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Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

According to a survey released Tuesday by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, the majority of physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, patient experience, cost and professional satisfaction. Workflow was also an issue.

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Telehealth has staying power, should benefit from lasting regulatory changes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

more patients than ever are turning to telehealth for care – eschewing overcrowded emergency rooms and dormant physician practices in favor of virtual consults. " Although the study specifically focused on patients seeking care in New York, Testa said that it shows "the generalizability of telehealth."

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Greene County Health Care boosts RPM and telehealth with $1M FCC award

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth and remote patient monitoring was a logical additional step, said Doug Smith, CEO of Greene County Health Care. Ten years ago, Greene County piloted a telehealth program and kept at it. That's the background behind the organization's more recent interest in virtual care. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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AWS physician expert talks new use cases for telehealth, machine learning, cloud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Over the last almost two years, healthcare has seen organizations rely on technology and the cloud to get accurate, trusted information to patients and direct them to the appropriate resources and care at scale. But what does all of this mean for the future of patient care? Access to quality care in underserved communities.

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

United Methodist faced two different problems: One was falls in its skilled nursing environment and the other was effective telehealth visits for residents. Skilled nursing facilities take care of the frailest of the country’s elders. The other problem it was looking to solve was inefficient telehealth visits.

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How COVID-19 forced some hospitals back to basics

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

And as the system ramped up initiatives such as its telehealth platform, she says, those changes needed to be communicated to Northwell's tens of thousands employees. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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With the Silver Tsunami on its way, telehealth is ready for its moment

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

There's one session titled, "From Preventative To Proactive: How Partnerships are Reimagining Telehealth's Role In Healthy Aging." " None of that is a coincidence, of course. We've been talking about it for decades, after all. ATA was founded way back in 1993.