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Lehigh Valley streamlines ED triage with virtual docs and nurses

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To confront the problem, Lehigh Valley began using telehealth and telecommunications technologies to mobilize resources to optimize a patient’s waiting time – while reducing the number of patients leaving the ED without being seen. Triaged patients often are sent for testing (for example, labs, imaging, etc.)

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Mary Washington Healthcare Partners with Caregility to Pioneer Inpatient Virtual Engagement and Virtual Nursing Program

Digital Health Global

The program brings two-way virtual care communications to the hospital bedside to increase nurse assistance, improve patient safety, and advance care model innovation within the regional health system. The virtual nursing program is the latest step in a series of digital health innovation programs at Mary Washington Healthcare.

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Rush, Ochsner Health System partner on telemedicine, Epic EHR

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The integration of Epic software will give Rush patients the ability to access their own electronic health records through Epic’s patient portal, MyChart, while simultaneously streamlining patient registration, care coordination and scheduling tasks. ON THE RECORD. THE LARGER TREND. Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com.

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Temple uses $1M of FCC telehealth funding for virtual care platform, tablets and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“While telemedicine existed in our health system prior to COVID-19, the adoption of this technology accelerated exponentially due to the pandemic, which unlocked a new level of patient care,” she said.

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RPM reduces 30-day readmission rates by 50% at Lee Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected care at-home technologies enable behavior change and empower individuals and clinicians to make informed decisions about healthcare treatment. By using them, providers can enhance patient engagement, allowing for personalized and proactive care management that drives better health outcomes and better care experiences.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

Telehealth expands access to care. It’s practically a mantra at this point – the very real ability of remote communication technology to connect underserved populations to top-notch medical care. But what happens when certain populations can’t even get access to virtual care?

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#Engage4Health: How Patients Are Morphing Into Healthcare Consumers, for #HIMSS18

Health Populi

More hospitals are physicians’ employers, and so bear the responsibility of supporting doctors and nurses in working to their highest and best use – especially empowering professionals in their patient care missions. Connected Care: VA, Virtual Health and the Patient Experience | #Engage4Health + #HIMSS18.

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