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Epic, Zoom and mobile app help at-risk clinic volunteers deliver care from home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Bend clinic installed an electronic health record in 2004 and has a long history of adopting health IT. The clinic was notified about a year and a half ago that its current EHR vendor was no longer going to support the application, and that its current hardware components were expiring. THE PROBLEM.

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Providence forges a new path with a virtual nursing unit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" PROPOSAL Since 2004, Providence has been using various telemedicine technologies and virtual care models, including Teladoc Health, to support safe, high-quality care across the organization. Paperless downtime documentation procedures were created to support the virtual nurses' EHR workflows.

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Elation Health Announces $50M Series D for Innovative Primary Care

Healthcare IT Today

Additionally, Elation has become the API-driven, EHR platform of choice for development teams at primary care organizations to accelerate innovative care models without creating technology systems from scratch. It is an independent, private, owner-managed partnership established in 2004 and headquartered in London, with a U.S.

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ESO Acquires Occam Technologies, Leading Provider of Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) Solution

Healthcare IT Today

Since its founding in 2004, the company continues to pioneer innovative, user-friendly software to meet the changing needs of today’s EMS agencies, fire departments, hospitals, and state EMS offices. ESO (ESO Solutions, Inc.) is dedicated to improving community health and safety through the power of data.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. EHRs were designed as documentation centers for billing and regulatory purposes.

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How Telehealth is Expanding OB/GYN Care in Rural Communities

GlobalMed

Between 2004 and 2014, 179 rural counties lost hospital-based obstetric services ; by 2014, more than half of all rural counties lacked a hospital offering maternity care. But today’s telehealth capabilities include specialty software and devices such as ultrasound probes and HD cameras, as well as the ability to share data with EHR systems.

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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2004, Avel evolved to begin providing 24/7 on-demand services. Cloud-based information storage, including the ability for later offloading to EHRs, HIEs and other systems. Avel conducts specialty consults out of its Sioux Falls hub, primarily servicing rural healthcare facilities. HIPAA Compliant. Survey and consent tools.

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