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Why telehealth is so critical for marginalized patient populations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With so many of the nation's underserved patients using telehealth services, practitioners and medical organizations must work to understand what these patients need in order to improve the quality of care. In some areas of the country, hospitals and clinics are closing, and people travel long distances to get in-person care.

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Tablet-based RPM keeps TRU Community Care patients and caregivers happy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

TRU Community Care, based in Lafayette, Colorado, had a vision for incorporating a telehealth/remote patient monitoring program: to meet the needs of patients in the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "Seriously Ill Population" (SIP) program. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL.

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SCAN Group Makes Strategic Investment in Dina

Healthcare IT Today

We are honored to be the technology partner for such a well-respected and innovative organization, and we’re pleased to support SCAN’s progressive approach to delivering proactive care for aging seniors in the comfort of their homes,” said Dina CEO, Ashish V. “We

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M Health Fairview goes all in on telehealth with $600K in FCC funds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Prior to having telemedicine technology in place, M Health Fairview was only able to provide specialty care and other services like hospice or diabetes education to patients throughout its 10 hospitals if it had someone who could "round" (come in person to see a patient) at that hospital. Working in quarantine.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Telehealth Epilepsy Care Collaborative, or TECC, at Boston Medical Center was developed out of the charge led by the federal government’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau to improve access to high-quality care for children and youth with epilepsy, especially those facing health disparities or living in rural regions.

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It’s Time to Acknowledge the Invisible Caregivers Among Us

Society for Participatory Medicine

But I could see the writing on the wall—If they didn’t get professional help, they would fall apart. I finally convinced her to go to the ER, clarifying that asking for help wasn’t a sign of weakness but a sign of strength. I became aware of this issue only after making a film about a friend who went home on hospice to die.

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How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In rural areas where RPM services are currently being used, the patients are typically those who are older in age, managing chronic conditions, or recovering from a surgery or procedure. They typically need to pay closer attention to their health and benefit from monitoring, support and easy access to care.

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