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Virtual Health Care Can Reduce Carbon Emissions: the Environmental ROI on Telehealth

Health Populi

This is an important question for two major reasons: There is a direct relationship between health and the environment; and, Health care systems are major contributors to climate change due to the large volume of greenhouse gases they emit. million telehealth visits. million telehealth visits. million in gas costs.

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When the next storm hits, telehealth could be a lifesaver

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"When it comes to climate events – huge, natural disaster kinds of events … all the issues are compounded," said William Kiefer, CEO of Chambers Health, a community-based system in southeastern Texas. During the storm, many patients and providers alike were unable to make it into health facilities.

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How a medical university's Telehealth Service Implementation Model can help you

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2021, Wellpath leveraged TSIM, the Telehealth Service Implementation Model that was developed at the Medical University of South Carolina's Center for Telehealth, an HRSA-designated National Telehealth Center of Excellence. What are a couple of the challenges of developing a national telehealth service?

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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

Will the coronavirus inspire greater adoption of telehealth in the U.S.? The article returns to the advent of the SARS epidemic in China in 2003, which ushered in a series of events: people stayed home, and Chinese social media and e-commerce proliferated. Is telehealth sufficiently covered in this package?

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SEARCH2018 Symposium Brings Together Telehealth Researchers Focused on Proving the Benefits of Connected Health

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Abstracts deadline extended to July 20th for research in connected health programs. Little Rock, AR and San Diego, CA – July 11, 2018 – The 4 th Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health (SEARCH) Telehealth Research Symposium will take place on October 24 th and 25 th , 2018 in San Diego, CA.

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Clear Arch Health Joins Virtual Care Community in Supporting Telehealth Awareness Week 2023

Clear Arch Health

Telehealth remains a lifeline for diverse patient communities and healthcare providers across the nation, ensuring access to safe, affordable, and quality care whenever and wherever it is needed … Today, the ATA’s most important message is more critical than ever before: Telehealth. coupled with interactive features.

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Five Offerings from the Boston Connected Health Conference 2018

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The Connected Health Conference is still a Health IT conference, owned by HIMSS, spruced up by pre-conference Voice Health summit , task forces , and even onstage singing by health tech folk that may wish they were in show business. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , healthcare.