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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

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With more than 110 years of continuous operation, the organization has grown to 13 locations offering independent, residential and assisted living; Tapestries Memory Care; respite; rehabilitation; long-term care; Bridges Hospice and Palliative Care; affordable senior housing; and live-in and in-home personal care through HomeWorks.

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

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We spoke with HIMSS Senior Director, Health Information Systems Rob Havasy about the data management challenges posed by remote care delivery. Virtual care poses distinct privacy and security risk factors that must be managed, with new tools and data streams to safeguard and new responsibilities on both the patient and provider side.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

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This includes a variety of nonprofit and public eligible providers like teaching hospitals and medical schools, community medical centers, local health departments or agencies, not-for-profit hospitals, rural health clinics, and skilled nursing facilities. Train staff to help patients use EHR portals and telemedicine devices.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Furthermore, congresses, seminars, or trainings are easily accessible via digital platforms, which reduces costs, time, and effort. 20 Remote monitoring especially holds tremendous potential to profit from telehealth applications. Intuitive software tools can help to connect care teams and patients. J Nurse Pract.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

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It also equips providers with Eko’s FDA-cleared AI to assist in remote screening for AFib, heart murmurs, tachycardia and bradycardia. A provider present with the patient at one location – a nursing home, community clinic, etc. When needed, telehealth or secure messaging can also be done remotely through Qure4u.

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Government Agencies & Industry Groups Push for Telehealth Policy Reform

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In the recent past, such initiatives have included: The expansion of reimbursement for remote care services by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that remove restrictions preventing doctors, nurses and other clinicians from treating patients in other states. Giroir, MD.