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Lehigh Valley streamlines ED triage with virtual docs and nurses

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual nurse and virtual doc triage To make this happen, the health system implemented a virtual nurse and virtual physician triage program designed to get patients moving through the ED process sooner rather than later. The tests included physicians, nurses, technicians, scribes, EKG techs, etc.,

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AWS announces healthcare workforce accelerator cohort

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A "BedSense" App provides insights into the needs of memory care and nursing home residents. A digital triage and consultation platform for use across primary and emergency care. IoT Solutions Group. Sensor-based monitoring of activity patterns to help support elder care and specialty care.

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Dozens of orgs call on DEA to enable remote prescriptions for controlled substances

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 80 organizations led by the Alliance for Connected Care called this week for the U.S. As the groups noted in a letter to DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for providers to prescribe medication assisted treatment to patients with opioid use disorder. THE LARGER TREND.

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Connected Care is Better Care

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

Robert Pearl, CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, speaks at Health Affairs briefing on Feb. Connected care” is gaining more momentum in the health care industry. Health care providers are adopting electronic health records with federal support and standard setting. Photo courtesy Health Affairs).

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Vendor notebook: Virtual care options on Google Cloud, AR surgical imaging and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Pager offers AI automation and integrated concierge services, including triage, telemedicine, e-prescriptions, appointment scheduling, after-care follow-up, care advocacy and customer service. Payer and healthcare systems that are Google Cloud Partners can now purchase and deploy Pager's connected care system.

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Government Agencies & Industry Groups Push for Telehealth Policy Reform

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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that remove restrictions preventing doctors, nurses and other clinicians from treating patients in other states. Yet to many, there’s still a long way to go before the current structure of governmental telehealth policy fully matches the potential offered by digitally delivered healthcare.

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As clinicians adjust to new workflows as they deliver care to patients at home, there are some important steps that can make remote patient monitoring more efficient and effective. How to optimize RPM for physicians. How CIOs can help shape strategy. How CIOs can help shape strategy.