Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2023

The program aims to improve the cancer diagnostic process in telemedicine-enabled primary care settings by strengthening safety culture and helping practices to close the loop on care transitions and other vulnerable processes along the cancer diagnostic pathway. Dr. Hardeep Singh is principal investigator.

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Lloyd Price

JANUARY 17, 2020

Often, special telehealth-enabled instruments, such as a video otoscope or an electronic stethoscope, are operated by a nurse or technician at the consulting provider's direction to remotely perform a physical examination." ""Wait times for specialty care are lessened, especially in areas with shortages of medical specialists.""The

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Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

The group’s four doctors and two nurse practitioners quickly adapted to the coronavirus pandemic, sharply cutting back clinic hours and switching to virtual visits to keep patients and staff safe. Farzad Mostashari, a former health official in the Obama administration, whose company, Aledade, works with practices like Autumn Road.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. They include a report that says the US could see a deficit of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses by 2025.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

More seniors will be cared for in homes and/or in PACE programs versus skilled nursing facilities. I’m not suggesting that most current patients could be cared for remotely in a decade — but I do think we’re moving in that direction. Schuster, MD, PhD. Tyson School of Medicine (Pasadena, Calif.): Shireen Ahmad.

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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2019

The millions of people covered by employer-sponsored health plans would also be impacted: the ACA baked in assurances for lifetime caps on personal health spending, as well as guarantees for covering pre-existing conditions. More details on losing stakeholders are covered in this extensive New York Times analysis.

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