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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Under her leadership, Hims & Hers was able to stand up multiple services during the pandemic, as well. What was the strategy behind incorporating full-blown telemedicine into your business? Telemedicine has always been at the core of Hims & Hers' business. The 2008 economic crisis spurred the sharing economy.

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Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

Health Populi

Dr. Fendrick was part of a team that wrote one of the first research articles on the effects of increasing patient cost sharing on health disparities — published in 2008 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. .” Out of the mouths of Mom’s, right?!

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Tom Bres, VP/CIO, Sparrow Health System, Chapter 3

Health System CIO

He also discusses how the organization is leveraging mobile apps to increase patient engagement, Sparrow’s partnership with the Mayo Clinic, and his thoughts on talent management and leadership. Leadership means listening. A lot of it comes down to people leadership. Stepping into an Epic decision.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

A report by the Commonwealth Fund found that Partners HealthCare’s Connected Cardiac Care Program has seen a 50% reduction in heart failure-related readmission rates for enrolled patients since its remote monitoring and telemedicine pilot launched in 2006. The program has estimated a total cost savings of more than $10 million. [In

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

A report by the Commonwealth Fund found that Partners HealthCare’s Connected Cardiac Care Program has seen a 50% reduction in heart failure-related readmission rates for enrolled patients since its remote monitoring and telemedicine pilot launched in 2006. The program has estimated a total cost savings of more than $10 million. [In

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Weekender 9/28/18

HIStalk Weekender

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center leadership defends itself to its employees following reports that it gave for-profit AI startup Paige.AI Ochsner Health System (LA) and LSU Health Shreveport will invest in EHR, digital health, and telemedicine enhancements as part of a new joint operations agreement. Best Reader Comments.

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