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Regulators Need to Pay More Attention to Long-term and Nursing Care

Healthcare IT Today

But these facilities are afterthoughts in our health care system, and were excluded in particular from the huge digitization of health care triggered in the United States by the 2009 HITECH act and 2010 Affordable Care Act. Learn more about PointClickCare: [link]. Tell us what you think.

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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In Singapore's public health facilities, for example, about 15% or over 16,000 medical devices have Internet connectivity. The four-year grant will support research which is believed to have applications in a broad range of medical devices, including continuous glucose monitors, smart electronic skin patches, and activity monitors.

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2015 Trends for Rural Hospitals and Rural Healthcare

BHM Healthcare Solutions

According to the NC Rural Health Research Program there have been 56 rural hospital closures since 2010. The reasons behind the closures may vary but the message rings true, rural hospitals are struggling and something needs to be done. Telehealth opens a new channel of communication for rural hospitals.

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Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Set to Take Off

Healthcare IT Today

According to Dr. Colin Banas, chief medical officer at DrFirst , they initiated EPCS in 2010, partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Health. The DEA has allowed EPCS during a telehelath visit since the beginning of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Another bill, the EPCS 2.0

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

BMC Public Health. Telehealth mental health services during COVID-19: summary of evidence and clinical practice. Telehealth for global emergencies: Implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Monagesh et al. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Telehealth Implementation Playbook.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Atlantic Health System (Morristown, N.J.). 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. Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis). Cerner (Kansas City, Mo.). Stoltenberg Consulting (Bethel Park, Pa.).

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Rural hospitals need more than telehealth to survive the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since January 2010, 126 rural hospitals have shut down, with nearly 600 more on the brink of closing. This directly affects the provision of services to a population that tends to be older, sicker, and less insured than the general public. '" Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.