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COVID-19 and digital transformation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Government & Policy Interoperability Telehealth The director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay writes about significant acceleration of digital transformation across the UK. million face-to-face consultations a day to the majority being carried out remotely. It's not all plain sailing, of course.

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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electronic patient record configurations, and virtual clinics and consultations.

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VIVE and HIMSS -- payers, providers, tech -- little about older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Two weeks ago, VIVE in Los Angeles , "The Only Digital Health Event Focused on You" was attended by 8000 people there to hear 300 speakers on topics of interest to payers, providers, and those interested in consumer health. Consider the recent big healthcare events.

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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

My firm's work with health systems on their digital health and digital transformation programs suggests that while telehealth technologies have matured rapidly in the wake of the pandemic, the implementation of virtual care programs has been a struggle. Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent.

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Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Focus on the benefits of digital technology for nurses and patients, with continuity of care ensured through remote consultations. Patients have embraced the shift to digital, with nurses supporting digital engagement. Digital is gaining momentum. Lack of testing adds to pressure.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We recently provided testimony before the Missouri legislature about the ties between digital equity and telehealth, how not having internet connections at the requisite speeds means you can't have telehealth", says McClain Bryant Macklin, director of policy and strategic initiatives at the Health Forward Foundation.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For digital health startups to succeed in this space, they must get three factors right: cost, scale and quality. Paddy Padmanabhan The markets are buzzing with the latest Rock Health report on funding for digital health in the first half of 2021. At nearly $15 billion, the funding surpasses the amount for the full year 2020.