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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

However, some forms of technology – particularly those that support telehealth services – are in hot demand as they prove their worth during the national pandemic, say experts who assess information technology adoption by the nation's healthcare providers.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" The platform alerts the patient's care team when needed, prompting clinicians to check in with the patient about mobility issues, pain management or other concerns. "It helps to strengthen the patient/physician relationship, as all content and care protocols are prescribed and shaped by the patient's physicians.

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Tech and the future of care work – five research midpoint observations

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider VA Telehealth and DigitalVA. The cost of hospitalization of a Medicare patient, for example, is around $13,600. This is increasingly likely as a form of 24x7 remote care. or Addison Care from Electronic Caregiver. The solution, of course, relies on data sharing among the participating care providers.

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A hospital without patients

Henry Kotula

Louis, nestled among locust, elm and sweetgum trees, the Mercy Virtual Care Center has a lot in common with other hospitals. Mercy Virtual is arguably the world’s most advanced example of something gaining momentum in the health care world: A virtual hospital, where specialists remotely care for patients at a distance.

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