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How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

Health Populi

I was scheduled to meet with Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader of Connected Care at Philips, at HIMSS in Orlando on 9th March 2020. Philips was involved early on in responding to health system demands in the ASEAN region, discussed here in Healthcare IT News. What a difference 90 days makes. equipment and hardware). “We

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VA working with Apple to broaden telehealth access for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The new iPad initiative has its roots in the VA's Connected Tablet program , which launched in 2016 and, research shows, has created a more satisfying patient experience and made veterans less likely to miss appointments. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Dr. Neil C. ON THE RECORD.

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Carbon Health Secures Series D Investment to Drive Primary and Urgent Care Expansion

Healthcare IT Today

Carbon Health , a hybrid healthcare company that combines expert care with proprietary technology for easy everyday health, announced today that it has received $100 million from CVS Health Ventures, CVS Health’s corporate venture capital platform, as part of an initial close of its Series D round.

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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. As Hartsfield says, “Patient engagement strategies have never been more critical.”

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The pandemic has created an atmosphere in healthcare unlike anything seen before in modern times. It has set the stage for CIOs and other health IT executives to rethink their approach to accomplishing new tasks. In fact, growth has been exponential, and it has been very positive in terms of making the patient experience even better."

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How Intermountain Healthcare gets top marks for virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These services initially used an internally developed telehealth platform with TV room kits and mobile carts as patient care connection points. The caregiver has full control over a powerful high-definition PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) camera, audio controls and night vision capabilities to facilitate direct patient engagement.