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Telemedicine - Where Both Sides Agree

LinkousThink

In an era of partisan wrangling over healthcare reform there is one topic which enjoys widespread support across the spectrum of politics: telemedicine. The meeting will occur during the 2010 Summit of the American Telemedicine Association in Baltimore Maryland. Such change is coming fast.

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12 Ways Telehealth is Saving Small Hospitals

GlobalMed

As community hubs of healthcare, they are tasked with delivering expert medical care across emergency departments, outpatient practices, surgical suites, labs, radiology departments, intensive care units and more. Meet accountable care and risk contracts. Telemedicine Advantages. One solution: virtual care.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

This is particularly true for health systems that have become Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) or that are in the process of becoming an ACO. For these institutions, the mandates to improve patient care and reduce medical costs go hand in hand. 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

This is particularly true for health systems that have become Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) or that are in the process of becoming an ACO. For these institutions, the mandates to improve patient care and reduce medical costs go hand in hand. The program has estimated a total cost savings of more than $10 million. [In

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Seven Market Trends

LinkousThink

The telemedicine market is expansive, multifaceted and growing. Shifting away from reimbursement and from CMS decision-making It’s been the Holy Grail for telemedicine in America. One quarter of all Americans, 73 million patients, are now covered under a managed care health insurance program. I was premature.

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