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Telehealth may help reduce medicine's carbon footprint

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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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Telehealth's uncertain future raises alarm bells for cancer patients

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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. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Amazon taps former head of Prime to lead health efforts

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Sources familiar with the situation said that Lindsay took on a new role in November to lead Amazon's pharmacy, telehealth and diagnostics teams, but that he will continue to run global brand and fixed marketing. Before that, he served as chief marketing officer of Sprint prepaid brands from 2003 through 2010. Twitter: @kjercich.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

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There's the massive electronic health record modernization , of course, but also everything from a new National Artificial Intelligence Institute to an Apple Health Records rollout to a project focused on tablet-based telehealth. Indeed, telehealth continues to be a major priority for the VA. In FY19, VA provided more than 2.6

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

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But at the tail end of the 'teens, we see a flowering of innovation that could only have been dreamed of in 2010. by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. – Susan Morse, Senior Editor, Healthcare Finance News. Telehealth helps Mayo Clinic neonatologists better treat newborns in emergencies.

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

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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. " ON THE RECORD.

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AHRQ program seeks provider organizations to help improve hybrid telehealth

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Because the program currently is recruiting primary care practices, including OB/GYNs, and is slated to start in June, Healthcare IT News sat down with two of its investigators to get a deeper look. Follow Bill's HIT coverage on LinkedIn: Bill Siwicki Email the writer: bsiwicki@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.