Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

Telehealth In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story: The dramatic spikes in telehealth visits in March and April have dropped off, even as in-person visits have started climbing slowly. In such cases, patients have no choice but to make in-person visits to the nearest clinic.

Telehealth 140

Telehealth Telemedicine Digital Health Remote care 140

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 2, 2019

To ask the questions in this survey, responders were shown still pictures of products from a Leading Age video. Perhaps seeing the future, 6 in 10 thought that “personal computers will cost too much to install (62%), maintain (59%) and may not be something I need (58%).” A few highlights from the report catch the eye.

Telehealth 84

Telehealth Telemedicine Digital Health Health Information 84

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 9, 2018

I did not search for BMWs – nor do I own one, but the NY Times website equivalent has BMW videos to warn me that there are only a few weeks left of summer. Facebook – personal data exposure has been crushing us. The company claims that it has 2.9 category tags: social media , computers, internet and social networking.

Telehealth 69

Telehealth 69

GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The black market price tag of stolen protected health information (PHI) can go for $60 a record, compared to roughly $1 for a credit card or social security number. telehealth claims were filed between April and July 2020, a?4,000%?year-over-year More than 41 million?telehealth A sharp increase in cybercrime.

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Telemedicine HIPAA Private practice 52

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2022

Note: Humblest apologies to Dr. Smart for typing her name wrong in the video and for not tagging her properly @KatharineSmart ]. As the pandemic wanes, more physicians and hospital services are moving back to in-person visits. It was the first in-person conference in my home city since the start of the pandemic.

Primary Care 91

Primary Care Telehealth Patient Experience Digital Health 91

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

They use claims data to track use of emergency rooms, medical equipment, and generic versus brand medications. Fixing these problems is an international undertaking, although hospitals can do more to reduce their own waste and carbon emissions (video). Another report from CODE calls for better tagging of data with SDoH.

Public Health 109

Public Health HIE Medicare Health IT 109

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 11, 2023

She used a tablet to connect by video with a SANE about 2,000 miles away, in New Hampshire. The remote nurse used the video technology to speak with the patient and guide Shelley through each step of a two-hour exam. The remote nurse saw, in real time, what Shelley could see, with the help of a video camera attached to the machine.

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Nursing eCare Mental health 52