Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 18, 2022
"We already had developed a virtual personal protective equipment model in our special pathogen unit of our Medical ICU, or iSOCOMS," said Dr. Karen Rheuban, cofounder and director of the Center for Telehealth and medical director of telemedicine at the University of Virginia Health System. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 1, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission announced this week that it would be allocating more money to be disbursed to rural providers and help them establish the broadband connectivity necessary to implement telehealth and virtual care during the coronavirus crisis. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. WHY IT MATTERS.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 14, 2023
A new telehealth study by the University of Texas McCombs School of Business found that virtual care did not significantly lower costs, or reduce the number of future visits to emergency rooms or specialists for circulatory, respiratory and infectious diseases. "Before the pandemic, we averaged between 1,800 and 2,000 visits per week.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
million) more to independent non-profit Ovarian Cancer Australia to help maintain its provision of psychosocial telehealth services to ovarian cancer patients. Currently, over a quarter of women from rural communities have accessed its telehealth services. The Australian government has added A$2 million ($1.4 WHY IT MATTERS.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Walmart has continued to make moves into the healthcare industry with a multi-pronged approach to expansion. This summer, Insider reported that Walmart Health's primary care provider had filed to do business in 37 states – likely related to the company's telehealth aspirations. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 3, 2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and clinicians have pointed to behavioral health as a particularly effective use case for telehealth and virtual care. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. But what about after the public health emergency?
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Covenant Health began its journey with telehealth a decade prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and served as a pioneer in the region in virtual care. The health system's telehealth stroke program was begun in 2012, developing the region's first comprehensive stroke center. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.
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