Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 28, 2024

Codeless platform Unqork launched a new patient portal in partnership with Spacial Health , a specialty health technology marketplace. Independent specialty pharmacy Palmetto Pharm selected Inovalon ScriptMed Specialty as its pharmacy management software. Nitu Kashyap as Chief Health Informatics Officer , effective February 5.

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Digital Health Global

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Ensuring consistent adherence to breast cancer screening appointments remains challenging, with common barriers to care access and patient participation including ethnicity, language, and socioeconomic status. This has led to better informed patients and less missed care opportunities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2022

We interviewed him to talk about the landscape of specialty care in telehealth, which medical specialties lend themselves well to telemedicine, and what CIOs and CMOs at healthcare provider organizations today should know about delivering specialty care via telehealth. The list is long and varied.

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Iris Telehealth

MARCH 6, 2023

Keep reading to learn the benefits of telehealth for specific populations, how providers build rapport virtually, and different ways providers are using telehealth to increase engagement during appointments. Another critical piece of building rapport is educating the patient on the parameters of a virtual appointment.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

The convenience and comfort telehealth delivers for managing non-urgent, routine care for mental health, chronic disease or pain is too good to revert to always in-person appointments. And it's not simply about virtual appointments, many patients want greater visibility and access to their whole health history online.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2020

In addition to providing specialty and primary care at destination medical campuses in Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona, the Mayo Clinic Health System services more than 50 communities in the Midwest. Many patients from the community practice might travel to Rochester for a specialty procedure.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2022

Pennsylvania's Geisinger health system faces several challenges common to the healthcare industry, such as improving access to care, recruiting and retaining providers, and scaling technologies for rapid deployment across multiple campuses and dozens of medical specialties. THE PROBLEM. " David Fletcher, Geisinger.

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Together, Amazon and One Medical will help more people get better care, when and how they need it. For a limited time, One Medical membership is available to new U.S. NASDAQ: ONEM, “One Medical”) announced that Amazon completed its acquisition of One Medical.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Like many other moderately sized community hospitals with ambulatory clinics, Ellis Medicine in Schenectady, New York, is challenged with providing its patients and community with not only expanded and alternative methods of access to primary and specialty care, but also ensuring that care is provided in the right setting. THE PROBLEM.

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AMD Telemedicine

JANUARY 21, 2022

During the pandemic, consumers and medical personnel made incredible use of virtual appointments. With the innovative use of integrated medical devices, telehealth can become an extension of the medical industry. Certainly, some situations and medical conditions can’t be addressed via telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

Digital workflows are helping the clinic create a better patient experience, enhance workforce efficiency and increase access to care across its 46 medical specialties and four facilities. With more than 300,000 outpatient appointments per year, Clínica Alemana Osorno is one of the largest healthcare providers in southern Chile.

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Iris Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

Telehealth has revolutionized the patient experience by making it easier to attend appointments, communicate with their provider, and reduce no-show rates. For example, if a patient can’t take off from work for two hours to drive to their appointment, they can find a confidential area to take their appointment and still receive treatment.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 22, 2020

The social distancing response required to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented most practices from offering in-office appointments in all but the most urgent cases, said David Goldhill, CEO of Sesame. In this way, the company is hoping to support physicians through this difficult time and help them recapture lost revenue.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The latest analysis from Epic Research found most GLP-1 medications are correlated with lower likelihood of anxiety and depression , which are common side effects of the GLP-1 Wegovy (semaglutide). Partnerships Data platform Arcadia is partnering with HealthHelper to provide intelligent appointment scheduling.

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Digital Health Global

APRIL 15, 2024

EVERSANA INTOUCH Healthware joins five full-service affiliates and four specialty affiliates serving clients across the globe with world-class strategy, next-generation branding and creative, and innovative solutions to propel the future of life science marketing.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 30, 2020

As was the case with other healthcare specialties, the care at Petersen swiftly transitioned in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to a virtual model, aided by the staff's preparatory efforts. Appointments take place via Zoom for Healthcare, although they can be conducted on the phone as needed. New patients get 40 minutes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 25, 2023

Patent Office for its convertible dual lumen cannula, a novel medical disposable device that can be used for the simultaneous venous drainage and reinfusion of blood during processes in intensive care units. Use of the device can decrease the amount of incision points, reducing risks and complications.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2024

It is perfectly positioned to deliver integrated care as it can act as a hub for other services (mental health, chronic condition management, specialty care) and be paired with a hybrid, in-person experience when medically appropriate. Virtual primary care can eliminate these geographical barriers to care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 3, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a new era in medicine in which telehealth appointments are a core aspect of the patient-provider relationship and provide broader access to healthcare. million appointments held by 60,000 providers. Where were you seeing most of the adoption, and in which specialties?

