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Telehealth, hybrid care adding to physicians' EHR workload

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2024

While telehealth alone doesn't appear to add significantly to a primary care physician's workload, mixing modalities – telehealth and in-person hybrid care environments – led to a 6% increase in time spent with documentary and EHR work, new research shows. "However, telemedicine also levies new costs on clinicians.

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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies. Outside of PSHs, their time spent documenting in the EHR increased from 4.29

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Telehealth, properly integrated with EHRs, can boost cancer care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Healthcare IT News spoke with Ford to discuss what it is about cancer care that lends itself well to telemedicine, how integrating electronic-reported outcomes with the electronic health record helps the whole virtual oncology effort, and much more. What is it about oncology that makes it a good fit for telemedicine?

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From Zoom to full EHR-integrated telemedicine on $245,000

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2020

“Zoom also provided our health center with an easy-to-implement telehealth option while we researched an integrated telemedicine option for our electronic health record, which would be more permanent.” There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MARKETPLACE. ” RESULTS.

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Clinicians have spent even more time in the EHR during COVID-19 – is telehealth to blame?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2022

By July 2020, clinicians were spending consistently more time in the EHR than before COVID-19. "An obvious potential driver of this finding is that many clinicians delivered care virtually via telemedicine, including both phone and video visits," observed researchers. minutes of EHR active-use time.

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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that provider use of a shared inpatient-outpatient electronic health record was associated with a shift toward follow-up delivered through a combination of telemedicine and outpatient laboratory tests, with no differences in 30-day emergency department visits.

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Osmind EHR integrates Zoom for psychiatry telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Within the Osmind EHR, clinicians can access a suite of digital tools to meet high-patient demand, like progress monitoring and journaling tools. Other EHR vendors, including Oracle Cerner and Epic , have already integrated Zoom with their platforms. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Franciscan Health expands its Epic-linked telemedicine offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Prior to 2020, Franciscan Health, a health system based in Mishawaka, Indiana, conducted few telemedicine visits throughout the organization. Outside of some tele-stroke and behavioral health virtual care there wasn't any robust programming for patients to participate with Franciscan Alliance providers through telemedicine.

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Tackling the challenge of integrating telehealth seamlessly into the EHR

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

That's why Healthcare IT News interviewed Ophir Lotan, vice president of product and customer success at telemedicine company TytoCare. Here, Lotan shares his expertise with the combined forces of telehealth and EHRs. But it's not necessarily an easy get.

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The Battle for Telehealth: EHR vs Third Party – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 46

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 5, 2020

For the 46th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the battle for telehealth. More specifically, we’re talking about EHR vendors entrance into telehealth and third party telehealth vendors. In this episode we dive into the telehealth battle between EHR vendors and 3rd party telehealth vendors.

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ChatGPT Asks the Questions – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 108

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For the 108th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we decided to mix things up. Regular listeners will know that last episode we talked about Generative AI (ChatGPT being one example) in healthcare. We asked ChatGPT the following question “ Can you come up with 4 questions for a podcast on healthcare IT (technology)?

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. New drugs and delivery models are going to challenge what can be delivered over telemedicine and challenge the regulations of how in-person services are delivered.

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Is telemedicine an answer to physician burnout and staffing shortages?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2022

The healthcare industry can't afford to lose these highly skilled clinical workers to other industries. On this note, Healthcare IT News interviewed Dr. Pooja Aysola, a practicing emergency department clinician in Boston and senior director of clinical operations at Wheel, a virtual care company. Do they offer ongoing training?

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Inpatient telemedicine improves care and patient satisfaction at Howard University Hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2021

"Inpatient telemedicine seemed to be the perfect solution for solving this problem. By deploying telemedicine carts in the hospital, physicians could provide care remotely, irrespective of their location." "Cerner, our EHR vendor, helped us with the process," he continued. " $882,000 from the FCC.

