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. The hope, of course, is that the galvanizing technology innovations that have emerged from the stress and disruption of the past year will be foundational to a better, brighter world in 2021 and beyond.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2022

" Another problem Baptist Health was facing was non-traditional players such as Amazon, Walmart and Google entering the healthcare industry, along with dedicated national telemedicine companies such as Amwell, LiveHealth and others. There are numerous vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In 2020, telemedicine truly, finally hit the mainstream in the United States. “Clinicians and healthcare organizations rose to the challenge, though, in being open to and adopting virtual care while ensuring that patients could still access in-person care when needed.”

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Resilient Healthcare Employs Extensive Data Analytics Resilient Healthcare provides in-home care for conditions that have traditionally required a hospital stay. Payers are naturally interested in evidence that Resilient Healthcare can provide comparable care and reduce readmissions. ” The results? offering in-home treatment.

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American Well

JANUARY 16, 2018

The study by the University of Rochester has shown that, through a blend of in-person care from school nurses and telehealth access at home, have better health results. At schools, this is done in the presence of a nurse who can ensure inhalers and other medications are properly administered.

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American Well

JANUARY 16, 2018

The study by the University of Rochester has shown that, through a blend of in-person care from school nurses and telehealth access at home, have better health results. At schools, this is done in the presence of a nurse who can ensure inhalers and other medications are properly administered.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 27, 2020

For hospitals and doctors’ offices, that means building on a major shift to telemedicine, new workflows to allow for more infection control and revamping the supply chain for pharmaceuticals, personal protective equipment and other supplies. Doctors, nurses and other front-line employees are in incredibly stressful work environments.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 30, 2019

Organizations that are the most successful will focus more on patient care than revenue, and they will see improved outcomes and reduced costs as a result. Primary care. Physician and nurse shortages will continue to intensify in 2019, creating significant operational and financial challenges for healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 10, 2019

Virtual care, telemedicine and remote monitoring are leading the change in how care is delivered and who can deliver it, ushering in the potential for huge savings in time, cost and efficiency while widening access to care for the patients who need it most. People worry now about nursing retirements, etc.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With the boom of telehealth caused by the pandemic, patients by and large are more comfortable than ever looking for telemedicine advice and care. Today, more than one-third of Americans live in a county that does not offer adequate access to primary care providers, hospitals, pharmacies or trauma centers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

What are the problems in the field of neurology that you feel telemedicine can help overcome? There are two key problems in neurology that telemedicine can help address. First, there are not enough neurologists to care for the growing population of persons with neurologic disease. Telemedicine can help address both problems.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

It may be too early to start imagining a world where health care is truly owned by Big Tech — you order prescription drugs with your Amazon Prime account, see a nurse at the Apple Clinic, get your benefits statements from Google, and call an Uber instead of an ambulance when you need to go to the hospital. s National Health Service.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually. But there are many issues to be aware of here, beyond remote prescribing, that require foresight and creativity on the parts of provider organizations and virtual care companies.

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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. They include a report that says the US could see a deficit of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses by 2025.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 5, 2020

"The primary hurdle is the impermanence," said Dr. Diane Rittenhouse, a senior fellow at Mathematica, whose research expertise includes primary care and innovative models. For primary care physicians in particular, said Rittenhouse, the uncertainty of payment adds to existing challenges. " she asked.

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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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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

Progress on behavioral and population health is happening in tandem with — or perhaps existing symbiotically alongside — the growth of telemedicine. 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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