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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Burnout has been an ongoing scourge at hospitals for years now, and the crushing demands of the pandemic have only made it worse for physicians , nurses , telehealth managers and others. " "Before COVID-19, the level of cognitive overload and burnout among nurses and doctors was alarmingly high," he said.

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Zealous for Wellness: How to Replace Hype with Data

Healthcare IT Today

I’m sure that doctors and nurse practitioners truly care for the overall happiness and wellbeing of their patients. Outcome measures are meaningful on an actuarial level, of course: not tied to individual patients on a one-to-one basis. But the institutions aren’t set up to make that a priority.

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The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth has shown great promise to bridge gaps in the areas of rural health and access to specialized care since Regenstrief researcher-clinicians pioneered a decade ago the value of telephone-based care management delivered by nurses for cancer related pain and depression, said Tachinardi of Regenstrief Institute.