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Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The survey is part of the Telehealth Impact Study prepared by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Telehealth Workgroup, which includes the American Medical Association, American Telemedicine Association, Digital Medical Society, Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, MassChallenge Health Tech, Mayo Clinic and MITRE Corporation.

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Telehealth has staying power, should benefit from lasting regulatory changes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Led by researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the study found that 2,656 unique providers conducted 144,940 video visits with 115,789 unique patients over the course of six weeks. "Through telemedicine, we pushed the frontlines to locations far from our hospitals and doctor's offices," said Mann.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"So having them on remote patient monitoring with remote care managers monitoring all of the readings was very helpful," he continued. " At Greene County, medical and behavioral health providers use the telemedicine technology. We should have 1,400 people with some remote patient monitoring going."

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The Evolution of Healthcare at Home, the Technology Driving this Change, and It’s Impact on the World of Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

So let’s take a deeper look into healthcare at home to see how it has evolved over time, the technology that is driving this change, and how it is impacting our patients and providers. We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today community to get their insights into this topic. The following is what they had to say.

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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a new factor into hospitals' calculations about how to proceed with current and future healthcare IT implementations. " That could impact the course of future implementations, because "those folks are being diverted from longer term strategies," he added. Twitter: @fbazzoli.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Browse the education sessions scheduled for the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference and expo in New Orleans next month, and you'll notice that many of them are geared toward elderly patients, home-based care and aging in place. " None of that is a coincidence, of course.

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Zealous for Wellness: Deciding What Kind of Change You Want

Healthcare IT Today

Data shows that in-home care leads to a shorter course of treatment, lower utilization of the health care system, and better medication adherence. The pandemic has significantly boosted in-home hospital care, just as it did telemedicine. She says there is “lots of data to slice and dice.”