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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. As an example, elder care differs from pediatric care.

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The Many Factors That Make a Child’s Well-Being Build Our Adult Health – the Aspirational OECD Framework

Health Populi

The ultimate health and wellbeing of an adult depends on the factors that shape us when we are children. A new, deep report from the OECD, Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies , spells out the many domains of experience that, together, bolster our whole health as we grow from child to adult.

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Boston Medical Center boosts care for epileptic kids with telehealth-analytics platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Those language barriers can discourage patients from making appointments and addressing their health concerns, as well as those of their children. “Parents who did not have paid time off or sick days could not afford to take a day off and address the health concerns of themselves and/or their children. THE PROBLEM.

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Privacy Issues with Patient Portals

BHM Healthcare Solutions

It can be difficult to effectively document sensitive health information of pediatric patients and older adults whose family members have access to their patient portals without violating the patient’s privacy, according to a viewpoint article in AAP News and Journals.

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Voice First: Speaking Up about Health and Wellness

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Voice First is changing health and wellness offerings today. And AARP and Optum have initiated pilots to determine if this technology can help mitigate social isolation among the elderly and improve health outcomes. But there are experiments and pilots for using Voice First technologies for health and wellness applications.

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Primary care physicians could take $15 billion hit due to COVID-19 in 2020

Henry Kotula

Dive Brief: The financial impact on primary care practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been profound and will likely continue in the months ahead, according to a new study published in Health Affairs. Other studies have suggested that pediatric practices have been hit harder than other primary care fields.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): June 2015

American Well

Hear from a health law expert as he breaks down the variances in telehealth policy and looks at what the future holds. As a patient of Franciscan Health System’s primary care clinic in Port Orchard, Soderberg learned about an alternative option: virtual urgent care, at the cost of $35. ” Read More.