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Telehealth has grown by leaps at doc practices, with wide variance in usage patterns

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

in September 2018. What might be surprising, however, is a relatively wide variance in which practice types are most enthusiastic about virtual care – as well as what they're using it for and what technologies they're using. as well as some who relied much more heavily on remote care," said AMA researchers.

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

Health Populi

I’d called WiFi a social determinant of health in a Huffington Post column I wrote back in 2016 , recognizing the emerging virtual health opportunity and potential for furthering the digital divide without bolstering broadband “everywhere.” ” Assuring health equity in a post-pandemic world.

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The Two Canoes: Fee-for-Service Reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring

care innovations

Add to this the idea that it’s not right to give different people different care based on their insurer. And — even if it isn’t about making money — they have to choose where to invest to ensure they keep the doors open, or they don’t care for ANYONE. How Remote Care Reimbursement Is Helping to Bridge the Gap.