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Patient Scheduling and Pre-Visit Intake: Let’s Give Patients What They’re Asking For

Healthcare IT Today

This article will explain how the patient experience can be improved, focusing on the two modest requests seen in the Notable survey. A follow-up article will cover the broader topic of connected care. When clinics rely on their EHR vendor for self-scheduling, they are almost always disappointed in the result.

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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. Train staff to help patients use EHR portals and telemedicine devices.

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The Ins and Outs of Remote Patient Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

For example, a provider can use RPM to better manage the care of a patient with kidney issues or diabetes, receiving more regular updates on important activities or vital signs to diagnose and treat emergent or changing conditions much more quickly.

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When integrating EHR and telehealth, one size doesn't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The explosion of telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered, in turn, conversations about how to achieve seamless electronic health record integration. Some telehealth platforms offer agnostic integration with a host of EHR systems, while some EHRs offer their own in-house telehealth option. " he said.

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How Intermountain Healthcare gets top marks for virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These services initially used an internally developed telehealth platform with TV room kits and mobile carts as patient care connection points. In addition to these core types of services, Intermountain has enabled all clinical services with an EHR-embedded telehealth platform for outpatient care. Secured and protected.

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Health SXSW 2018 | The 33 charts Super Guide

33 Charts - Digital Health

This panel discusses the strengths and weaknesses of AI applied to previously human territory, the ethical conundrums and potential efficacy of a machine “knowing” when/how to help us with our mental health. Attaining the great promise of connected care requires attention to safety. Can we trust our mental health to a machine?

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The platform also enables health systems to determine how to best allocate resources – healthcare workers, beds – and contains the spread of infectious disease by managing care for lower-risk patients remotely. Vivify Pathways is a patient-centered, connected care platform.