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Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The strong support shown for telehealth, as evidenced in these results, reinforces the knowledge that telehealth is critical to how we deliver healthcare today,” said Dr. Steve Ommen, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Connected Care, and one of the study’s coinvestigators, in a statement.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

Patient access to a connective device such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Technical literacy, such as knowing how to use devices and interact with electronic health record (EHR) portals and video interfaces. The availability of stable broadband or sufficient data speeds for video interactions is tied to social determinants.

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Six Aging and Health Blog Posts from the Prolific Month of June 2022

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Homecare: Consider a vision for 'connected care.' This was conceived by Andrea Cohen, Founder and Vice-Chair of HouseWorks , a large home care company started in Boston. Andrea noted, "When employed to its fullest, remote care technology improves every aspect of how care is delivered in the home.

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The lockdown and quarantine restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic put a significant burden on residents who required routine specialty and primary care. Frailty and comorbidities make falls critical events in an elderly population. Having technology in place to help prevent them is invaluable, Carlson said.

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How Virtual Care Is Solving Chronic Disease Challenges

GlobalMed

Many providers have recognized their blindness to an opportunity right in front of them – to carry their telemedicine application beyond simple video calls and into the terrain of treating chronic, infectious and acute disease. Never have providers been under more pressure to deliver cost-effective care.

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HIMSS21 tech news: Salesforce Health Cloud innovations; Vivify telehealth scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"These new care from anywhere innovations ensure that we continue this digital transformation in healthcare and empower providers, payers, care coordinators and pharmaceutical companies to deliver care for patients wherever they are," he added. Vivify Health's remote care enhancements.

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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.