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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” The other challenge United Methodist faced was facilitating specialty and primary care physician visits for residents. The lockdown and quarantine restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic put a significant burden on residents who required routine specialty and primary care. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Children’s Wisconsin Remotely Monitoring Pediatric Patients via Xealth and Locus Health

Xealth

For more information on our remote care management solution and to request a demo, visit locushealth.com. About Children’s Wisconsin Children’s Wisconsin is the region’s only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

As healthcare organizations turn to edge computing to support the hospital at home and other types of remote care, most rely on outside help, according to the 2023 AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report: Edge Computing. Sales National wound care center Healogics implemented Net Health’s Tissue Analytics solution.

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6 Reasons Telemedicine Isn’t Netflix, Uber Or Amazon Prime

GlobalMed

After all, GlobalMed is a telemedicine company and we should be all about expanded options for remote care. Unfortunately, these convenience consults rarely add long-term gain to a patient’s care outcomes or a clinician’s insights. Moving from Convenience Consults to Connected Care. Closing gaps in care.

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The Ins and Outs of Remote Patient Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

For patients, it is best to have messages about remote patient monitoring programs delivered by someone they trust and have a relationship with: their primary care physician (PCP). Kimberly O’Loughlin, Chief Executive Officer at HRS The time has come for remote patient monitoring.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

Amy receives care at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), built to provide whole person care for patients like herself. This center provides her primary care, dental services, pharmacy, and labs. Like many patients in her situation, she is covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

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Leveraging Technology to Improve Referral Management in Home Health Care

Healthcare IT Today

While these are two large factors behind the increased demand, other factors are driving the increase, including the technological advances that enable better remote care. The process begins when a patient is referred to a specialist home health provider by his or her primary care physician.