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How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

are facing an increasing healthcare crisis due to shortages in healthcare providers and facilities, especially as the nursing shortage continues throughout the country. While there is a need for remote patient monitoring in rural settings due to inadequate resources and limited access to medical facilities, actual utilization is low.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

19 Telehealth opportunities and remote care options can create a variety of these touchpoints in a personalized and case-specific way, ranging from an overview of patient consultations to implantable cardiac monitors. 20 Remote monitoring especially holds tremendous potential to profit from telehealth applications. Reay at al.

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The benefits and future of remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At the start of 2020, widespread adoption of remote patient monitoring was still in the distance. A: At the start of 2020, widespread use and adoption of telehealth and RPM was still struggling to get off the ground, despite the technology being available for years. What is the problem?

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Telehealth: Removing Roadblocks to Care

GlobalMed

Africa is facing a dramatic public health crisis - with high communicable and chronic disease rates, maternal mortality, neonatal deaths and a shocking number of HIV/AIDS cases. A primary factor in this crisis is the lack of access to health care. SOLVING ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. Contact Us.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth always has been a key pillar of technology-enabled care delivery that helps hospitals, health systems and group practices deliver quality care at a distance – and often also gain efficiencies, improve patient and provider satisfaction and save costs.

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Will CMS' Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program become permanent?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For those who don't know, please describe the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The waiver program launched in November 2020 in response to the massive bed shortages hospitals experienced during the early waves of COVID-19.

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Some Face Dire Consequences for Delaying Care During Pandemic

Henry Kotula

A 2020 CHCF poll of 2,249 California adults revealed that even when people wanted to see a doctor for an urgent health problem, one-third did not receive care. Nearly half of those surveyed didn’t receive care for their nonurgent health problems. Consequences of Delayed Care.