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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that provider use of a shared inpatient-outpatient electronic health record was associated with a shift toward follow-up delivered through a combination of telemedicine and outpatient laboratory tests, with no differences in 30-day emergency department visits.

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Controlling Prison Healthcare Costs with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

When you think of a typical telemedicine visit, you might picture a patient in a rural town communicating with a big-city specialist, or a primary care provider triaging with an emergency room department. But there’s another, less visible realm where telemedicine has transformed costing savings and patient outcomes: correctional facilities.

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NewYork-Presbyterian launches Hauser Institute for Health Innovation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Hausers have given more than $50 million to NewYork-Presbyterian in support of the hospital’s innovation programs in health information technology and telemedicine since 2011. Hauser and Gustave M. WHY IT MATTERS. Corwin, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian, in a statement. ” THE LARGER TREND.

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Considering Technology Adoption -- AARP’s 2008 Healthy@Home

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The older they were, the less likely to search for health information online or to trust online sources. By the time of the 2011 report Healthy@Home 2.0 , it was apparent that the in-home PC market was saturated. What’s changed in adoption by 2018? By then, 71% of the 65+ were using PCs to communicate with family and friends.

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Shaping the future of health technologies

Digital Leaders HealthTech

I’m a health systems guy and these lists are about health technologies that have moved health systems forward, rather than deep or niche technologies. When I left medical school in 2011, the best tech was highly concentrated in the hospital. Mobile health. Telemedicine . We still do. Web-based healthcare .

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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Lloyd Price

Patrick Ndimubanzi, Honorable Minister of State, Public Health and Primary Health Care, Rwanda Digital Health Innovation in Rwanda Let's explore 5 examples of Digital Health innovation in Rwanda ranging from artificial intelligence and machine learning to blood delivery by drones and telemedicine.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Ashish previously served as CTO at Medicity, the market leader for vendor-neutral Health Information Exchange solutions (acquired by Aetna in 2011). Today, Dina works with many leading health plans and health systems to extend their reach into the home to help people live their very best lives.

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