Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

During the course of the past year-plus, these executives have learned many lessons spurred by the manic pacing of the pandemic. Of patients with an assigned primary care provider, 55.51% of patients are enrolled in the portal. When telehealth is not up to par. As of April 19, 2021, St. " Matthew Russo, Helio Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The University of Virginia Health System announced it would be expanding its telehealth offerings to help treat diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses. Through the UVA Center for Telehealth, the organization will also develop training courses for healthcare providers that help them identify and treat chronic diseases.

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Enzyme Health

JULY 10, 2019

Work from home jobs for doctors and nurses can help you achieve more life balance while still serving patients either one-on-one or behind the scenes. From phone triage, to telemedicine, to medical writing, here is a robust list of work from home jobs for doctors and nurses. Concierge Medical Practice. Telemedicine.

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American Well

JANUARY 16, 2018

As it turns out, according to a new study by the University of Rochester not only is telehealth access improving child health both in schools and at home , children are responding positively to it in all manner of settings. Telehealth access at home bridges that gap. It’s not the wave of the future.

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American Well

JANUARY 16, 2018

As it turns out, according to a new study by the University of Rochester not only is telehealth access improving child health both in schools and at home , children are responding positively to it in all manner of settings. Telehealth access at home bridges that gap. It’s not the wave of the future.

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Health Populi

JULY 25, 2022

Every day this week in this Health Populi blog, I will discuss these events and their implications for health care, most importantly impacts and import for U.S. health citizens: that is, consumers, patients, caregivers, and clinicians (especially nurses, pharmacists, and physicians). This was well before the pandemic, of course.

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Health Populi

APRIL 27, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: In the pandemic, millions of people who felt symptoms of COVID-19 avoided seeking care due to cost and/or access challenges (of which cost is a key factor). The nurses will conduct a 13-question SDoH survey and assess risk factors that compromise the good management of patients’ MS conditions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

An all-hands-on-deck push from heroic physicians and nurses to save the lives of as many COVID-19 inpatients as possible. A massive nationwide scale-up of telehealth and remote patient monitoring unlike anything yet seen. Comparing 11 top telehealth platforms: Company execs tout quality, safety, EHR integrations.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Cindy Gaines, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at Lumeon Telehealth, digital communication, and remote patient monitoring rose to the forefront during the pandemic and are now well-established care delivery options. When thinking about home care, it’s also worth mentioning how technology really empowers at-home care providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Patients seeking neurologic care can face physical, geographical and financial challenges as they deal with chronic and disabling conditions. Telehealth is offering one way forward. In one of the largest studies of outpatient general teleneurology care, a team led by Dr. Linda S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

Drug Enforcement Administration's stance on prescribing via telehealth has been evolving, with hints toward an appetite for lasting flexibilities. This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

How are hospitals and primary care physicians expanding access to mental health and addressing the burden they're experiencing from the mental health crisis through telepsychiatry? visit either in an emergency room or their primary care provider, rather than a psychiatrist.

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AMD Telemedicine

JULY 12, 2022

The use of telemedicine is at an all-time high, with 85% of doctors using telehealth to connect with patients. The good news is that you don’t need to have all the answers right away because some telehealth technology providers offer scalable and modular telemedicine systems. Bandwidth and Internet Connection Recommendations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But I don't think there's a single system, really, that we've talked to, that didn't see exponential growth in terms of the number of uses of telehealth and other digital health solutions," Wolf continued. " A key must-have toward that pop health goal, of course, is interoperability. It might be across town.

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Lloyd Price

JANUARY 17, 2020

." The University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine states, "Real-time telehealth sessions are live and interactive, and frequently use video-conferencing technologies. ""Synchronous telehealth models improve convenience, access, and efficiency of care by offering walk-in telehealth services."

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 16, 2019

That weekend, your mother’s nursing home lets you know she has a minor respiratory infection – and the on-site staff is virtually consulting with a remote specialist to treat it. That isn’t the world most of us live in, of course. It’s obvious telemedicine can help older patients in myriad ways.

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Redox

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Telehealth is the obvious example here. Pre-covid, most health systems saw telehealth as a nice-to-have feature, something their few digital native patients would vibe with. Nowadays, it’s the primary way providers see patients. This example is so obvious that many investors aren’t even excited about telehealth anymore.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The process for eligibility renewals will continue to play out over the course of the next year since states have until mid-2024 to update all Medicaid enrollees’ eligibility status. Some telehealth flexibilities that were allowed under the PHE are also staying in effect, at least until the end of 2024.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 27, 2020

and stay-at-home orders were implemented nationwide, telehealth became a necessary way for urgent care to continue. Some of that will be rolled back, but much may persist as patients and providers grow more used to using telehealth and platforms become smoother. When the number of COVID-19 cases first surged in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 10, 2019

Patients too are playing a bigger role in their own health, with more and more of them – from Millennials to the Silver Tsunami – showing an appetite and an aptitude for digital health and "self-service" care. People worry now about nursing retirements, etc. This is a global phenomenon.

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Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

I’ve cut/pasted selected sentences from the DOH document to make it easy to follow here – but (of course) the full document has more detail/explanation. G oal #1: Building a more resilient, flexible and integrated delivery system that reduces racial disparities, promotes health equity, and supports the delivery of social care.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

More seniors will be cared for in homes and/or in PACE programs versus skilled nursing facilities. Of course, not all patients have a safe or stable home environment where they could receive care, so hospitals aren’t going away anytime soon. Schuster, MD, PhD. Tyson School of Medicine (Pasadena, Calif.):

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 21, 2019

Effusive digital health funding and increases in mobile and telehealth services show no signs of abating, and neither does general M&A activity. This year will see a swath of players from across the industry tackle behavioral health gaps by complementing primary care with telemedicine. Doubling down on digital.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.). Advocate Health Care, one of Chicagoland’s largest employers, has more than 35,000 associates, including 11,000 nurses and nearly 6,300 affiliated physicians. The health system also offers home care and hospice services and has ownership in facilities across six states.

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