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Asynchronous video telemedicine helps TB patients, saves costs in Guam

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Guam has an extremely high rate of TB: In 2017, the case rate of TB in Guam was 50.2 To help overcome the challenges it faced with directly observed therapy, the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services turned to a healthcare technology from emocha Mobile Health. THE PROBLEM. per 100,000 residents.

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Wearable, Shareable, Virtual: The Demands of the Digital Health Consumer in 2018

Health Populi

As I wrote here in April 2017, telehealth and virtual healthcare are mainstreaming. This week at the 2018 annual HIMSS conference, telehealth is playing a mainstream role in discussions about right-sizing and right-placing healthcare. Three in four consumers in America say technology is important to managing their health.

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Physician venture investor talks telehealth, digital therapeutics, Medicaid tech

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

GSR Ventures, a $3 billion assets under management venture firm investing in early-stage digital health companies, is an unusual venture firm: The partners all are former practicing physicians and former successful healthcare technology entrepreneurs themselves. billion that year to $5.1 billion in 2021, according to Rock Health.

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What is the Future of Virtual Wards?

Lloyd Price

For example, a 2017 study found that a virtual ward program in the UK reduced hospital admissions by 45% among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Unintended consequences: Like any healthcare intervention, virtual wards may have unintended consequences.

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What is the Future of Virtual Wards for patients, providers and payers?

Lloyd Price

This is done through the use of remote monitoring technology, such as wearable devices, video consultations, and telemedicine. As the technology continues to improve and the benefits of virtual wards become more widely known, virtual wards are expected to play an increasingly important role in the healthcare system.

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Telehealth Research Used to Support New Policy Initiatives for Expansion

care innovations

In Fierce Healthcare’s report of the first telehealth study , which author Matt Kuhrt describes as a letter published in the latest Journal of the American Medical Association , researchers found a “ notable uptick in the use of telemedicine among primary care physicians between 2015 and 2017.”. More convenience for patients.

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NeuroFlow Closes $25M Growth Investment

Healthcare IT Today

“Since we were founded in 2017 the world has changed so much. Fueled by a leading investment team and a network of Senior Operating Advisors with deep operating and investing experience, SEMCAP Health makes growth equity investments in next generation healthcare technology and tech-enabled services businesses.