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

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More than 85% of the patients served by Temple are covered by government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Patients dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid make up roughly half of the Medicare inpatient base. More than 40% of total inpatient cases include a behavioral health diagnosis.

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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

Virtual specialty care vendor Summus released Summus Peer-to-Peer to support specialty consults. CommonWell Health Alliance surpassed 200 million individuals in its nationwide network , representing roughly 62% of all Americans. Patient experience vendor Vital surpassed 1 million users across more than 100 hospital clients.

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Telehealth Visits Can Improve Revenue, But They’re No Cornucopia

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Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? I talked to a number of health IT and telehealth experts in a search for answers to these questions. Ultimately, the study found small reductions to overall health care costs.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT. Enhancing the patient experience with technology. This month, our coverage will continue a special focus on the patient experience. Reducing the cost of care requires aligning incentives of providers, payers and patients. Collection.