule fraction of our ambulatory care. Today we have sustained virtual visits at about 15-20% of total.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 5, 2022

They're focused on wanting to use the skills they have to serve people. Telehealth is one of the keys to better work-life balance for providers, because the setting gives them more control. We all must ensure we're providing access to care for people who need it most. More than three-quarters of U.S.

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Iris Telehealth

APRIL 6, 2021

Over the past few years, the number of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) has been steadily increasing — passing the 12,000 mark in 2016. PMHNPs are highly-trained psychiatric care providers who can provide comparable treatment to psychiatrists.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 22, 2018

Recently there was an opportunity to query executives in senior care, including Dr. Arif Nazir, Chief Medical Officer, Signature HealthCARE, who was asked about the technology impact on long-term care jobs. The most important people are the front line aides -- CNAs ( Certified Nursing Assistants ).

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19 Labs

JUNE 3, 2021

However, thinking through the operating expenses and understanding its long-term impact is equally important. 19Labs is a service-focused vendor and long-term technology partner to healthcare providers worldwide. Who Is Using The Telehealth Solution At Point-Of-Care? How Much Are Their Wages?

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

A survey from virtual care platform KeyCare concluded that 92% of patients would be somewhat or very likely to use telehealth within the next year for routine medical care such as urgent care, chronic condition management, or mental health services. News and Studies.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In the landscape of modern healthcare, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has emerged as a pivotal tool for providers striving to optimize patient care, particularly in the management of chronic diseases. Recognizing its value, payors are actively investing in RPM-like programs that align with value-based care models.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 5, 2024

Understanding Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) refers to the use of technology to monitor patients’ health outside of conventional healthcare settings. Evolution of COPD Management The evolution of COPD management has been marked by significant advancements in diagnosis, treatment, and care delivery.

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Enzyme Health

MARCH 6, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? Only 20% are listed here. Sign Up to see them all. Only 20% are listed here.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 29, 2020

That was followed by a collection of companies offering free services for use of their technologies in the context of an increasingly isolated older adult population in senior living communities, nursing homes and at home. Nursing home transparency needs more than Covid-19 case-counting. So many of the 1.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2021

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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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 10, 2023

Healthcare providers are responsible for ensuring safe and high-quality care, which underscores the importance of patient safety in health care. The Patient Safety Authority and Institute of Healthcare Improvement are just a few organizations dedicated to advancing health care quality and promoting patient safety.

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19 Labs

JUNE 3, 2021

However, thinking through the operating expenses and understanding its long-term impact is equally important. 19Labs is a service-focused vendor and long-term technology partner to healthcare providers worldwide. Who Is Using The Telehealth Solution At Point-Of-Care? How Much Are Their Wages?

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Chilmark Research

JANUARY 28, 2022

How Biofourmis Utilizes an FDA-Cleared SaMD Analytics Engine to Maximize Access to Care. At HLTH21 in October, we sat down with Sheeza Hussain , the Chief Commercial Officer of Biofourmis , to discuss the future of virtual care and her experience with taking hospital-at-home and remote patient monitoring to the next level.

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CMS.gov

APRIL 15, 2019

Ensuring Safety and Quality in America’s Nursing Homes. Nursing facilities. CMS is charged with developing and enforcing quality and safety standards across the nation’s health care system, a responsibility we consider a sacred trust. CMS’ approach to oversight of nursing homes is constantly evolving. Jeremy.Booth@c….

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 2, 2023

Effective management of diabetes is crucial, and diabetes self-management training is a vital part of diabetes care. Diabetes Care and Education Diabetes is a prevalent chronic disease affecting millions of people worldwide, including adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Medication is often necessary to manage diabetes effectively.

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 26, 2019

While telehealth practitioners have a lot of qualities in common with onsite physicians and nurse practitioners, there are a few differences that set the two fields apart. In the long-term, you should be willing to commit time to learn and master new technologies that come along with telehealth work in the future.

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Docnotes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I didn’t say “Improve health care.” When we conflate care and health , we accept the fundamentally flawed assumption that in order for people to be healthy , we must in some way intervene and care for them. We sought careers in health care so that we can care for others. Notice that I said “improve health.”

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Sean Brady, Co-Founder and CEO at Ventric Health Given that 75% of patients with low socioeconomic status are first diagnosed with heart failure in the ER or in-patient setting, it is critical that advancements in chronic disease management prioritize increasing access to care.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

What does health care cost even mean? When politicians talk about costs, they’re referring to federal and state spending on health care. Hospital administrators and physicians talk about the money they spend on the resources needed to care for patients. Do you want the elevator speech, or do you want the long trajectory?

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

With the addition of Experience Care, WellSky expands its commitment and investment in the long-term care market. With the addition of Experience Care, WellSky expands its commitment and investment in the long-term care market. This is a transformational time for post-acute care providers.

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Redox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The CA DxF is designed to improve the quality, efficiency, equity, and coordination of care for Californians by making it easier for all entities involved in patient care to access the data they need to make informed care decisions. It was established through CA Assembly Bill 133 in 2021. Who must participate?

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Henry Kotula

JULY 17, 2020

the state is trying to ensure that nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities aren’t quickly overwhelmed by patients still suffering from the disease. One of those facilities is Miami Medical Center, which was shuttered in October 2017 but now transformed to care for 150 such patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

Telehealth always has been a key pillar of technology-enabled care delivery that helps hospitals, health systems and group practices deliver quality care at a distance – and often also gain efficiencies, improve patient and provider satisfaction and save costs. Some vendors are even giving away products and services free.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Now more than ever before, patients are interested in being active participants in their care, selecting the right health partner, and connecting with their providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 4, 2021

"Our IT team members care deeply about the services we provide to our customers, and they want our solutions to be 100% perfect before they deploy them to the organization," he said. We worked closely with the care team to make sure we understood all requirements."

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