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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Further, what should CIOs and other health IT leaders at hospitals and health systems be doing to address new telemedicine challenges? What does the end of the PHE mean for the future of telemedicine? For example, Medicare reimbursement of telemedicine will continue by and large as it did during COVID until the end of 2024.

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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" That could impact the course of future implementations, because "those folks are being diverted from longer term strategies," he added. " Healthcare organizations see looming financial pressures and are attempting to make mid-course adjustments, contended Jon Winsett, CEO of NPI, an IT spend-management consultancy.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Despite a common misconception that remote care management platforms replace direct care from providers, the platform is intended to complement the treatment course and reflect providers' messaging," Lovewell said. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Healthcare has never experienced anything like Amazon’s combination of logistics, voice AI expertise and data analytics. The impact could be huge.

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Teaming with Boston Children’s Hospital, it developed a then-groundbreaking Alexa feature that allowed the company’s AI-driven voice service to provide parents with basic health advice in response to questions about a child’s fever-like symptoms. And Alexa’s telemedicine-like applications continue to expand.

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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. A telemedicine visit is never going to be as good as having a doctor and his or her team at your bedside,” says Moore. Of course, a nurse in St. Located off a superhighway exit in suburban St.

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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. Pinehurst (N.C.)

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How the Latest Pandemic Relief Bill Effects Telehealth

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Organizations like the American Telemedicine Association, Alliance for Connected Care and Connected Health Initiative, healthcare providers and dozens of lawmakers had lobbied to make at least some of those emergency provisions permanent. There is still much work to be done to set the course ahead for access to telehealth following the PHE.