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Telehealth summit debrief: staffing shortages, wider acceptance but expansion barriers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine technology and services vendor Avel eCare recently launched its inaugural annual Customer Forum and Innovation Summit focused on driving innovation in virtual care. Healthcare IT News sat down with Doug Duskin, Avel eCare's chief executive, to get a debriefing on the conference and find out the major themes and learnings.

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With the Silver Tsunami on its way, telehealth is ready for its moment

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Browse the education sessions scheduled for the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference and expo in New Orleans next month, and you'll notice that many of them are geared toward elderly patients, home-based care and aging in place. We've been talking about it for decades, after all. ATA was founded way back in 1993.

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Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

At the recent Civitas Conference, we stopped to talk to all of you to see what you thought wasn’t being talked about enough. The OntarioMD Digital Health Conference returned to in-person for the first time since COVID-19. Catch up on what they said about AI at the conference.

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A new COVID-19 wave is coming – how can health systems prepare?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At the ATA2020 virtual conference held this week, Avera eCARE Quality and Innovation Officer Mandy Bell said one lesson the telemedicine vendor had taken from the first wave of the coronavirus crisis was to "keep the telemedicine tools easy to use. Keep telemedicine tools easy to use.

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Telemedicine saves the day for Avera Health in the COVID-19 era

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But with the arrival of COVID-19, the organization was challenged with revisiting its telehealth strategy to reduce virus spread while still providing essential care services to its rural communities. " And fourth is Avera eCARE, which allows care for severe COVID-19 patients in the emergency room while minimizing risk to hospital staff.

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Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Last week’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health pledged to take action to reduce hunger and diseases related to poor diets in areas such as food access, healthy food choices, physician activity, and food security research. Telemedicine provider Avel eCare named Kelly Rhone, MD, its Chief Medical Officer.

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