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How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

Health Populi

I was scheduled to meet with Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader of Connected Care at Philips, at HIMSS in Orlando on 9th March 2020. The company quickly learned that scaling in a pandemic can’t just be a physical phenomenon – the need to ramp up, so much so quickly, had to be grounded in digital solutions versus only physical ones (e.g.,

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How to apply for FCC's COVID-19 telehealth funding program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Eligible organizations would get full funding for approved "telecommunications services, information services and devices necessary to provide critical connected care" until funds are exhausted or until the pandemic has subsided.

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Access to Care and Digital Health/Health IT – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

This week’s chat will be hosted by Derek Streat from @dexcare on the topic “Access to Care and Digital Health/Health IT. ”. Rather, it is a convoluted assemblage of disconnected and decentralized sectors that struggle to provide a streamlined, coordinated, and connected care experience for all stakeholders.

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Featured Health IT Job: Director, Digital Health Strategist

Healthcare IT Today

Today, we’re featuring the Director, Digital Health Strategist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. The role will ensure that the provincial road map for digital health is optimized for the local health delivery needs and transformation of health services underway through the evolving OHT model.

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Telehealth In 2030 – Notes From the Future At #ATA19 with Safavi, Holt, Bathina and Swafford

Health Populi

Telemedicine used to be about solving access to no care,” Kaveh introduced the conversation. Now, it’s about serving people who already have care through different mechanisms.”. Deepthi from Humana offered three considerations concerning how care will transform. First, connected care: one in five U.S.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

Patient access to a connective device such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Technical literacy, such as knowing how to use devices and interact with electronic health record (EHR) portals and video interfaces. Connecting Patients in Need to Virtual Care. 7 Best Practices for Digital Health Readiness.

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New outlook for telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Dr Nott said that some years ago, they looked into how to provide support to staff on the ground through both real time/synchronous virtual healthcare models but also synchronous models through remote monitoring both in the hospitals and in the home spaces.