Connected Care, Health IT and Telehealth

MedStar Health uses $2M AHRQ research grant to enhance telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2022

COVID-19 transformed the delivery of care, making the use of telehealth tools highly beneficial – and a priority area for research. Raj Ratwani, PhD, vice president of scientific affairs for the MedStar Health Research Institute, and director of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2020

There's the massive electronic health record modernization , of course, but also everything from a new National Artificial Intelligence Institute to an Apple Health Records rollout to a project focused on tablet-based telehealth. Indeed, telehealth continues to be a major priority for the VA. At HIMSS20, Dr. Neil C.

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FCC’s $550 Million Telehealth Program – Last Chance at $250 Million and How’s The Money Being Spent?

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2021

Applications for the FCC’s $250M Telehealth Program are due tomorrow (5/6) at noon. With last year’s $200M Telehealth Program and $100M Connected Care Pilot Program, this combined $550M investment is the government’s largest investment into connected health devices and services. As […].

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The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed telehealth into the spotlight with exponential adoption, helping to prove its value. The healthcare industry learned that, with the right solutions, care can extend outside hospital walls and be conducted anywhere. Patients with cardiac arrhythmias can remain home while being continuously monitored.

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MaineHealth turned a COVID-19 grant into a permanent telehealth program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2022

"Due to the rurality of Maine, the solution needed to be able to operate well in low-bandwidth areas," said Patty VonIderstine, IT director client services and telehealth at MaineHealth. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " MARKETPLACE.

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CIOs plan on refined telehealth, faster deployments, more collaborative tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

It has set the stage for CIOs and other health IT executives to rethink their approach to accomplishing new tasks. This is the sixth instalment in Healthcare IT News ' feature story series, "Health IT Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Era." " Growing telehealth capabilities.

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

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In the Spring of 2020, a number of institutions—health, education, judicial, and others—went through a wrenching technological transformation: To prevent the spread of COVID-19, they took refuge online. Clinical sites that had long ignored the appeals of telehealth advocates suddenly adopted virtual visits. Improved workflows.

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

United Methodist faced two different problems: One was falls in its skilled nursing environment and the other was effective telehealth visits for residents. Skilled nursing facilities take care of the frailest of the country’s elders. The other problem it was looking to solve was inefficient telehealth visits.

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Mayo Clinic uses $1M in FCC funds for connected devices to expand telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2020

The Center for Connected Care at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is focused on the resourcing and diffusion of digital health solutions in partnership with the Mayo Clinic practice, extending Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise and increasing patient access to clinical care, even at a distance.

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NYC elder care provider using FCC funds for telehealth, protecting seniors from COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

Social distancing is a key factor in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and tele-visits can be a safe and secure means for providers to deliver certain types of care for their patients. " Lorraine Breuer, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation. ” MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. “There are workflows that were created as a foundational base of knowledge for our multidisciplinary care team to pull from when scheduling telemedicine appointments or consults,” she explained. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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How U.S. healthcare leaders are shifting course to navigate a changed world

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 9, 2022

" This seventh annual edition of the report from global technology vendor Philips analyzes feedback from nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countries on the impact of digital health technology in the adoption of connected care. Peers and health IT vendors can help deliver much-needed expertise.

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$200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program from FCC as Part of CARES Act

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 30, 2020

This weekend we covered some of the billions of healthcare funding that was included in the CARES Act. One area of CARES Act funding we didn’t highlight for healthcare was $200 million in COVID-19 Telehealth funding that will be administered by the FCC.

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Doing this enabled patients to know that a telehealth visit did not mean less quality. " They also had to ensure that all staff were aware of the types of telehealth visits that were beneficial to patients. Staff would offer Zoom telehealth capabilities for medical and mental health patients. MARKETPLACE.

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“Your care, your way:” Learning from the Philips Future Health Index 2023

Health Populi

APRIL 18, 2023

That was in the midst of the fast-pivot toward virtual care and telehealth on-ramps welcomed by both clinicians and patients. This responds to both clinicians’ and healthcare managers’ needs for financial management as well as to consumers’ growing demand for convenience and accessible care.

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Connect America Acquires Leading Remote Patient Monitoring Provider 100Plus

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2021

Acquisition establishes next-generation, AI-assisted digital health and connected care platform with integrated workflows and analytics to drive improved outcomes and higher quality of life Connect America LLC, a nationally recognized innovator in digital health and connected care for seniors and vulnerable populations, today announced it has signed (..)

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Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2022

Michigan's Henry Ford Health System and General Motors partnered to develop a narrow-network insurance product for GM employees called GM Connect Care. Through this product, HFHS aimed to offer innovative care delivery options that would be convenient and cost-effective for GM's members. THE PROBLEM.

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Tablet-based RPM keeps TRU Community Care patients and caregivers happy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2021

TRU Community Care, based in Lafayette, Colorado, had a vision for incorporating a telehealth/remote patient monitoring program: to meet the needs of patients in the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "Seriously Ill Population" (SIP) program. Abnormal results trigger telehealth RN follow-up."

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eVisit Announces the Acquisition of Bluestream Health

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 9, 2023

One of Bluestream’s most successful client partnerships has served MedStar Health , the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region, in becoming nationally recognized for leveraging connected care models to strengthen patient access, clinical teams, and innovation outcomes.