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Athenahealth launches new EHR-embedded telehealth tool

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2020

" By directly integrating video conferencing within the athenaOne EHR, the company says it hopes to streamline patient and provider experience. " Nurses can complete patient intake through the EHR and then initiate a so-called virtual handoff to practitioners. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Centura Health blends RPM, carts and Epic EHR for expanded telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

"User experience deficiencies highlighted the importance of easy-to-use telemedicine tools as it directly impacted the effectiveness of clinical services," he continued. Centura Health was awarded just over $997,000 in grant funds from the FCC for telemedicine. The funds are being used for two projects. MARKETPLACE.

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Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2022

There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products. Stevens offers five bits of telemedicine advice for her peers: "Integration is key. " MARKETPLACE.

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Epic EHR-linked telehealth skyrockets at Children’s Colorado

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora developed an active and growing telemedicine program over the past eight years. Before COVID-19, almost all specialties were using telemedicine in some aspect of their practice. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. THE PROBLEM.

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Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The survey is part of the Telehealth Impact Study prepared by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Telehealth Workgroup, which includes the American Medical Association, American Telemedicine Association, Digital Medical Society, Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, MassChallenge Health Tech, Mayo Clinic and MITRE Corporation.

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Rush, Ochsner Health System partner on telemedicine, Epic EHR

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Rush Health Systems and Ochsner Health System are partnering to bring innovations in telemedicine to patients. In addition to gaining access to Ochsner’s telemedicine capabilities, Rush’s hospitals and primary care clinics also will be able to tap into Ochsner’s billing practices and other support services.

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Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

For Michigan Avenue Primary Care in Chicago, the most pressing need near the beginning of the pandemic was to find a way to adopt telemedicine as the primary service model during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially for mental health patients who suddenly were shut off from in-person support. THE PROBLEM. " RESULTS.

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Talkiatry Finds Features and Flexibility in eClinicalWorks

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Talkiatry is a telemedicine service connecting psychiatrists with patients suffering from depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, and other common mental health and behavioral problems. In this video, CEO Robert Krayn talks about how Talkiatry addresses the needs of patients by leveraging their eClinicalWorks EHR platform.

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An inside look at AdventHealth's powerful telemedicine program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

"Our vendors are focused on the ability to integrate within our EHR, digital front door platform, and connectedness of clinical care operations," she added. " MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Click here to read the special report.

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Cornell Scott-Hill makes big strides with specialist telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut, as a community health center, always had faced a range of treatment barriers that made it difficult, if not impossible, for patients to attend in-person appointments pre-COVID – and for which telemedicine would have been a viable alternative. THE PROBLEM.

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Telehealth integrated into EHR is the way to go for CarDon & Associates

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2021

"They also offer a cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant platform that integrates with our EHR," she continued. There are many vendors of telemedicine technologies and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News has published a special report detailing many of the vendors and their offerings. MARKETPLACE.

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UPMC CMIO talks telehealth's new normal, EHR workflow, pharmacogenomics and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2021

LAS VEGAS – At HIMSS21 earlier this month, Dr. Robert Bart, who has served as the chief medical information officer at Pittsburgh-based UPMC since 2017 , spoke with Healthcare IT News about his to-do list during this busy past year and a half, and what he's eyeing in terms of clinical priorities as he looks toward the next year and beyond.

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How one physician practice was transformed by EHR-embedded telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2020

But then his EHR vendor, athenahealth, recently launched athenaTelehealth. There are many vendors of telemedicine technologies and services on the market today. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a detailed listing of numerous telemedicine vendors. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. MARKETPLACE.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. This 18-part feature story series offers a deep dive into how CIOs and other healthcare leaders can best optimize technologies to produce results specific to a provider organization’s clinical and business needs. – Susan Morse, Senior Editor, Healthcare Finance News.

