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Telehealth's uncertain future raises alarm bells for cancer patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The relaxation of telehealth regulations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a wave of interest and support, with patients noting the convenience, discretion and safety of virtual care as major selling points. By April or so, 60% said they'd used telehealth, compared with 10% before COVID-19.

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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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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Timely availability of clinical information during health care transitions, in a setting with robust telemedicine access, can shift the method of care delivery without adversely affecting patient health outcomes," wrote the researchers. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Why You Need to Switch to HIPAA Compliant Telehealth, NOW

Mend

Disclosing protected health information (PHI) can cause serious harm to a patient’s safety, personal life, and state of mind. That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. Studies show that health data breaches have affected over 250 million Americans since 2010.

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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. Telehealth can route some patients to a radiologist, laboratory or primary care, which helps patients with true medical emergencies receive faster care. The post 12 Ways Telehealth is Saving Small Hospitals appeared first on GlobalMed.

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A Glimpse Into the Future of Digital Health Care – What’s Missing

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Digital health companies have received over $100 billion in venture funding since 2010. The AMA recommends that policymakers develop and enforce health information-sharing rules. . Stakeholders should share information and build on each other’s successes to quickly scale digital healthcare models that work.

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Open Source Software in HealthTech: Hype today or Hope for the future?

Lloyd Price

One of the early pioneers of open source software in healthtech was the World Health Organization (WHO). In 1996, the WHO released the first version of the DHIS (District Health Information System) software, which is an open source platform for collecting and managing health data. 2010: The CareDash platform is launched.