Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event taking place on 7-11 September 2020. Shifting the perception of digital health and care.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While there are countless problems and struggles in healthcare, there are a lot of ideas and technologies right now that are working to make things better. So let’s take a moment to step away from our problems and stress to focus on the health IT trends that we are excited about!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan, began developing a virtual care strategy in October 2019 – well before COVID-19 struck – with the hope of leveraging the technology as a tool to support patient care and the organizational strategy, rather than as a stand-alone strategy in and of itself. But this did not happen.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2021

At the start of 2020, widespread adoption of remote patient monitoring was still in the distance. The technology was struggling to get off the ground despite it being available for years. The pandemic exposed the need for the rapid adoption of increasingly innovative digital health technologies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2023

By necessity, the COVID-19 pandemic brought physicians into patients' living rooms virtually. RTM can empower patients toward better health and reduce extra in-person visits, making it easier and less costly for people, such as those in rural areas, to receive care. Given that nearly half of adults in the U.S.

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Digital Health Global

JULY 12, 2023

For patients and their loved ones, the health care system can often be difficult to navigate, stressful, and frustrating,” said Aaron Patzer, co-founder and CEO at Vital and former founder of the world’s top personal finance app Mint.com. Given this volume, Vital is poised to improve the patient experience for millions more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2022

Serving a rural and economically disadvantaged population, access to care has always been a significant limitation for the patients the health system serves. In 2019, MCHS completed 15,000 patient encounters via telehealth and an additional 60,000 tele-pharmacy consults. " Chris Meyer, Marshfield Clinic Health System.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

We interviewed her to discuss why telemedicine has become such a priority, evaluating potential barriers and providing targeted assistance, CCA's set of virtual care guidelines to help clinicians determine the best care options, and some success metrics of the telemedicine program.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

There are an endless amount of problems that you are being tasked to find solutions for, endless amounts of technology to look into and consider for your organization, and endless considerations on how to make your organization better for both your employees and your consumers. The video below is a compilation of their answers!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 17, 2021

It cares for complex patients with a focus on preventing events and having patients engaged in their health management. Remote patient monitoring technology keeps the patient paying attention to their health and allows the cardiologists to carefully monitor their progress and make medical adjustments on a regular basis.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

Now we’ll start to look at the use of technology (which has been implicated in making these conditions worse) to try to improve them. Physically Connecting Lonely Individuals mPulse Mobile evaluates patient needs and suggests local resources they can tap, including peer groups.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But having learned some difficult lessons this pandemic year, it's worth taking stock of that hard-won wisdom – and forecasting how it might be put to work in the next 12 months as healthcare organizations chart a path forward to help a " shocked system emerge stronger " (as PwC puts it). " EHRs: Automation can help.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 4, 2023

”) A previous article listed some alarming statistics about the number of patients who don’t take their medications as advised, and the dire effects on life expectancy as well as costs to the health care system. So this article turns to other barriers patients face, and how health IT can help.

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Redox

JUNE 28, 2023

Event recap [Panel discussion] How to incorporate patient-oriented design in your healthcare products This discussion is for all digital health innovators and builders, focused on how to move product ambitions from concept into implemented & adopted reality.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 8, 2023

This set of interviews with leaders at KeyBank, Clarify Health, Esri, and Xealth focused on managing patient payments, using data to improve price transparency, using GIS technology to improve EMS response, and more effectively managing third-party vendors. Read more… Using Technology to Address Medication Access.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

In one study of studies , the authors concluded that while it seems apparent that it can be helpful, specific technologies were not studied separately. Five technology offerings to mitigate social isolation of older adults. Five technology offerings to mitigate social isolation of older adults. Learn more at Care.coach.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Telehealth has made a huge difference in delivering appropriate care to patients since the beginning of the pandemic. Patients usually had to travel to their doctor's office, and offices had to own and maintain video and audio technology. Team-based care means that patients are at the center of care delivery.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

Self-care is the new health care as patients, now consumers at greater financial risk for medical spending, are learning. At #CES2019, I’m on the lookout for digital technologies that can help people adopt and sustain healthy behaviors that can help consumers save money on medical care and enhance quality of life-years.

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Mend

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Learning how to optimize patient attendance can help you with revenue, retention, and staff workflow. You’ve scheduled the patients — now it’s time to make sure they actually show up! In this article, we’ll explore some of the best ways to optimize patient attendance. What Factors Affect Patient Attendance?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2021

Sameer Badlani, chief digital officer and executive vice president for technology services at M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Randy Gaboriault, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, Delaware. And what happened? This was an obvious pivot point."

