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Providing After-Hours Healthcare with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

A 2016 Commonwealth Fund study found that 51 percent of U.S. adults struggled to get health care at nights and on weekends without visiting the emergency room. Telemedicine After Hours. Telemedicine can solve these challenges when providers make one change: offering after-hours care. Preventing Hospitalizations.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

We know that rural and underserved communities can benefit from strong virtual care programs, but those same communities may have digital connectivity barriers and social determinants of health (SDOH) that stop patients from accessing telemedicine. Like many patients in her situation, she is covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

American Well is integrated with Apple Health to allow telehealth physicians to immediately access and track a patient’s health information with just one click. This integration is key for chronic patients and population health management. American Well earned ATA’s first accreditation for online patient consultations.

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

American Well is integrated with Apple Health to allow telehealth physicians to immediately access and track a patient’s health information with just one click. This integration is key for chronic patients and population health management. American Well earned ATA’s first accreditation for online patient consultations.

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How The Rapid Shift To Telehealth Leaves Many Community Health Centers Behind During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Henry Kotula

Preparedness Of Community Health Centers For Telehealth. Despite the changes, many health centers may not be ready to implement high-quality telehealth. A study using 2016 data showed that only 38 percent of CHCs used any telehealth. At least 22 states have explicitly implemented telehealth parity for Medicaid.

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Healthcare has never experienced anything like Amazon’s combination of logistics, voice AI expertise and data analytics. The impact could be huge.

Lloyd Price

“The health care problem is the No. Bezos posed an idea for a cure in 2016, saying that health care would be “one of those industries that is elevated and made better by machine learning and artificial intelligence.” Amazon’s healthcare dabbling stretches back to at least 2016.

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