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How telemedicine can help close the maternal health gap

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In 2012, there were fewer than 1,400 maternal-fetal medicine specialists in the United States, and 98% resided in metropolitan areas. "The only way to improve access is to use telemedicine." "No time in my lifetime more than today do we have an opportunity to use telemedicine to close that gap," Sable said.

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At Children's Mercy, telemedicine boosts access to highly sought-after subspecialists

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"The high demand for pediatric specialty providers and the constraints many families face regarding transportation, time off from work and school, and finances, made it obvious that traditional models of outreach healthcare were not sustainable," said Morgan Waller, director of telemedicine business and operations at Children's Mercy.

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Covenant Health uses telemedicine to get specialists to rural areas – and much more

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Covenant Health, a health system based in Knoxville, Tennessee, had a problem with telemedicine – a lack of physician specialists needed in rural communities. The health system's telehealth stroke program was begun in 2012, developing the region's first comprehensive stroke center. THE PROBLEM. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

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The telemedicine program of the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System was established in 1995 to enhance timely patient access to healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "In 2019, UVA Health created a multi-stakeholder strategic plan for telemedicine."

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For value-based care, virtual options aren't always beneficial, study shows

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Based on a study of patient visits across all hospital-based outpatient clinics in Maryland from 2012 to 2021, telehealth visits did reduce the overall number of future outpatient visits within 30 days of a telehealth encounter by 14% and saved $239 in total outpatient costs per patient, the new study found. It’s more nuanced."

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Visibly Launches Real-Time Video Consultations Through Merger With EyecareLive

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. “With Visibly FDA-approved online vision tests and EyecareLive’s comprehensive telehealth platform which was developed by renowned doctors of Optometry in compliance with the American Optometric Association position statement regarding telemedicine, we are better equipped to achieve our mission.”

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Parkview Health gets 70% of patients onto Epic portal, home of its telehealth programs

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Parkview Health System, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has incorporated its telemedicine programs into a larger digital health strategy aimed at meeting patients wherever they have a need for care. " Parkview Health made strategic moves in 2012 to implement and integrate Epic as its EHR for all hospitals and providers.