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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" As health systems adjusted to dramatic increases in virtual visits, they experienced a steep learning curve in a very short time. The most mature health systems recognize the importance of context and design their telehealth programs accordingly. Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent.

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Innovative offerings from 2020 (virtual) HIMSS

Aging in Place Technology Watch

In the meantime, Here are some of their updates, in alphabetical order: Amwell (formerly American Well). CEO (and American Well founder) Dr. Roy Schoenberg noted that the pioneering telehealth company, founded in 2006, rebranded itself on March 9 as Amwell. Mcare Home Health Hub. Learn more. ?Mcare

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Withings Founder Eric Careel : Why I Bought My Digital Health Company Back From Nokia

Lloyd Price

Earlier this year, Nokia hinted it wanted to offload Withings, the startup it had bought for 170 million euros ($200 million) in 2016 and rebranded as Nokia Digital Health, to prioritize its network infrastructure business instead. We want to go deeper in health,” he says. “We he told Forbes. “In

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Geisinger's digital strategy to combat COVID-19 and accelerate enterprise transformation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Analytics Population Health Quality and Safety Telehealth Workforce The COVID-19 pandemic may be viewed as the single largest disruptor in the history of American healthcare. During this same time, we also launched a contact-tracing program to help identify those who may have been exposed to COVID-19 to prevent future spread.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies. Bardy Diagnostics.

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Telehealth: Removing Roadblocks to Care

GlobalMed

From specialist shortages to long wait times to transportation barriers, many people around the world don’t live near well-equipped hospitals that provide readily available access to care—leaving rural residents to either travel for care or go without the healthcare resources they need. Improving access to specialists.