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Podcast: Telehealth for Parkinson’s care

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

He had a lot of interesting things to say and, unlike so many other physicians, was aware of multiple system atrophy, the disease that killed my dad in 2012, so I decided to have him on for a podcast to describe how he is using off-the-shelf telehealth technology to expand access to care, improve patient satisfaction and reduce costs.

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Caregility Secures $25 Million in Additional Funding

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2022

Star Mountain expands its investment in Caregility to fuel growth and development initiatives Caregility, a company dedicated to connecting care wherever patients are with its Caregility virtual care platform, announced that it has secured an additional$25 million in funding to help accelerate its market growth and innovation.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT. Experts from across the health IT field will share insights about everything from AI and cloud computing to telemedicine and population health. Reducing the cost of care requires aligning incentives of providers, payers and patients. Collection.

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Healthcare Via the Cloud, Across the Enterprise and in the Patient’s Home – a Sustainable View from Philips at HIMSS 2021

Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2021

That’s a big promise and vision, so to kick the tires on such a Holy Grail I had the opportunity to meet, virtually, with two key leaders of Philips’ health care business: Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader Connected Care, and Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Leader, Post Acute & Home.

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AWS announces healthcare workforce accelerator cohort

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 28, 2023

A peer-to-peer emotional and social support platform that supplements professional care. Grapefruit Health. A virtual reality platform that can deliver cost-effective training for care homes. A mobile dentistry platform that can deliver comprehensive dentistry to underserved areas and support new practices. Supportiv.

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

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This blog appears today as part of a #HIMSS18 primer series for attendees, and the industry at large, to discuss major health IT issues that will help move health and healthcare delivery forward in 2018 – and beyond. Connected Care: VA, Virtual Health and the Patient Experience | #Engage4Health + #HIMSS18.

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Horizon Health gains operational ROI from EHR and telehealth integration

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 3, 2023

That accelerated the use of telehealth for Horizon and the world. Telehealth technologies became part of the clinical care delivery model. And Horizon’s telehealth maturity evolved. MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Operations changed.

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The Ins and Outs of Remote Patient Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Patient Care Experience Kyle Ryan, Chief Technology Officer at Tebra As telehealth continues to expand, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is becoming a more widely used option to improve the patient care experience, and better connect providers with patients outside the doctor’s office.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2020

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.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Dr. Paul Testa, chief medical information officer at NYU Langone Health in New York City. Making digital connection the new normal. The greatest health IT learning of 2020 in the face of COVID-19 has been the profound want of patients and clinicians to connect digitally, said Testa of NYU Langone Health.

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Sweetwater Medical reduces patients' blood pressure and weight with AI and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Staff also found many of the patients with these two chronic conditions also called the office often to check in or seek care. There are many vendors of connected health and remote patient monitoring technology and services on the health IT market today. The incoming calls were voluminous. " MARKETPLACE.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

The quickly evolving COVID-19 public health emergency has warranted the growing use of telehealth and non-invasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient monitoring while reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and possible exposure to the virus.

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FDA releases medical device cybersecurity draft guidance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2022

Cybersecurity, particularly where medical devices are concerned, has taken on increased significance as more patients benefit from connected care. "Increased connectivity has resulted in individual devices operating as single elements of larger medical device systems," noted the FDA in its draft guidance.

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How Technology Can Help Us Achieve Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

As healthcare leaders and the general public increase their AI literacy, they can apply their learnings to improve equity in healthcare with investment in AI-driven medical and telehealth systems.

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Policymakers: Broadband Funding Key to Bringing Telehealth Access to Rural Areas

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AUGUST 15, 2018

Since taking office, policymakers within the Trump administration have championed the expansion of telehealth access as a means to cut costs and extend care into the nation’s most rural and remote areas. Private Sector Offers Model for Improving Telehealth Access via Broadband Expansion.

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MedStar Health uses $2M AHRQ research grant to enhance telehealth

VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

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FCC’s $550 Million Telehealth Program – Last Chance at $250 Million and How’s The Money Being Spent?

The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

MaineHealth turned a COVID-19 grant into a permanent telehealth program

CIOs plan on refined telehealth, faster deployments, more collaborative tools

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

United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Mayo Clinic uses $1M in FCC funds for connected devices to expand telehealth

NYC elder care provider using FCC funds for telehealth, protecting seniors from COVID-19

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

How U.S. healthcare leaders are shifting course to navigate a changed world

$200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program from FCC as Part of CARES Act

AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

“Your care, your way:” Learning from the Philips Future Health Index 2023

Connect America Acquires Leading Remote Patient Monitoring Provider 100Plus

Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic

Tablet-based RPM keeps TRU Community Care patients and caregivers happy

eVisit Announces the Acquisition of Bluestream Health

Podcast: Telehealth for Parkinson’s care

Caregility Secures $25 Million in Additional Funding

2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare Via the Cloud, Across the Enterprise and in the Patient’s Home – a Sustainable View from Philips at HIMSS 2021

AWS announces healthcare workforce accelerator cohort

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

Horizon Health gains operational ROI from EHR and telehealth integration

The Ins and Outs of Remote Patient Monitoring

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

Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Sweetwater Medical reduces patients' blood pressure and weight with AI and RPM

A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

FDA releases medical device cybersecurity draft guidance

How Technology Can Help Us Achieve Health Equity

Policymakers: Broadband Funding Key to Bringing Telehealth Access to Rural Areas

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