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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Telehealth is on the rise in ACOs.

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Telehealth is on the rise in ACOs.

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Is Virtual Reality Mental Health Part of Your Practice-Building Plan Yet?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Immersive 360-degree videos represent a recent development in virtual reality mental health, whereby users can utilize digitally simulated realities similar to the real world (Slater & Sanchez, 2016 ). They can be used in-office or with a few adaptations, telehealth interventions. What is Telehealth? Register.

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Six Questions Employers Have About Telehealth

American Well

While we can’t help with all new benefits, we’ve got you covered when it comes to telehealth. Here are the answers to six questions your client has about telehealth: Question #1: Is telehealth just phone calls with doctors? Make sure you take these guidelines into account when you select a telehealth vendor.

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

In Declining Use of Primary Care Among Commercially Insured Adults in the United States, 2008-2016 , the researchers analyzed data from a national sample of adult health plan members between 18 and 64 years of age and saw that visits to PCPS fell by 24.2%, from 169.5 visits per 100 member-years.

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Six Questions Employers Have About Telehealth

American Well

While we can’t help with all new benefits, we’ve got you covered when it comes to telehealth. Here are the answers to six questions your client has about telehealth: Question #1: Is telehealth just phone calls with doctors? Make sure you take these guidelines into account when you select a telehealth vendor.

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Telehealth helps Mayo Clinic neonatologists better treat newborns in emergencies

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For example, when using a consumer-grade wireless tablet with HIPAA-compliant video conferencing software, neonatologists were able to connect on the first attempt during only 70% of consults. Further, 15% of consults were interrupted by an unintended disconnection. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.