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Think There Are Still Problems with Telemedicine?

American Well

Back in 2008 when American Well was founded, there was some skepticism as to the impact telemedicine – and the newly minted “telehealth” – could realistically have on the industry, and the benefits for health systems and their physicians and patients. As of April 2015, 64% of Americans used a smartphone compared to just 35% in 2011.

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Wheel Acquires GoodRx Care Backend Technology to Strengthen its Virtual-First Care Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Wheel , the health technology company powering the future of care, today announced it will acquire GoodRx Care ‘s backend virtual care technology, including its clinician-centric EMR, powerful clinical management tools, and flexible patient experience software. GoodRx is America’s digital resource for healthcare.

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Think There Are Still Problems with Telemedicine?

American Well

Back in 2008 when American Well was founded, there was some skepticism as to the impact telemedicine – and the newly minted “telehealth” – could realistically have on the industry, and the benefits for health systems and their physicians and patients. As of April 2015, 64% of Americans used a smartphone compared to just 35% in 2011.

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Can Healthcare Optimize Its Human Resources and Redefine Care Delivery in the Process?

Healthcare IT Today

Look for technology that integrates into case management systems and EMRs for a seamless experience. Ashish previously served as CTO at Medicity, the market leader for vendor-neutral Health Information Exchange solutions (acquired by Aetna in 2011). Gain visibility into service delivery and satisfaction.

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Shaping the future of health technologies

Digital Leaders HealthTech

When I left medical school in 2011, the best tech was highly concentrated in the hospital. Whilst the earliest electronic medical records (EMRs) were created over 40 years ago, we’ve only seen the mass shift in health information go from analogue to digital in the past 10 years. Telemedicine . We still do.

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The Medico-legal Discussion of the Digital and AI Revolution in the Indian Healthcare Industry

New Age Healthcare

Some Digital healthcare initiatives which are noteworthy and are rapidly making inroads in our healthcare system are as follows: EMR Telemedicine Big Data Analytics Robot Assisted Surgery Self-Monitoring wearable Healthcare Devices e-Pharmacies m-Health e-Learning and training CDSS-Clinical decision support systems Wearable medical devices.