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

Telehealth and virtual care are here to stay, opening new on-ramps for greater access, system expansion, and pressure on the supply of medical real estate. More patients spent longer times traveling to face-to-face encounters for behavioral health, surgery center care, hospitals and specialty physicians’ offices.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 5, 2021

Legacy Health had an established telehealth program, which involves specialty-care services providing remote consultations to a variety of facilities. "The existing inpatient specialty-care programs utilize equipment that is shared between services and located at each hospital, eight in total," she said.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2022

New data released by Medical Group Management Association ( MGMA ) shows that revenue from value-based contracts was only 5.5% in surgical specialties, 6.7% in nonsurgical specialties. Nonsurgical specialties = 8.14% (3.00% in 2020). Surgical specialties = 8.14% (4.16% in 2020). in primary care, and 14.7%

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2023

in 2024, according to the annual report from the PwC Health Research Institute, Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2024. Every year, the PwC HRI team goes behind those numbers to assess cost inflators and deflators which underpin annual medical inflation. Take prescription drugs pushing medical trend upward.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 22, 2023

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Linkwell Health , the premier consumer engagement technology company in healthcare, and Avēsis , one of the nation’s leading providers of dental, vision, and specialty benefits, announced today their partnership to improve access to quality care among Medicaid members. Chief Medical Officer of Avēsis.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2024

Together by Renee is free and designed to help everyone – especially aging Americans and their caregivers – manage treatment, medication and daily healthcare. For example, AI algorithms can predict individual health risks by analyzing patterns in a person's medical history, lifestyle and genetic information.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Virtual specialty care company Summus is collaborating with the Digital Medicine Society and Boston Children’s Hospital to create a playbook for the use digital medicine in pediatric care. Portable ultrasound device maker Butterfly Network is partnering with Mendaera to develop a medical robotics system.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

From updating patient records, scheduling follow-up appointments, or completing insurance paperwork, administrative work can feel all-consuming. Predictive analytics can help manage inventory efficiently, ensuring that medications and supplies are stocked appropriately and preventing waste and unnecessary spending.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

Galileo is a recently launched telehealth service that delivers 24/7 primary and multi-specialty care in both English and Spanish. Including how you deliver primary and multi-specialty care, and how you work with payers and employers. We offer a comprehensive and culturally inclusive specialty care team.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

A wide-ranging study published this past week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that older people, women, Black and Latinx individuals, and patients with lower household incomes were less likely to use video for telemedicine care during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

By centralizing access to specialty care, consults and outpatient appointments, Temple has seen an increase in appointment adherence and overall patient experience, Cancilla reported. It also has one of the most active trauma units in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The AI-powered surgical robotic system adds to BLK Max's two existing Da Vinci Xi robots for surgical procedures across specialties, including liver and kidney transplants. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences will start requiring patients to book teleconsultations for follow-ups across all departments from April next year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 19, 2022

"Access to specialty care for many of our communities is scarce; these communities already are faced with primary care shortages, and for those who need to seek specialists and sub-specialists, long travels often are a costly and time-consuming reality," said Tejal A. THE PROBLEM. To read the special report, click here.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As the COVID-19 infections began to spread in the early months of 2020, New York’s Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center started to notice a sizable increase in the number of no-shows and cancellations of office appointments. Perry, electronic health record administrator at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 21, 2024

GigXR and CAE Healthcare formed a strategic alliance to provide multimodal clinical training for medical schools, health systems, first responders, and government agencies. Mastercard unveiled a solution to embed virtual cards into medical claim payments , allowing for payments to be made almost immediately.

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Iris Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2022

Whether it’s medical or behavioral health care, there is a lack of options for individuals in rural communities. If a child needs specialty care, their family may need to travel long distances. Gaining access to specialty providers can prove challenging for healthcare organizations in rural America.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

What is The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, and how does it reach the underserved in areas that lack specialty care? Specialty care deserts, which are areas of the country where specialists are just not available, make it difficult to schedule an appointment with the right physician for a single opinion, let alone a second opinion.

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