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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

How to manage the new 'data tsunami' As providers rushed to roll out new telehealth services in response to the pandemic, many weren't – and many still aren't – prepared to manage the upsurge of new data, and new data types, streaming into their electronic health records. How to shore up telehealth cybersecurity.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

When it comes to sharing data, patients are most comfortable doing it for reasons related to treatment (71%) as compared to payment (39%), operations (28%), or public health (23%). Health information network Availity was awarded Compliance Leader Verification by the Ethisphere Institute.

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The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Even if the home can't be the hospital, community spaces and retail locations can fill in as connected care stations for underserved communities or patients [who] don't have an ideal setup at home. Providers need to rely on a longitudinal health record to activate the right care anytime and anywhere.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

Like many underserved patients, Amy couldn’t transcend the barriers holding her back from digital health readiness on her own – but provider-to-provider telehealth helped her access virtual care anyhow. 7 Best Practices for Digital Health Readiness.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The eCareCoordinator telehealth software platform allows clinicians to remotely monitor patients’ vital signs and send patients short surveys about their health status. This combination of objective data and subjective responses supports clinicians to make informed, timely care decisions. Spry Health.