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Franciscan Health expands its Epic-linked telemedicine offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Prior to 2020, Franciscan Health, a health system based in Mishawaka, Indiana, conducted few telemedicine visits throughout the organization. In February 2020, some specialties were in the process of requesting telehealth technologies, and a few of them, such as urgent care, already were in the stage of testing.

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Overcoming Four Key Health IT Challenges In Complying with New CMS Guidelines

Electronic Health Reporter

In 2020, we’ve seen the pandemic accelerate the need for greater healthcare interoperability and digital solutions. Notably, providers that have offered telemedicine, virtual visits and other […]. By Mifan Careem, vice president of solutions architecture, WSO2.

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Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"This session will explore ways in which Henry Ford Health and other health systems have addressed the gaps and helped overcome barriers," she added. Equity is important to health IT leaders at hospitals and health systems because telehealth is not going away, she said. Why should a health system care?

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American Telemedicine Association Leaps Into Privacy and AI Policies

Healthcare IT Today

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) recently released two sets of principles that highlights its concerns in two prominent computing issues: privacy and AI. Progress on telemedicine proceeded at a snails pace for most of this time. The ATA has addressed telemedicine on many levels and in many forums during its existence.

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Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Yet with that bullish supply side of digital health, there was a marked decline in peoples’ use of them in the past two years, found by Accenture in their latest health consumer survey, Digital is Transforming Health, So Why is Consumer Adoption Stalling? a senior managing director in Accenture’s global Health practice.

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At Children's Mercy, telemedicine boosts access to highly sought-after subspecialists

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The high demand for pediatric specialty providers and the constraints many families face regarding transportation, time off from work and school, and finances, made it obvious that traditional models of outreach healthcare were not sustainable," said Morgan Waller, director of telemedicine business and operations at Children's Mercy.

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Grady Health System gets through 2020 with Epic-linked telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Atlanta-based Grady Health System has historically offered some telemedicine services to the community. Grady Health decided on ExtendedCare and Vivify Health as the health IT vendors it required to continue delivering care in alignment with its quickly evolving needs. ” Big no-show rate reduction.