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Congress should include telehealth in year-end funding, say ATA, HIMSS

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. WHY IT MATTERS. That flexibility, in turn, shed light on how arbitrary some of those restrictions were.

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Kyle Brewer, telehealth administrator at University of Mississippi Medical Center; Kuldeep CEO of Biofourmis; Laura Kreofsky, VP at Pivot Point Consulting, and Neil Patel, president of Healthbox, offered their perspectives on the new connected health tools and data management imperatives needed to make RPM work.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. " asked Peter Caplan, the managing consultant for New York-based eHealth Systems & Solutions. Make no mistake, I am a believer!

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Ochsner Leverages Retail, Connected Health Tools & Apple Watch to Engage Consumers

Consumer eHealth Engagement

As an innovative healthcare organization, Ochsner, a large Louisiana- based health network with 12 hospitals, 40 clinicians and an a 1,000+ Physician Group Practice, is committed to helping consumers use mobile and wearable connected health tools for self- management and care collaboration.

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9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry

Enzyme Health

For Changes in Telehealth Policy ### Center for Connected Health Policy If you’re looking for a resource from an organization working to advance policies that make telemedicine possible in the first place, The Center for Connected Health Policy newsletter is a must-read. For Understanding Telemedicine Technology 5.

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Carolinas HealthCare System Pilots Prevent PreDiabetes Program via Virtual Group Coaching

Consumer eHealth Engagement

Prevent Program includes: Short online health assessment to determine if you are a candidate. Group of peers who will be your online “team” Online interactions with a dedicated, professional health coach. OMADA HEALTH COACH VIEW Teammates and their coach collaborate via the Omada Health platform.

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VivaTech 2019: Highlights of Solutions Shaping the Present and Future of Healthcare

Digital Health Today

They have become the leader in secure health data hosting in France and signed a few partnerships with leading healthcare institutions, like Elsan , France leading group of private clinics.

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