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Telehealth may help reduce medicine's carbon footprint

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A large-scale study recently published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health found that an increase in telehealth use in the Pacific Northwest corresponded to a dramatic decrease in transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. As the study notes, the healthcare sector is a "significant source" of greenhouse gas emissions.

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How one health system harnessed AI, telehealth to combat coronavirus

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When the United States reported its first COVID-19 case in January 2020, the Medical University of South Carolina activated its telehealth response – months before swathes of other health systems rapidly pivoted to virtual care. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Universal Health Services hit with cyberattack; Anthem settles 2015 breach

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Maple Anticipated the Decline in Telehealth and Expects to Continue Growing

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Maple is a Canadian healthcare success story. Founded in 2015, the company has grown steadily and is now the country’s largest online network of doctors. Belchetz is optimistic about the future of telehealth, but expects there to be short-term pain. Who is benefitting most from telehealth and virtual care.

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UPMC-backed telehealth startup Abridge helps patients capture details of virtual visits

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UPMC has been working with Pittsburgh-based Abridge, a telehealth-focused startup that uses natural language processing to create after-visit summaries – enabling patients to revisit their physicians' instructions after remote consults. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Telehealth fraud: Tampa pharmacy owner faces 10 years for $931M conspiracy

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According to court documents, the defendants set up a telemedicine scheme in which one company, HealthRight, solicited insurance coverage information and prescriptions from consumers across the country from 2015 through 2018. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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More funds added for psychosocial telehealth to support ovarian cancer patients in Australia

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million) more to independent non-profit Ovarian Cancer Australia to help maintain its provision of psychosocial telehealth services to ovarian cancer patients. Currently, over a quarter of women from rural communities have accessed its telehealth services. The Australian government has added A$2 million ($1.4 WHY IT MATTERS.