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Can Telemedicine Increase Health Equity? A Conversation with Antoinette Thomas, Dave Ryan, and Me with the ATA

Health Populi

“Yes,” we concurred on our session convened by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) EDGE session today. Antoinette posed three questions for all of us to brainstorm, addressing various aspects of health equity. Understanding the health inequities borne by “telemedicine.

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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

Congress can’t agree on much before the 2024 summer recess, there’s one bipartisan stroke of political pens in Washington, DC, that could provide some satisfaction for both patients and doctors: bring telehealth back to patients and providers permanently. S 2016) and second, re-introduce and sign the Telehealth Modernization Act.

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VA working with Apple to broaden telehealth access for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The new iPad initiative has its roots in the VA's Connected Tablet program , which launched in 2016 and, research shows, has created a more satisfying patient experience and made veterans less likely to miss appointments. " THE LARGER TREND. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Fresenius Connected Health: Improving Patient Care Through New Technology

Lloyd Price

The new cycler with Connected Health technology delivers a well-balanced, improved feature-set to enhance the peritoneal dialysis patient experience. 11) Telemedicine solutions, such as Temple University’s COPD Co-Pilot, measures COPD disease status based on patient-reported symptoms and digitally measured pulmonary functions.

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A Smarter Home for Healthy Living at CES 2019….and a nod to Microsoft

Health Populi

Congressman and House of Representatives Majority Leader ( with whom I collaborated at CES in 2016 ); Morad Fareed, (another CES collaborator of mine on that Wizards of Maternal Health panel )’ and David Pogue, who leads Corporate Responsibility at CBRE Group, among many other experts.

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What an eventual end to the PHE would mean for telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the legislation every 90 days. Despite economic concerns, ending the legal waivers afforded under the PHE could ricochet, hammering against gains made in increased patient access. What's at stake.