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Telemedicine boosts value-based care performance for Happy Kids

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

" If anything, telehealth saves time and money by eliminating transportation – not to mention the convenience that comes with telemedicine, he added. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " MARKETPLACE.

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Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Doceree is Bringing Pharma Advertising to EHR and Telehealth

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2020

In the nearly 15 years that we’ve been writing about EHR and health IT here at Healthcare IT Today, one of the most interesting topics we cover is pharma advertising inside an EHR or other health IT software product. It’s a topic that will likely never disappear since Pharma has a lot of money to […].

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Leveraging Telemedicine Post-Op

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2021

There has been a great deal of discussion over the last year and a half about the value of telemedicine and its potentially transformative benefits long term. Nadeem Dhanani, MD, MPH and Medical Director of Urology, Modernizing Medicine. Often, these high-level conversations allude to the use of […].

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Covenant Health uses telemedicine to get specialists to rural areas – and much more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Covenant Health, a health system based in Knoxville, Tennessee, had a problem with telemedicine – a lack of physician specialists needed in rural communities. "For the majority of Covenant Health's virtual care service lines, this virtual care technology is embedded directly into the EHR workflow. THE PROBLEM.

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How athenahealth’s EHR FaceTime feature is helping a solo practice during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

Thanks to insurance companies’ and the governor’s direction, telehealth visits were allowed, which prompted Riad to explore options using the athenaOne Mobile EHR app. There are a great many telemedicine technology and services vendors on the health IT market. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Johns Hopkins develops Epic-embedded tool to better support telehealth patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2021

When telemedicine appointments skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Johns Hopkins team struggled to support patients who needed extra assistance. In response, the Johns Hopkins team developed what they called an automated "video visit technical risk score" tool in their Epic EHR. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Weaving Zoom into workflow and updating EHR saves clinic during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

To keep staff operational, meet remotely with patients and maintain the functionality of the organization, COPE turned to Health Information Management Systems (HiMS, no relation to HIMSS, parent company of Healthcare IT News ) for a rapid-response solution that included both hardware and software implementation. ” MARKETPLACE.

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CareCloud’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Juan Molina, Division President at CareCloud, an operating division of MTBC. In this series, we talk with EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth.

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Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic brought telemedicine technology and services to a mainstream audience – like it or not. As it turned out, studies have shown that a great many patients and providers like the flexibility that telemedicine affords. What role has telemedicine grown to play during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Modernizing Medicine EHR’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2020

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Patric Edmondson, Chief Technology Officer and Dr. Andrew Rosenthal, Medical Director of Plastic Surgery at Modernizing Medicine.

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Azalea Health EHR’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2020

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Baha Zeidan, Co-founder and CEO of Azalea Health. In this series, we talk with EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth. If […].

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Case Study: One Medical Practice’s Experience Transitioning to Telemedicine

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2020

Anyone reading Healthcare IT Today is probably aware that during the first six months of the year, we saw a telemedicine boom unlike any before. The post Case Study: One Medical Practice’s Experience Transitioning to Telemedicine first appeared on Healthcare IT Today.

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Withings, Redox Partner To Create EHR-Accessible Remote Monitoring Device

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2021

Remote monitoring device-maker Withings has partnered with EHR integration software developer Redox to create a wearable which connects with a wide variety of EHR platform. The two are working together using Withings’ MED-PRO CARE, the company’s remote patient monitoring solution.

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Allscripts and FollowMyHealth’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Skyler Wason, Director of Product Management at Allscripts, and Kate Palazzolo, Vice President of Sales at FollowMyHealth. Are they developing telehealth in […].

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Telehealth, hybrid care adding to physicians' EHR workload

EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

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Clinicians have spent even more time in the EHR during COVID-19 – is telehealth to blame?

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Inpatient telemedicine improves care and patient satisfaction at Howard University Hospital

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Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs

Rush, Ochsner Health System partner on telemedicine, Epic EHR

Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

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Cornell Scott-Hill makes big strides with specialist telemedicine

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