article thumbnail

The Future of Remote Care for Connected Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Electronic health records (EHR) had already been increasingly supplanting paper-based systems, and telehealth solutions were gradually gaining traction as an additional way to offer convenience, portability and easy access by patients. Telehealth brings experts in the field directly to patients, regardless of their location.

article thumbnail

Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

News The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health Seven health system IT executives explain how they're strategizing to build on the post-. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters.

Health IT 148
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Cerner, Xealth simplify digital tool orders for telehealth, remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The tool enables clinicians to see an array of digital therapeutics and apps in the Cerner EHR, assess their cost and clinical value, and prescribe them for patients from within their workflows. Among the tools on offer via Xealth's platform: Babyscripts, Glooko, SilverCloud Health, Welldoc and others. THE LARGER TREND.

article thumbnail

Tech optimization: Getting the most out of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hospitals and health systems have gone from dozens to thousands of telehealth visits per week. This has driven hospitals and health systems to quickly expand their use of telemedicine to include behavioral health, chronic illness management, surgical follow-ups and more.” " Dr. Roy Schoenberg, Amwell.

article thumbnail

Bipartisan bills gain support for telehealth reform, SDOH coordination

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Different pieces of legislation supporting expansion of technology-enabled access to care were the focus on Capitol Hill this week, with bipartisan bills that provide funding for connected social care networks and call for telehealth regulatory reform gained support on separate tracks. Aligning clinical care and social service.

article thumbnail

Ten Forces Shaping Health Care in 2021: A View from CVS Health

Health Populi

The company published the Health Trends Report 2021 today, calling out ten forces shaping health care this year. The EHR Hits Its Stride. The Mental Health Shadow of COVID-19. Data makes health care smarter in 2021, especially for chronic conditions. Health care is omni-channel.

article thumbnail

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

And many forward-thinking hospitals and health systems are finding significant clinical, financial and operational ROI for their efforts. By Bill Siwicki | July 13, 2023 News Telehealth proves successful for opioid use disorder treatment Virtual care provider Ophelia found 56% of its OUD patients remained in treatment for six months.

EHR 109