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Correctional Healthcare Is Changing and Here’s Why

GlobalMed

One 2013 emergency room incident turned violent when an inmate visiting the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary fought with his security guards. From 2010 to 2018, they saw a ten-fold increase in virtual primary care encounters and a 111% increase in telemedicine specialty encounters. Improved Care. Related Topics.

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Why You Need to Switch to HIPAA Compliant Telehealth, NOW

Mend

Congress amended HIPAA itself in 2013, expanding privacy and security rules to cover healthcare business associates. The 2013 amendment pertains to vendors whose software handles PHI, making these rules very relevant to telehealth. They must also scrutinize how their software tools keep PHI secure.

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Teladoc Livongo merger: what went wrong with the 'one-stop shop for virtual care' strategy?

Lloyd Price

History of Teladoc Teladoc Health is a multinational telemedicine and virtual healthcare company headquartered in the United States. In particular, Teladoc Health uses telephone and videoconferencing software as well as mobile apps to provide on-demand remote medical care. In 2013, Teladoc went public on the NYSE.

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Cincinnati Children's puts focus on patient experience with its telehealth program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2013, Cincinnati Children's Hospital wanted to establish a Center for Telehealth. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. "When the pandemic arrived, our ability to take the very best care of this population became a prominent need. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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Six Misperceptions about the Telemedicine Market

Medicine and Technology

Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association: Six Misperceptions about the Telemedicine Market Healthcare is a $2.5 And now the excitement is turning to telemedicine. Despite what you hear, Medicare reimbursement is not the Holy Grail for telemedicine. The following is by Jonathan D. So was the VCR. population.

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Progressive Therapeutics allays telehealth security concerns with EHR integration

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The software would be automatically updated via the cloud without needing somebody to come and install the new software on our servers," he continued. Click here to read a comprehensive report from Healthcare IT News on telemedicine vendors. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Both are highly secure."

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare providers are especially faced with new challenges: balancing best-practice patient care, reworking guidelines to protect and support their personnel, and much more. Intuitive software tools can help to connect care teams and patients. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.