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Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. In addition to this important reminder, here are three insights for HIEs and health system leadership from the Civitas for Health 2022 event. .

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Why Temporary Telehealth Policies Should Be Made Permanent

SteadyMD

These providers have invested in purchasing new technology, training staff, changing clinical schedules, and helping their patients obtain and navigate the new technology. A trained person can go to the patient’s location, and while there, connect with the healthcare provider virtually to evaluate the patient as a team.”.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

GlobalMed

It also examines the lack of digital readiness in hospitals, research facilities, public health agencies and payers. Tribal lands sometimes have the lowest rates of broadband adoption; many Indian Health Services facilities lack the bandwidth to offer virtual care. Challenge: Broadband Internet.

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CIOs plan on refined telehealth, faster deployments, more collaborative tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Like Fisne at Geisinger, Hilburn of Grady Health System has had his hands full with telemedicine during the past year or so. Hilburn said one lesson that Grady has learned is that its telehealth capabilities required significant expansion in order to rise to meet the public health need. " Rapidly standing up a call center.

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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. Intuitive software tools can help to connect care teams and patients. BMC Public Health. Telehealth and eHealth in nurse practitioner training: current perspectives. The Lancet.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The quickly evolving COVID-19 public health emergency has warranted the growing use of telehealth and non-invasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient monitoring while reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and possible exposure to the virus. Vivify Pathways is a patient-centered, connected care platform.