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Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Without it, any initiative or leadership buy-in is at risk for failing because you haven’t taken the time to understand it," she explained. What is the landscape of your executive leaderships understanding of digital/telehealth equity? Do they have any? If not, why not? " she asked.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

GlobalMed

If you’re active in the telemedicine world (or just paying attention to it), then you know that virtual care’s benefits aren’t always matched by its adoption rates. The potential to transform healthcare globally is there – but somehow the actual telemedicine deployments aren’t always happening where they can do the most good.

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From Dr. Fauci to Peloton, Healthcare and Wellness Baked Into Ad Age’s Top 20 Brands for 2020

Health Populi

Advertising Age announced their list of the top 20 brands in 2020 this week. Here’s their snipped about Dr. Fauci: “In a year defined by sickness and death, Americans looked for leadership in a crisis and found it lacking. COVID-19 accelerated trends already in place by early 2020. In the U.S., voters in America.

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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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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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A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscape

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" As I reflect upon the year 2020, it is unequivocally highlighted and underscored as the most significant year in my lifetime thus far regarding the healthcare industry's response to the desperation generated by the coronavirus. It's the secret sauce. Mike Restuccia is chief information officer of Penn Medicine.

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Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MEETING THE CHALLENGE Ultimately, it was the behavioral health leadership team that helped the IT team make progress – taking the leadership role in the development and management of the partnership.