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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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.

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Payviders and Their Growing Impact on Healthcare

BHM Healthcare Solutions

This can help reduce costs and im prove the overall patient experience. For example, if these organizations are incentivized to provide less care to patients in order to save money on insurance costs, this could compromise the quality of care that patients receive. However, there are also potential downsides to payviders.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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.

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Telehealth Awareness, Access and Adoption: Updates from J.D. Power, the ATA and FAIR Health

Health Populi

I’ll also weave in the latest insights from the ATA 2019 State of the States report updating legislative/regulatory telemedicine activity at the U.S. There’s a growing trend in direct-to-consumer telemedicine companies recently noted in JAMA in a viewpoint titled, “Prescriptions on Demand.” State level.

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Keynote Speakers at ATA 2013

Medicine and Technology

Don't miss ATA 2013 for the latest updates on telemedicine. Mercy, a 31 hospital healthcare system serving hundreds of communities in the Midwest, is transforming the patient experience through comprehensive telemedicine and HIT services. This year, the keynote speakers are: Lynn Britton, President & CEO, Mercy.

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3 Ways Consumers are Putting the Pressure on Health Plans

Healthcare IT Today

This is forcing traditional industry stakeholders to rethink the future of healthcare data privacy and transparency in data collection and sharing.