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Application period for FCC Connected Care Pilot Program now open

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Connected Care Pilot Program, first formalized on March 31, 2020, is open to nonprofit and public eligible healthcare providers nationwide. Provider broadband data connections. Other connected care information services. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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AWS announces healthcare workforce accelerator cohort

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Others, meanwhile, are focused on remote monitoring, secure information exchange, patient engagement, mobile health workforce and training tools. A "BedSense" App provides insights into the needs of memory care and nursing home residents. Rose Health. IoT Solutions Group. PathologyWatch. Kare Mobile.

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FCC boosts rural healthcare funding by $198M, with eye toward telehealth expansion

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"In 2018, the FCC took swift action to ensure that the Rural Health Care Program better reflected the needs of and advances in connected care. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. In addition, eligible providers must be non-profit or public. ON THE RECORD. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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

Healthcare IT Today

By saving time, telehealth allows the doctor to fit more patients into the week.Several respondents said that televisits would bring more people into the health care system, especially mental health patients. So we have a lot of people with either serious disease of costly health conditions eventually leading to disease.

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CVS Health unveils new virtual primary care platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Designed as a complement to Aetna's virtual care strategy, the platform will be available for eligible Aetna members beginning January 1, 2023, officials say, and for eligible CVS Caremark members in Q2 of next year. This new platform aims to enable more timely access to virtual and in-person care. health systems.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In a survey based in the US, patients that experienced telehealth visits highly rated this type of healthcare (recommendations: > 80%) 5,6 , stating it was beneficial for their mental health as well. Virtual care is a promising approach to increase and keep patient adherence and persistence. J Nurse Pract.

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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. "Many healthcare providers across the United States have used telemedicine to expand access to MAT and report high clinician and patient satisfaction with telemedicine," they wrote. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich.