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Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

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Northwestern Ontario covers a geographical area the size of France, but is sparsely populated, having only around 230,000 residents. "We began implementing asynchronous video technology for surgery across the four hospitals of TBRHSC's Regional Surgical Services program," she continued.

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How to switch from phone to video telehealth on a limited budget

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The Institute for Family Health based in New Paltz, New York, is one of the largest federally qualified health center networks in New York State. Most payers reimburse significantly less for a phone visit than a video visit." " Elizabeth Lever, Institute for Family Health. THE PROBLEM. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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How RPM Is Enabling New Solutions in Population Health Management for Diabetes

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The nation’s aging population, coupled with existing risk factors (tobacco use, poor nutrition, lack of physical activity) and medical advances that extend longevity (if not also improve overall health), have led to the conclusion that these problems are only going to magnify if not effectively addressed now.”.

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Discern Health Ties Interventions to Patient Improvements

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Paulo Pinho, MD, Chief Medical and Strategy Officer at Discern Health , highlighted to us that analytics have to be explainable to be trusted. Ben Hsieh, Vice President of Product, says that Discern Health works with payers, providers, and Health Information Exchanges (HIE). Contact us here or on Twitter at @hcitoday.

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Montana has unique challenges in providing healthcare to its widely dispersed population of just over 1 million people. Out of 56 counties in Montana, 55 are designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), limiting access to both urgent and routine medical visits. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL.

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GTCR to Acquire Cloudbreak Health

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Headquartered in Columbus, OH , Cloudbreak is a leading video-focused language interpretation service provider that helps patients with limited English proficiency communicate with caregivers in healthcare settings. patient population. Monroe and Barings are providing debt financing support for the transaction.

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Are Hospitals the Next Blockbuster Video? 10 Digital Health Strategy Must-Haves

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The innovator’s dilemma: Can health systems afford a digital health future? When it comes to digital health strategies, few large health systems are implementing them effectively and at scale. Inaction amongst health systems . An ideal digital health strategy for large health systems .