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Solving the Disconnections in Connected Care

GlobalMed

A patient has presented to the emergency department with a ruptured ovarian cyst; before you operate, you use the surgical suite’s telemedicine platform to consult with the patient’s gynecologist, who provides valuable history. Telemedicine is on the rise. Imagine that you’re a surgeon in a large hospital network. Detached and Divided.

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Mississippi Telehealth Network Could Be FCC’s Model for RPM Expansion

care innovations

Back in 2014 , the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) collaborated with a network of local and national health technology leaders to build the Mississippi Diabetes Telehealth Network, an effort to extend quality care into rural and underserved regions with high rates of chronic illness. Wicker in their op-ed.

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Three telehealth success stories

American Well

days in 2014. [1] Through this program, they offer: A direct-to-consumer platform, Beacon Connected Care, for urgent care, nutrition and behavioral health services. Intermountain Healthcare – reducing costs through virtual care. The average wait time for patients to see a provider is 24 days, up from 18.5

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Three telehealth success stories

American Well

days in 2014. [1] Through this program, they offer: A direct-to-consumer platform, Beacon Connected Care, for urgent care, nutrition and behavioral health services. Intermountain Healthcare – reducing costs through virtual care. The average wait time for patients to see a provider is 24 days, up from 18.5

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Intuitive software tools can help to connect care teams and patients. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Patient and Clinician Experiences with Telehealth for Patient Follow-up Care, Am J Manag Care. A telephone survey of patient satisfaction with realtime telemedicine in a rural community in Colombia.

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New Illinois Law Highlights Efforts to Expand Rural Telehealth Access

care innovations

Access to telehealth services is expanding throughout the United States, and especially in rural communities , where lawmakers increasingly see technologies like virtual visits and remote patient management (RPM) as a means to extend care to those who live in areas too remote to effectively access high-quality care in person.