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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Prior to implementing the telemedicine technology supported by the FCC program funds, Sun River Health had relatively limited and targeted capacity to support remote visits. Mostly, Sun River Health's telemedicine services met the needs of the HIV, Medically Assisted Treatment patients. THE PROBLEM.

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Virtual Healthcare: Your Telehealth Questions Answered by a Doctor

American Well

Telehealth is a live video visit between a doctor and a patient from home or work. This differs from traditional telemedicine, which mainly connected hospital facilities to each other and relied on big, expensive hardware in clinical locations. Here, I share the most common questions and my answers with readers. What is telehealth?

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Virtual Healthcare: Your Telehealth Questions Answered by a Doctor

American Well

Telehealth is a live video visit between a doctor and a patient from home or work. This differs from traditional telemedicine, which mainly connected hospital facilities to each other and relied on big, expensive hardware in clinical locations. Here, I share the most common questions and my answers with readers. What is telehealth?

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TigerConnect unveils telehealth system to help providers fight COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As health systems seek new ways to provide care while reducing the spread of COVID-19, TigerTouch helps healthcare providers communicate directly with patients on their favorite platform: their phone, the vendor said. Less than 20% of patients log in to a portal or download an app , compared to the 97% who text. ON THE RECORD.