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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. What can be expected in healthcare and health IT now that the PHE has ended, and what does this mean for the future of telehealth?

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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Ongoing interoperability challenges as testing sites, labs, providers, payers and public health agencies tried to manage fast-moving waves of new patient data. In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation.

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FDA enables abortion via telemedicine by lifting restrictions on pill

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The new regulations enable abortion via telemedicine in more than half of the country. They also point out that abortion via telemedicine is illegal in 19 states, and that 32 states require abortion medication to only be administered via physicians (as opposed to nurse practitioners or midwives). " THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

CSC’s four community clinics swiftly prioritized telemedicine training and changed practice workflows to incorporate the LANES platform. LANES combines and provides visibility of all prescribed medications so CSC providers can discuss the drugs with patients during telemedicine appointments. ” ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Hims & Hers, ATA, and 10 others launch Telehealth Equity Coalition

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth was held up as a "panacea," said Adaeze Enekwechi, a board member at the Public Health Institute and the Alliance for Health Policy, at the final installment of the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference on Tuesday. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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AMA offers further guidance for telehealth rollouts

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The 128-page update to AMA's Digital Health Implementation Playbook Series comes as telehealth adoption is increasing by leaps amid the coronavirus pandemic. Healthcare IT News is maintaining an updated guide to many of the companies offering virtual care tools that could help practices manage. ON THE RECORD.

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Telehealth, vaccines will be big cybersecurity challenges in 2021, experts predict

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Calling digital health a "blessing and a curse," authors pointed to telemedicine and virtual care as particularly at risk, with organizations sometimes spinning up patchwork solutions without prioritizing security. "Cyberattacks are nothing new to the healthcare industry. Twitter: @kjercich.