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IT preparedness is key to managing outbreak of COVID-19, says CIO of SNUBH

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The system was fully integrated into BESTCare and monitors all inpatient test results and vital signs 24/7 since 2013. Telemonitoring System for Community Recovery Center through RRS, PHR and Electronic Survey System. SNUBH implemented the RRS as a remote electronic ICU to care for COVID-19 patient in the CRC.

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Gen Z and Millennials: What They Want from Healthcare

MeMD

A 2017 survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute/Greenwald & Associates showed that millennials rated virtual care as “extremely or very important” to their choice of medical provider. Blue Cross Blue Shield reported a whopping 47% increase in major-depression diagnoses among this group since 2013.

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Study Finds Telehealth Virtual Visits ‘Vastly Preferred to Office Visits by Patients’

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To that end, the outcomes of the survey were striking, revealing that telehealth virtual visits “were vastly preferred to office visits by patients for convenience and travel time.”. Among surveyed patients, the study found that: 79% found that scheduling follow-ups was easier using telehealth virtual video technology.

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About 69% of Doctors Accept Medicaid Patients

ACA Times

More than 95% of office-based physicians were accepting new patients in 2013, the latest for which data are available. The study noted that the Affordable Care Act calls for Medicaid payment rates for many primary care services to equal those paid by Medicare, but most states have not fully implemented the new payment rates.

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Bonus Features – August 7, 2022 – Patients like digital health but have security concerns, healthcare leaders optimistic “seamless” care is coming, and more

Healthcare IT Today

According to a survey of 500 senior leaders conducted by marketing agency Allison + Partners, healthcare is poised to connect fragmented organizations and provide a seamless patient experience within the next five years, achieving a state the firm described as “Health 4.0.”

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What is the clinical value of mHealth for patients?

mHealth Insight

Edward Fitzgerald (KPMG International), Thomas Holme (Department of trauma and orthopaedic surgery, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS) and Alison McGregor (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford). mHealth Insights. “In total, 2.5

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Primary Care In February, Apple launched a new subsidiary company tasked with providing healthcare clinics to Apple employees: AC Wellness. Between 2013 and 2017 Microsoft filed 73 patents related to healthcare, most of which focused on developing AI and patient monitoring capabilities.