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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Aside from the technology challenges, which are not trivial, physicians do concur with consumers about the potential benefits of virtual care to expand access, provide convenience to patients, and enable connections in-between office appointment times. Watch this space and don’t blink: virtual care will soon be, simply, “healthcare.”.

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Dispatches from the Frontlines: Connected Health and COVID-19

Connected Health Initiative

In just a few short months, we made more progress in opening up Medicare and Medicaid to telehealth visits, remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools, and other connected health solutions than in the previous decade. Previously, Medicare would only pay for real time telehealth visits conducted using both live voice and video.

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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

Laura Ferrara, Chief Strategy Officer at Intus Care The focus on healthcare delivered in the comfort of one’s home has surged in recent times, particularly in light of the pandemic. Let’s face it, the provider is not the one managing their diabetes or hypertension, the patient is.

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RTLS Helps Address Staff Duress

Healthcare IT Today

is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. 00:00:09] Colin Hung: Hello, and welcome to Healthcare IT Today, where we explore the latest healthcare technology trends and discover valuable insights in health IT. And then of course, out of that, a lot of different workflows and efficiencies are driven out of it.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

The hospital promotes employee development and education through free professional and general education courses as well as educational assistance benefits for BSN, MSN and MHA degrees. Employees also have the option of taking up to a 48-month leave of absence in order to pursue a full-time course of study. Vocera (San Jose, Calif.).

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Telehealth seems here to stay – so how can it be improved?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"One of the things [to think about] for us is what the future holds about Medicare and Medicaid – and private insurance – and what they're going to cover." "When you go through a program, you have a lot of courses where people watch you do exams.

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Payer, provider trends to watch in 2019

Henry Kotula

While larger health systems tend to have the means to be early adopters of new and robust healthcare technologies, physicians are beginning to integrate such services into their practices. Meanwhile, CMMI continues to test for ways to drive change in the healthcare by paying for quality as opposed to quantity.