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Guest Blog: Growing Rural Health Access with Telehealth – by Ryan Kelly, Mississippi Telehealth Association

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

One of several possible measures includes the use of telehealth services. However, there may be an additional benefit to providing telehealth beyond just receiving a technology fee. Mississippi Telehealth Association. So, what can be done to help elevate these issues? Ryan Kelly. Executive Director. www.mstelehealth.org.

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Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative dissolves, saying 'work completed'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since its founding in 2005, MAeHC has worked to improve the safety, efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery in the state by guiding organizations in the implementation and meaningful use of health IT. WHY IT MATTERS. Boston HealthNet , which aims to increase patient utilization of home self-monitoring. ON THE RECORD.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. Out of all the reasons health systems are implementing telehealth, however, reducing medical costs is one of the largest driving factors. Telehealth could save as much as $6 billion annually in U.S. healthcare costs.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. Out of all the reasons health systems are implementing telehealth, however, reducing medical costs is one of the largest driving factors. Telehealth could save as much as $6 billion annually in U.S. healthcare costs.

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In Memoriam, Bob Waters

LinkousThink

Waters, JD, the founder of the Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law and a long-time leader in telemedicine. In 2005, he received the ATA’s Leadership Award for the Advancement of Telemedicine and he was among those named as an ATA Fellow in the inaugural class in 2009.

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Emerging with A Stronger Healthcare System Post-COVID: NAM’s Lessons Learned

Health Populi

” That was 2005. recognizing and re-committing energy and resources to social determinants of health and health justice. The resources needed must be considered in the light of the eventual costs of failing to invest in such an effort.