article thumbnail

Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative dissolves, saying 'work completed'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

After more than 15 years of creating and pushing health IT innovations forward in the state, the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative has completed its final dissolution. It selected the projects of six grantees: Athol Memorial Hospital , which will implement and evaluate school-based telehealth technology at rural school districts.

eHealth 143
article thumbnail

8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These challenges gave telehealth the chance to grab the spotlight. The benefits of telehealth are striking, offering hospitals the chance to brand themselves as innovative and using cutting-edge technologically. Here, we summarize 8 reasons why you should consider telehealth to be part of the holistic health practice of your hospital.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Craig Settles Six years ago I had a stroke and telehealth saved my life. However, as wonderful as telehealth is, it has a serious Achilles' heel.

article thumbnail

8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth has been around for a long time, but only recently has it gained the critical mass that most have long expected. The lessons have been learned in real time: how to cultivate clinician buy-in, adjust to new workflows, iron out IT challenges, educate patients, manage new data streams, safeguard security and much more.

article thumbnail

Putting patients at the heart of digital healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The eHealth patient portal does more than just remind the patient of their next doctor’s appointment; it also facilitates digital consultations, reliably processes individual health data, and offers additional medical information. After all, it should be the patients themselves who benefit most from digitalization in healthcare.

eHealth 161
article thumbnail

GlobalMed® to Sponsor the ISfTeH Global Connections for Sustainable Telehealth Conference

GlobalMed

GlobalMed® to Sponsor the ISfTeH Global Connections for Sustainable Telehealth Conference The event targets those interested in the latest developments in the field of telehealth internationally. They will discuss how to make telehealth more widely available and sustainable for people worldwide. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

article thumbnail

Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. These networks profit the people they serve. Strategically speaking.