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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. ON THE RECORD.

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

Digital Health Today

Here are some highlighted topics and solutions that were present at the conference: Women. Robots were present across the exhibition floor: from surgical robots, to at home massaging robots. No carer is present during the process, but they are alerted if there is an issue with the results. Neurotechnologies.

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SEARCH is Headed to the West Coast

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health will hold its SEARCH 2018 symposium at the Roth Auditorium at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine in La Jolla, (San Diego) California, on October 24-25. Presenters will be notified by July 27. Space is limited.

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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. Apple Watch for Patient Pilot.

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Digital Transformation Is The New Mantra But Can’t Happen Without Access To Connectivity

Health Populi

The second bar chart shows the rural area lag in connectivity by country from another OECD report, Enhancing Access and Connectivity to Harness Digital Transformation. This and other research will be presented next week at the OECD Summit of Going Digital. Digital divides exist across gender and age within regions.

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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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Ochsner Health System’s Digital Medicine Program Success

Consumer eHealth Engagement

leverage data captured and presented within a reasonable time so that clinicians can respond before the patient’s health becomes a problem. Dedicated Team, Centralized Monitoring.

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