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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies. They found that physician time spent working in the EHR during patient scheduled hours increased from 4.53

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Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us

Health Populi

This year’s study was designed to compare current clinicians’ perspectives with those garnered in the 2016 and 2019 studies. 93% of physicians see advantages in digital health tools for patient care, split by 44% seeing “definite advantages” and 49% seeing “some advantage.”

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What is the Future of Virtual Wards?

Lloyd Price

Staff training and support: Healthcare providers who work in virtual wards may require additional training and support to adapt to remote care models. Clinical complexity: Not all patients are suitable for virtual ward care, particularly those with complex medical needs or who require hands-on interventions.

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

Lloyd Price

Staff training and support: Healthcare providers who work in virtual wards may require additional training and support to adapt to remote care models. Clinical complexity: Not all patients are suitable for virtual ward care, particularly those with complex medical needs or who require hands-on interventions.

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Telehealth and RPM on the Montana frontier

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This shift in policy enabled One Health to pursue a sustainable telehealth model that provided much-needed access to the patient populations who regularly encounter barriers to accessing care. "In 2019, One Health met representatives from vendor TytoCare at the ATA conference and was impressed by their solution," Compton recalled.

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9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry

Enzyme Health

Blog Login Sign Up 9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry Enzyme Health Team March 27, 2019 In an industry that can feel isolating, it’s important to keep connected. Telehealth topics include telemedicine, remote care, connected health, mHealth, health technology, healthcare innovation, and more.

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79 Percent of Doctors Are Burned Out. Can Virtual Care Delivery Help?

GlobalMed

Because providers don’t need to be in the office to provide remote care, they can work from home and offer flexible appointment hours that foster work-life balance. Telemedicine can’t solve every stressor in every healthcare environment; clinical, IT, EHR and other leaders must do their part in lightening provider workloads.