Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The University of Virginia Health System announced it would be expanding its telehealth offerings to help treat diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses. Through the UVA Center for Telehealth, the organization will also develop training courses for healthcare providers that help them identify and treat chronic diseases.

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2020

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, Congress appropriated $200 million in funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Program”). The Program will distribute emergency funding to health care providers to increase telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2020

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, Congress appropriated $200 million in funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Program”). The Program will distribute emergency funding to health care providers to increase telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Within that training, staff members found that they needed to give their patients peace of mind as well as comfort. Doing this enabled patients to know that a telehealth visit did not mean less quality. " They also had to ensure that all staff were aware of the types of telehealth visits that were beneficial to patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 28, 2023

The companies selected for the newest AWS Healthcare Accelerator will focus on three critical needs in the healthcare space: retention, deployment and training, says Dr. Rowland Illing, chief medical officer and director of International Public Sector Health & the Global Healthcare Venture Capital and Startups team at AWS. eConsult.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Telehealth expands access to care. It’s practically a mantra at this point – the very real ability of remote communication technology to connect underserved populations to top-notch medical care. But what happens when certain populations can’t even get access to virtual care?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

There are many vendors on the market today offering telemedicine technology, including American Well, Avizia, GlobalMed, InTouch Health, MDLive, Novotalk, SnapMD, Teladoc, TeleHealth Services and Tellus. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. ” With enhanced monitoring and support, product availability with the ITH Lite was 99%, Fang added.

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GlobalMed

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The report, which calls telehealth “one of the most promising quality of life opportunities in the United States today,” looks closely at the lack of broadband access in rural areas. Senior leadership at a research think tank or a chain of skilled nursing facilities may not understand virtual care’s value.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These challenges gave telehealth the chance to grab the spotlight. The benefits of telehealth are striking, offering hospitals the chance to brand themselves as innovative and using cutting-edge technologically. Here, we summarize 8 reasons why you should consider telehealth to be part of the holistic health practice of your hospital.

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care innovations

AUGUST 1, 2018

“Technology has the potential to improve the quality of health care and to make it accessible to more people. Telehealth may provide opportunities to make health care more efficient , better coordinated and closer to home.”. Telemedicine in Tennessee: How Chattanooga Is Leveraging Municipal Broadband for Greater Access to Care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“In emergency situations where seconds count, pre-hospital emergency medical professionals face both clinical and operational challenges in trying to address the needs of patients,” said Roy Jakobs, chief business leader, connected care, at Royal Philips. Stronger methods to train and validate algorithms.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

However, adopting and implementing poorly designed electronic health records (EHRs) has diminished the time available to clinicians to lay hands and eyes on patients – essentially, limiting their ability to do the jobs they were trained, hired and personally driven to do.

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Digital Health Today

MAY 3, 2019

The successful integration of any new technology or system into the workplace requires a highly engaged and appropriately trained workforce. PWC Article: Digital therapeutics and connected care reshape the life sciences industry. Eric Topol in his work with the NHS a couple months ago. Topol Review, 2018. Alexandre Chagnon.

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Specifically, these patients said their telehealth providers didn’t seem as knowledgeable or professional as in-person providers. Only one-third felt they received enough information during their virtual care visit. Putting the Connection in Connected Care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2022

Telehealth has been operationally implemented within Intermountain Healthcare since 2015, with pilots running for several years prior. As a result, clinical services continued to consider telehealth delivery options and expand access for patients into rural locations. Embracing the telehealth opportunity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 14, 2023

Wendy Deibert , RN, is senior vice president of clinical solutions at Caregility, a telehealth technology and services company. She has 34 years of nursing experience as a bedside critical care nurse, manager, senior consultant, operations manager and executive. What is attracting healthcare provider organizations to virtual nursing?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

NYU Langone Health experienced explosive growth in telehealth visits, online appointment booking, online physician finding, remote patient monitoring, and connecting via video inside the hospital when visitors could not be accommodated. " Dr. Paul Testa, NYU Langone Health. Taking transformation to the next level.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

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.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2021

"The program, using vendor Vivify Health's connected care platform, aimed to reduce readmissions." " "After hours and on weekends, the Virtual Care Center acts as a triaging nurse to Trinity's home care and hospice patients across the U.S., managing more than 4,000 patients.

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care innovations

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

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). Proposals by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to boost funding for the expansion of telehealth into rural areas. New policies from the U.S.

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