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Telehealth may help reduce medicine's carbon footprint

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A large-scale study recently published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health found that an increase in telehealth use in the Pacific Northwest corresponded to a dramatic decrease in transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. As the study notes, the healthcare sector is a "significant source" of greenhouse gas emissions.

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AHRQ program seeks provider organizations to help improve hybrid telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The program aims to improve the cancer diagnostic process in telemedicine-enabled primary care settings by strengthening safety culture and helping practices to close the loop on care transitions and other vulnerable processes along the cancer diagnostic pathway. Dr. Hardeep Singh is principal investigator.

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New AMA blueprint seeks to tap the full potential of digital health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than $100 billion of venture funding has been invested in digital health companies since 2010, but that investment has not addressed healthcare's greatest needs, according to the AMA report. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. THE LARGER TREND.

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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. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Mergers & Acquisitions Network Infrastructure Telehealth Health system CIOs are reducing their tech footprint and consolidating their IT systems for agility and efficiency. For digital health startups to succeed in this space, they must get three factors right: cost, scale and quality.

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The Big Consult: Major Criteria for Adopting a Digital App or Service

Healthcare IT Today

The opposite can happen too easily, as the industry saw after the adoption of electronic health records in the 2010 decade. How well does the technology integrate into a surgical practice compared to a primary care setting?” The next article looks at some more criteria, less often considered, for adopting a technology.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Atlantic Health System, which employs over 16,000 team members across northern New Jersey, was included in Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For from 2010-17. The health system has 33,000 team members and more than 6,500 physicians committed to superior healthcare delivery. Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City).