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Health providers rediscover the hidden asset of telemedicine for care management

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With the rising burden of chronic diseases and new perspectives gained from the coronavirus pandemic, remote care is becoming a new standard of health service. In the long run, the pandemic will change the economics of healthcare by promoting highly specialised and affordable health services globally.

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Telehealth set for big boost with $100M in new funding from FCC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has announced the agency will vote to advance a $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, enabling telehealth expansion for low-income Americans nationwide. "I think the FCC should support this new trend towards connected care, which is the healthcare equivalent of moving from Blockbuster to Netflix.

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Telemedicine found to be effective for diabetes management in KSA and UAE

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“This has been simpler with the introduction of new, easier-to-use self-monitoring tools.” During lockdown, not only did telemedicine play an important role in continued, connected care, it also proved to be a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative, the paper stated. ” THE LARGER CONTEXT. ON THE RECORD.

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In June, Healthcare IT News and the other HIMSS Media brands, Healthcare Finance and MobiHealthNews, launched a new series of editorial webinars at the HIMSS Learning Center. Naturally, the first focus was on exploring the new normal of telehealth and virtual care. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

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The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

On this note, Karsten Russell-Wood, portfolio leader for post-acute and home at Philips, shares his viewpoints with Healthcare IT News on the biggest priorities to ensure telehealth is sustained long term. How can telehealth and remote patient monitoring technologies help support chronic and acute care anywhere?

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"This technology is not simply a video chat, but a telehealth station that includes specialty cameras, remote stethoscopes and other diagnostic tools that can be used by the clinician facilitating the telehealth visit." “Studies show that more frequent contact with primary care physicians drives better health outcomes.”

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The Ins and Outs of Remote Patient Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

This was made clear when we reached out to our lovely Healthcare IT Today community for their insights on RPM. Kimberly O’Loughlin, Chief Executive Officer at HRS The time has come for remote patient monitoring. Simply put, RPM is about optimizing care delivery with connected care technology in lower cost remote care settings.