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At Baptist Health, Epic-linked asynchronous telehealth boosts provider and patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Patient experience and access, along with provider efficiency, were areas Baptist wanted to improve – to ensure the virtual tools it had were helping to meet its overall goals around care delivery, and to ensure it was providing innovative quality care to meet community needs. THE PROBLEM. " Dr. Brett A.

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How one gastroenterology practice uses hybrid virtual care to improve patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Most, if not all, patients with chronic GI conditions benefit from these conservative yet proven interventions, he added. "Frequent touchpoints with a registered dietitian or a GI psychologist are easier to deliver via telehealth , much to patients' convenience," Pavlou noted.

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Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

She contends that telehealth is far more than a pandemic trend. In a discussion with Healthcare IT News , Fobare spells out the role telemedicine has grown to play during the pandemic, where healthcare goes with telehealth, how change may affect physicians and what virtual care might look like 10 years from now.

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Trust My Doctor and Fear the Office: The Telehealth Opportunity in and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Populi

Intriguingly, most patients would be comfortable getting that coronavirus test in their doctor’s office, which many would still be uncomfortable accessing other care from their personal physicians in the bricks-and-mortar office. What’s the work-around to ensure that patients can access care from their personal physicians?

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Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

According to a survey released Tuesday by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, the majority of physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, patient experience, cost and professional satisfaction. Workflow was also an issue.

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The intersection of telehealth and AI: How can they reinforce each other?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As providers move toward increasing virtual care options across the care continuum, AI-powered patient triage and medical diagnosis can potentially create proper channels of care that not only bridge the gap in health disparities and promote access but also create a better patient experience and better health outcomes.

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A Guide to Patient Retention and How Telehealth Can Help

AMD Telemedicine

Patients are demanding that healthcare providers improve their customer service in every way. As a result, practices are embracing technologies like telehealth, which enable them to take a more patient-centered approach. Power, 94% of patients who tried telehealth in 2022 will likely use virtual consultations in the future.