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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

Technical literacy, such as knowing how to use devices and interact with electronic health record (EHR) portals and video interfaces. These three components are known as digital health readiness – and when it comes to underserved patients, much of their readiness is limited by social determinants of health.

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Telehealth and RPM on the Montana frontier

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One Health, based in Hardin, Montana, is a family of Federally Qualified Health Centers that provides integrated primary care to rural and frontier communities in Montana and Wyoming. All but one of One Health's clinic locations serve communities that meet the frontier definition. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL.

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Hospitals are signing on to use Alexa-type devices to access patient data

Lloyd Price

Other hospitals using voice-activated devices include Commonwealth Care Alliance in Massachusetts, which is in the midst of a 50-person pilot program using the devices for home-bound patients. Boston-based Commonwealth Care operates four primary care centers and administers two health plans.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

TETHERED PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS VERSUS PATIENT PORTALS A tethered PHR, as defined by the ONC, is an online interface tied to an EHR with which patients may view and sometimes interact with their health data. The patient accesses the information through a secure portal,” ONC says.

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Telemedicine Today: November 2016

American Well

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today! A Bright Future for EHRs and Telehealth. A Bright Future for EHRs and Telehealth. As more health systems embrace telemedicine, it is increasingly important for virtual care services to be deeply integrated into EHRs. Subscribe to Updates.