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AHRQ program seeks provider organizations to help improve hybrid telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and chief of health policy, quality and informatics program at the Houston VA Center for Innovation in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety. " Singh: We currently are recruiting primary care, OB/GYN, community-based health and urgent care clinics for the program.

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12 Ways Telehealth is Saving Small Hospitals

GlobalMed

According to a University of North Carolina study, 113 have shuttered since 2010. In addition to ending the employment of hundreds of local residents, from nurses to cafeteria staff, the closure will force patients to travel further for basic care. Support continuity of care. Reach more patients in the community.

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Controlling Prison Healthcare Costs with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

In 2001, a prisoner taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas took two nurses hostage and assaulted them. From 2010 to 2018, they saw a more than ten-fold increase in telemedicine primary care encounters and a 111% increase in telemedicine specialty encounters.

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How Bluetooth Medical Device at Home Can Help Military Veterans with Chronic Diseases

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Real-time physiological measurement capabilities and data processing provide patients with relevant information. Bluetooth medical devices monitored remotely could replace expensive home visits from community nursing staff for routine checking and evaluation because medical data could be sent via cellular network or through the internet.

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A Mid-Year Update on 2023 Healthcare Trends

Henry Kotula

They include a report that says the US could see a deficit of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses by 2025. million lower-wage healthcare workers, such as medical assistants, home health aides, and nursing assistants. Within the next five years, another report also projects a shortage of more than 3.2

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Weekender 4/19/19

HIStalk Weekender

Business Insider ponders why healthcare startups such as Oscar Health, Flatiron Health, and One Medical use similar fonts in their marketing materials. The first two companies use Tiempos (pictured above), created in 2010 for a Spanish newspaper to be easily readable on newsprint. Monday Morning Update 4/15/19. Get Involved.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

agency responsible for monitoring claims and the use of personal data out-of-health-context. Article #3 in my deep dive here extends the second analysis into digital health information, next focusing on Americans’ use of quality information on doctors.