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VA offers $1B telehealth contract opportunity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019, the agency delivered more than 2.6 Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Proposals are due on October 12. The maximum value, to be spread over four potential vendors, is $1.032 billion. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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AMA sees surge in health IT adoption, 'rise of the digital-native physician'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Physicians' use and appreciation of information technology and digital health tools has seen a big uptick over the past five years, according to a new survey from the American Medical Association. The new AMA Digital Health Research sees attitudes and expectations changing among the physicians it surveyed.

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Why healthcare leaders should embrace home-based technologies

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Home health technologies will have an increasingly larger role to play in healthcare delivery as the silver tsunami of the aging population strain the system. Home-based health technologies are any preventive care technology tool that elevates health.

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Five Of My Favorite Health IT Influencers Online

Healthcare IT Today

Recently, a research organization named GlobalData came out with its list of the top 10 HealthTech influencers for the fourth quarter of 2019. The research company says its platform, which tracks roughly 225 global health technology influencers, claims to offer the last word on who’s who among the world’s healthcare technology gurus.

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Value-based healthcare – what it means for Thailand

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine services will be offered by the initial 32 hospitals as soon as by the fourth quarter of 2019. Another key lesson for a successful switch to VBHC is to engage partners from across the whole health system. v) Health 2.0. The last lesson is to take a problem-driven approach. ii) Patient experience.

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Singapore's Ministry of Health expands virtual ward pilots

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For this new pilot, MIC @ Home will use a range of health technology solutions, including smart medical devices and apps for vital signs monitoring and teleconsultations. A follow-up for post-discharge care will be prepared for them by a care team.

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AI: Patients Included

Health Populi

adults’ levels of trust in health care services and suppliers, finding the greatest trust lies with a consumer’s local pharmacy (for 77% of consumers), followed by hospitals (for 73% of people) and in third rank, health technology (63%). Layered on top of this is health citizens’ eroding trust in other aspects of U.S.

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