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Upstate Medical University decreases no-shows by 59% with telehealth, which patients love

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, very few clinical areas at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, had established telemedicine programs, and there was little synergy among them and the organization’s Epic enterprise EHR. Documentation and billing still were to be completed within the EHR.” THE PROBLEM.

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IT execs talk new strategies for analytics, patient engagement, telehealth and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Some of them center on the importance of data and analytics, the need for more patient engagement, the requirements of keeping telehealth up to par, and the need to focus technologies on enabling enterprise-wide strategic plans. When telehealth is not up to par. "Our EHR platforms are utilitarian and are what they are.

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A deep dive into PrimaryOne Health's virtual care journey

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

However, once the pandemic started, the rules and demand for care changed in a way that let us quickly deploy telehealth services. "The regulations started to quickly change, and on March 20, 2020, Ohio released an emergency telehealth rule," McGlade recalled.

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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

ages 12 to 17 presented to the emergency department for suspected suicide attempts in the winter of 2021 — 39% greater than in the same period in 2019. In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology.

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Sparrow Health System uses pandemic lessons to expand its virtual care strategic plan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan, began developing a virtual care strategy in October 2019 – well before COVID-19 struck – with the hope of leveraging the technology as a tool to support patient care and the organizational strategy, rather than as a stand-alone strategy in and of itself. Telehealth plans quickly changed.

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The 2021 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

As COVID-19 vaccines continue to be rolled out and a post-pandemic world seems within reach, it is still important to reflect on the past year and how our clients exemplified telehealth excellence and led the way in providing and expanding access to quality care. M Health Fairview. MedStar Health. National Association of Letter Carriers.

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Workforce development: Your organization is only as strong as its people

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

by May 10, 2019. With some 95 percent of healthcare providers having deployed EHRs, the healthcare system is officially digital. by MobiHealthNews Staff April 08, 2019. by March 25, 2019. RSA 2019: Insider's look at the premier cybersecurity conference. by March 08, 2019. by March 21, 2019.

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