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VA Connected Care Chief: Telehealth Is 'Going to Become Health Care'

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“This is going to become health care,” says Dr. Neil Evans of telehealth. A physician board certified in both Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics, Dr. Evans also serves as Chief Officer for the Office of Connected Care (OCC) at the U.S. The VA Office of Connected Care & ‘Anywhere to Anywhere’ Initiative.

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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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Digital Health Intelligence Market Analysis: Shared Care Records - a time of transition and expansion

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They’re central to the ‘Digital Front Door’ strategy, focusing on patient-facing services, enhancing secondary care, and reducing the strain on frontline services. While many regions have effectively implemented SCRs, barriers such as interoperability and a focus on planned care hinder widespread adoption.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. THE PROBLEM. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Do Your Clinicians Suffer Digital Health Fatigue? Allina Health has the Answer.

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Kate Klaphake, Product Manager, Connected Care, Allina Health At Allina Health , we understood the pressing need to modernize our patient education initiatives throughout our 60+ primary care clinics in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Nurses benefit as well.

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CVS Health unveils new virtual primary care platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

CVS on Thursday announced the launch of its new CVS Health Virtual Primary Care service. The new offering integrates patient engagement tools, telehealth, electronic health record data and more on a single platform that can connect consumers with clinicians at CVS or other providers. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Leveraging Technology to Improve Referral Management in Home Health Care

Healthcare IT Today

The process begins when a patient is referred to a specialist home health provider by his or her primary care physician. As an industry, we need to continue to work toward a better, more connected care ecosystem that offers optimal outcomes both for today’s patients and for those of the future.