Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Over the last almost two years, healthcare has seen organizations rely on technology and the cloud to get accurate, trusted information to patients and direct them to the appropriate resources and care at scale. But what does all of this mean for the future of patient care? Access to quality care in underserved communities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Telehealth and remote patient monitoring was a logical additional step, said Doug Smith, CEO of Greene County Health Care. Ten years ago, Greene County piloted a telehealth program and kept at it. That's the background behind the organization's more recent interest in virtual care.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 24, 2021

What if we told you there’s a role telehealth can play in saving the planet and in turn, saving lives? But it’s something telehealth advocates have known for years. Telehealth’s potential to reduce energy consumption on a massive scale hasn’t gotten quite as much attention.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

United Methodist faced two different problems: One was falls in its skilled nursing environment and the other was effective telehealth visits for residents. Skilled nursing facilities take care of the frailest of the country’s elders. The other problem it was looking to solve was inefficient telehealth visits.

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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. " None of that is a coincidence, of course.

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Lloyd Price

MARCH 21, 2020

As the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc with the healthcare system, telemedicine is stepping up into the spotlight and helping healthcare provider organizations and caregivers better respond to the needs of Americans who have contracted the virus and Americans who need to touch base with their providers on the status of their health.

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 16, 2019

That weekend, your mother’s nursing home lets you know she has a minor respiratory infection – and the on-site staff is virtually consulting with a remote specialist to treat it. That isn’t the world most of us live in, of course. It’s obvious telemedicine can help older patients in myriad ways.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Telehealth and virtual care, with its natural distancing, could be one such measure. " Of course, if the need arises, the WHIC team will ask a patient to come for an in-person appointment. Telehealth is, as many advocates have said , complementary to in-office treatment, not a full replacement for it.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. These laws are also important to HIPAA compliant telehealth programs, as they update protections for the digital age. HIPAA and Telehealth Platforms.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Cindy Gaines, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at Lumeon Telehealth, digital communication, and remote patient monitoring rose to the forefront during the pandemic and are now well-established care delivery options. Let’s face it, the provider is not the one managing their diabetes or hypertension, the patient is.

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care innovations

AUGUST 15, 2018

Since taking office, policymakers within the Trump administration have championed the expansion of telehealth access as a means to cut costs and extend care into the nation’s most rural and remote areas. Private Sector Offers Model for Improving Telehealth Access via Broadband Expansion.

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InTouch Health

APRIL 29, 2019

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) held its 2019 Annual Conference and Expo from April 14-16, 2019 in New Orleans, LA. InTouch staff members attended, eager to tap into the latest news and information in regard to the telehealth industry. Despite this, we can’t negate the benefits of implementing a telehealth program.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2023

"A standard post-surgery care protocol requires patients to fill out piles of forms in person, take home large amounts of bulky, overwhelming educational materials, and participate in numerous sessions of costly outpatient or home-based physical therapy," he continued.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 2, 2020

However, some forms of technology – particularly those that support telehealth services – are in hot demand as they prove their worth during the national pandemic, say experts who assess information technology adoption by the nation's healthcare providers. "There's a lot of financial uncertainty.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

The following is a guest article by Patrick Tarnowski, Chief Commercial Officer at OneStep As many as 91% of patients who could benefit from physical therapy (PT) do not access care, and of those who do, only 30% complete their course of care. There are numerous reasons why.

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In Hand Health

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Even as I write this, the momentum of telehealth is bulldozing its way through dated reimbursement policies. Over the past two months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun shifting its policies in favor of telemedicine and telehealth services. But where will those profits come from? Effective Jan.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2023

The pandemic-induced necessity for social distancing and limited access to healthcare facilities led to a 29% increase in remote healthcare services among U.S. This shift mirrors the medical community, with 58% of providers viewing telehealth more favorably and 84% of physicians offering virtual visits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This time around, six top health system executives discuss subjects including telehealth, IT infrastructure, patient engagement, core competencies and collaboration. Relying on telemedicine. Over the course of the past year, telehealth has at long last burst its way into the mainstream thanks to the demands of COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

" The platform alerts the patient's care team when needed, prompting clinicians to check in with the patient about mobility issues, pain management or other concerns. "It helps to strengthen the patient/physician relationship, as all content and care protocols are prescribed and shaped by the patient's physicians.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Mercy Virtual is arguably the world’s most advanced example of something gaining momentum in the health care world: A virtual hospital, where specialists remotely care for patients at a distance. A telemedicine visit is never going to be as good as having a doctor and his or her team at your bedside,” says Moore.

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