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

The ATA Annual Conference offers disruptive, equitable, and sustainable digital health innovation conversations, often inspiring new ways to imagine how traditional healthcare is delivered and how patients and providers engage. Get the most up to date info about telehealth reimbursement and digital health care policy.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Specific healthcare applications: Several potential applications for Glass in healthcare exist, such as: Remote patient monitoring: Doctors could use Glass to access patient data and vitals in real-time, even during remote consultations. is already available on smartphones today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2021

They are: Andrew Buscemi, director of information technology at Holyoke Health Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts. ( @HolyokeHealth ). The building blocks assume that patients and providers are on-site, together, at the same time. "First, listen to patients. "First, listen to patients," she said.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

For something as important and as sensitive as healthcare, there are plenty of rules and regulations in place to protect both patients and organizations. To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

Glenn Hilburn, RN, vice president for information technology at Grady Health System, based in Atlanta. ( @GradyHealth ). Zachary Hughes, vice president of innovation and technology at Aspire Health Partners, a behavioral healthcare provider based in Orlando, Florida. ( @ZacharyHughes ). '" Patients have gotten on board.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Hims & Hers has grown rapidly across both of its lines – for men and for women – supporting care for many conditions that patients often feel uncomfortable talking about, including sexual health, mental health, contraception and hair loss. One of the big keys to the company's success has been telehealth.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 25, 2023

The following is a guest article by Adonay Cervantes , Global Field CTO at CloudBlue Healthcare workers need to respond quickly to patient needs and having information at their fingertips is key. Edge computing can provide speed, scale, and reliable performance, which can help an overburdened global healthcare industry do more with less.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 11, 2024

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has emerged as a vital component of modern healthcare delivery, offering a means to monitor patients’ health remotely and proactively intervene when necessary. This article provides an in-depth exploration of CMS’s involvement in RPM, its significance, challenges, and future prospects.

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Mend

MARCH 3, 2022

When considering the future of telehealth, it helps to look backward. Virtual doctor appointments will continue to be a major player in the healthcare industry, as 79% of patients were very satisfied with the care they received during their last visit. 73% of patients will keep using telehealth services in the future. •

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

And one area of telehealth that has seen particularly big gains in the past two years is remote patient monitoring. RPM benefits healthcare during the pandemic by helping with hospitals already packed to the gills, enabling patients to be monitored and treated at home. How can RPM help? Patients need more care, not less.

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Xealth

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Brad Crotty, MD, Chief Digital Engagement Officer, The Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Health System. Brian Wayling, Executive Director, Technology & Development, Intermountain Healthcare. Ommen, Medical Director, Consumer Products & Platform Strategy, Center for Digital Health, Mayo Clinic.

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AMD Telemedicine

MARCH 27, 2023

As patient retention is a measurement of your ability to keep patients loyal to your healthcare organization, it is important for the bottom line of your practice as well as the longevity and reputation of your service. If you’re struggling to understand how to increase patient retention, here is everything you need to know.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

Some of them center on the importance of data and analytics, the need for more patient engagement, the requirements of keeping telehealth up to par, and the need to focus technologies on enabling enterprise-wide strategic plans. We spoke with: Clark Averill, director of information technology at St.

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Mend

APRIL 20, 2022

But in today’s telehealth market, it’s crucial to also focus on how to improve patient satisfaction. Virtual medical and mental health professionals are prioritizing patient satisfaction with Telemedicine more than ever before. A high satisfaction rating can drive more patients to your practice. Privacy concerns.

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 26, 2019

From a love for technology to having good webside manner, there are a few characteristics the best telemedicine providers share. Consider these seven traits for effectively communicating with patients via telemedicine and performing at your best. Technology changes at a rapid pace, and you have to adjust along with it.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 17, 2023

In some cases, cyber attacks can cause medical devices to malfunction, which can lead to patient harm. In other cases, cyber attacks can be used to steal patient data, which can be used for identity theft or other crimes. This includes using strong security protocols and implementing security measures to protect patient data.

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Digital Health Today

MAY 12, 2020

This year, WHO decided to focus the celebration around 3 main themes: compassion, expertise, and trust. Nurses are often the first point of care, the ones present at the front line with the patients and connecting the dots with physicians and healthcare specialists. Molly McCarthy: Nurses in digital health.

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