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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

We can save so much money and time that's going into healthcare if we take full advantage of the telehealth and telemedicine tools. But big companies often have high prices, suboptimal service and weak infrastructure , so communities nationwide are building their own. Region Tag: Global Edition. Carly McCord, Ph.D.,

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Some of the major barriers to quality internet include slow internet speeds (21%), high costs (20%) and unreliable service (16%). Big cable and telecom companies set cap limits on the amount of data customers can download for web content, audio and video streaming and applications. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With the implementation of social distancing measures to slow the spread of the virus, healthcare delivery systems have drastically scaled back services, including postponing clinic visits, procedures and nonurgent surgeries. Telemedicine availability has also rapidly expanded. Leveraging technology to advance clinical protocol.

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One physician's perspective on why patients prefer telehealth visits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Our telehealth visits are all pre-scheduled utilizing a web-based application. 5 Telehealth services save time and money for all parties involved. ancillary telemedicine services like telepathology and telepharmacology). Region Tag: Global Edition. To test this assumption, I surveyed my patients.