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Sound security practices key to fulfilling telehealth's promise, study shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 70 percent of respondents polled by cybersecurity firm CynergisTek say they'll keep using telehealth services, even once the pandemic subsides. But they also say privacy and data security are big concerns – and that breaches involving virtual care technologies could cause them to stop using telehealth or switch physicians.

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The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed telehealth into the spotlight with exponential adoption, helping to prove its value. On this note, Karsten Russell-Wood, portfolio leader for post-acute and home at Philips, shares his viewpoints with Healthcare IT News on the biggest priorities to ensure telehealth is sustained long term.

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Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc. Enters Into a Nationwide Telehealth Agreement with Navierre

Digital Health Global

By leveraging the rapidly growing telehealth market, Cardio Diagnostics in partnership with Navierre is poised to revolutionize the patient cardiovascular care journey through earlier detection, accessible specialty care, and personalized prevention. . CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc.

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Best Practices for Hospitals Addressing Behavioral Health Platform Integration

Iris Telehealth

When health systems work to implement a new platform, not only do they need to ensure new platforms integrate into their current technologies, but they also must get team buy-in and ensure it makes their workflows and systems easier — not more complicated. Additionally, what is the usability like?

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Digital engagement and transformation of healthcare in Singapore

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

COVID-19 has pushed digital health technologies such as telehealth and remote monitoring /virtual care into the fore, and the nation-state of Singapore is no exception. Never let a crisis go to waste.

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Senators intro bipartisan effort toward modernizing health privacy laws

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The legislation, which is supported by several industry representatives including athenahealth, Epic, IBM and Teladoc Health, would establish a commission tasked with providing recommendations to Congress about updates to health information privacy laws. This past September, the U.S. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Wolters Kluwer Survey Reveals Two-Thirds of Patients Still Have Questions After Healthcare Visits

Digital Health Global

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–While Americans increasingly access health information online, a new survey commissioned by Wolters Kluwer Health reveals that most would prefer to receive educational materials directly from a trusted, expert source – their own healthcare providers. population according to the U.S. Census Bureau.