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Portugal showcases national telehealth plan with patients at the center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The PENTS will also help to improve infrastructure, interoperability and service availability and support legislation. On the online Citizen Area (RSE Área do Cidadão), users can access their electronic health record (EHR), book an appointment with their primary care physician and check their vaccination card or vital testament.

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"The sustainable advancement of telehealth is one that removes inequalities in healthcare"

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Although live-video consultations between physicians/nurses and patients hadn't been widely used before COVID-19, technical foundations helped providers to leverage digital health immediately after the outbreak of the pandemic. Patient care is not about separate primary care, secondary care, hospital care.

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Intermountain Healthcare: Optimizing the Provider Experience Through Telehealth Interoperability

American Well

In part one of our interview with Intermountain Healthcare, we discussed the health system’s approach to telehealth interoperability from the perspective of the patient. Did you launch Connect Care with any type of electronic medical record (EMR) integration in place? There was a lot of back-end work after the initial encounter.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Backline is used by clinicians in hospitals, physician practices, long-term care facilities, emergency medical services, hospices and pharmacies. Vendor emocha, which offers a technology-enabled healthcare-adherence service, leverages human engagement and video check-ins for patients with chronic and infectious diseases.