Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic brought telemedicine technology and services to a mainstream audience – like it or not. As it turned out, studies have shown that a great many patients and providers like the flexibility that telemedicine affords. What role has telemedicine grown to play during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 12, 2023

This support can take many forms, but digital transformation consistently leverages more data which requires increased storage and computing power. In fact, global data creation is expected to grow to more than 180 zettabytes by 2025. It is reported that about 80% of healthcare data is unstructured and untapped after it is created.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 7, 2023

Telemedicine was transforming healthcare landscapes by utilizing technology to provide clinical care remotely. Through electronic and telecommunication technology, medical information is exchanged between patients and doctors, regardless of physical proximity. Telemedicine can also lead to better resource allocation and utilization.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Disclosing protected health information (PHI) can cause serious harm to a patient’s safety, personal life, and state of mind. Data breaches or mishandling can also put a practice at serious risk of legal and financial trouble. Keeping PHI secure is the main goal of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The first graphic shown here illustrates the authors’ view on the digital evolution of HaH from delivery of care (migrating from in-person to fully virtual), telecomms (from telephone to embedded HIPAA-compliant video conferencing), and remote monitoring, moving from patient-reported data of vital signs to wearable sensors.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2020

Though CSC had digitized its own patient records at its four FQHCs in the last decade, faxing remained the only way to share data with other local practices and hospitals to get the most current patient-encounter data to inform care. “The HIE technology was both HIPAA- and ePHI privacy-compliant. THE PROBLEM.

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GlobalMed

MAY 21, 2019

Recently GlobalMed’s Chief Clinical Officer Gigi Sorenson and Chief Medical Information Officer Dr. Dean Smith presented talks about disaster recovery and telemedicine at the International Conference on Disaster Medicine and Hurricane Resiliency. Maartens conference focused on public health challenges after hurricanes.

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GlobalMed

MAY 19, 2020

As policy limitations are lifted and curiosity about virtual care increases, patients and providers alike are considering telemedicine as a way to receive and give care. Although there are many things you want to consider when looking to develop your own telemedicine program, here are a few starter questions to ask yourself.

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GlobalMed

APRIL 7, 2020

Lately, we’ve been hearing from providers who want to adopt telemedicine but haven’t run a virtual program before. So today we’re answering their most common questions – and hopefully helping those of you out there who are just beginning your telemedicine journey. What’s the difference between telehealth, telemedicine and virtual care?

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

More than 90% of patients prefer providers who offer telemedicine , and 62% of patients prefer to consult with physicians remotely when possible, according to a poll of 1,002 patients from Software Advice. Madaket Health has collaborated with Licentiam to add state medical licensing and credentialing services to its data management platform.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Seeking health information online along with researching other patients’ perspectives on doctors are now as common as booking dinner reservations and reading restaurant reviews, based on Rock Health’s latest health consumer survey, Beyond Wellness for the Healthy: Digital Health Consumer Adoption 2018.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Unsurprisingly, a recent Gartner Peer Insights survey – Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry – also showed that nearly half of participating healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach in the past two years. Patients need the peace of mind that their health and their data are both safe.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2018

Looking for health information online is just part of being a normal, mainstream health consumer, according to the third Rock Health Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey published this week. adults were online health information hunters. By 2017, 8 in 10 U.S. In the meantime, in the U.S.,

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The healthcare informatics market is set to experience a robust CAGR of 13% from 2023 to 2031, fueled by technological progress, surging demand for efficient healthcare systems, and an intensified focus on digitization and data management in the healthcare sector. McKesson Corporation, and Siemens Healthineers AG, among others.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Stephen Sofoul, SVP, Data & Decision Science Services at MultiPlan A critical challenge lies in the shortage of experienced financial analysts or data analysts capable of effectively analyzing the wealth of information that the healthcare industry holds. Finally, the current state of tech needs to be updated.

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TheraNest

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Unlike the secure and HIPAA-compliant telehealth video platform provided by TheraNest, Apple’s FaceTime is not HIPAA compliant and therefore should never be used to see clients or complete telehealth sessions. However, even with the bug fixed FaceTime remains a non-HIPAA compliant platform for telehealth sessions.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Name two dominant influences on 21st-century healthcare and it’s a safe bet that telemedicine and cybersecurity would make the list. The black market price tag of stolen protected health information (PHI) can go for $60 a record, compared to roughly $1 for a credit card or social security number. More than 41 million?telehealth

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SightCall

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

For healthcare, rules are defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA regulates how patients’ information must be handled by healthcare professionals (covered entities) and their partners (business associates). Developers Hate HIPAA. Although the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Also on its policy agenda for the year ahead: advocating for data standardization, offering input for interoperability rulemaking and engaging with agencies and states to increase telehealth access. We now have three years of data on the impact to the Medicare Trust Fund," he said.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 10, 2024

Understanding Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and concept RPM involves the use of technology to collect and transmit patient health data from remote locations to healthcare providers for assessment and intervention. The system is customizable to meet the unique needs of individual patients and healthcare organizations.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

1] Growth is expected to continue in areas such as telemedicine, personalized medicine, genomics, and wearables, with organizers developing and delivering Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, Extended Reality (XR), and the Internet of Things (IoT). Telemedicine. Health systems moving to the cloud technology.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2022

Over the past few months, the organizations have deployed telemedicine services to support care in at least a half-a-dozen states, including Texas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center. How would NETCCN resolve these problems?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

With support for multi-cloud deployments, telemedicine and personalized health, patient and clinician devices, and IoT devices deployed in the home, perimeter security will no longer be enough. The HIPAA Security Rule was drafted in 2003 and has not been substantively updated since that time.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Preventive care delivery platform Fullscript has joined the athenahealth Marketplace app store.

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American Well

MAY 9, 2018

As telehealth’s stroke treatment use continues to grow, Avizia remains committed to ensuring physicians and executives are informed regarding current industry standards. That is why we are sharing the Recent Stroke Guidelines from the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) regarding stroke treatment.

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American Well

MAY 9, 2018

As telehealth’s stroke treatment use continues to grow, Avizia remains committed to ensuring physicians and executives are informed regarding current industry standards. That is why we are sharing the Recent Stroke Guidelines from the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) regarding stroke treatment.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 11, 2024

Introduction to Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and concept RPM involves the use of digital technologies to collect health data from individuals in one location and transmit it to healthcare providers in another location for assessment and intervention.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 5, 2024

Through RPM, patients can use wearable devices and mobile health applications to transmit data such as oxygen saturation levels, respiratory rate, and activity levels to their healthcare providers in real-time. These apps often integrate with wearable devices, allowing seamless data sharing and analysis.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

I lead a weekly meeting with the vendor and our IT leadership to review new specifications, review use data and assess the need for further device modifications – constantly trying to make these devices more user-friendly, using patient and provider feedback.” There is a dedicated help line. The software is multilingual.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

The clinical interfaces provide data exchange before, during, and after visits, such as sharing a patient’s health history. Apple Health: Apple Health, or Apple HealthKit, is a preinstalled app on Apple Watch and all iOS8 devices that contains an easy-to-read dashboard for a person’s fitness and health data.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

The clinical interfaces provide data exchange before, during, and after visits, such as sharing a patient’s health history. Apple Health: Apple Health, or Apple HealthKit, is a preinstalled app on Apple Watch and all iOS8 devices that contains an easy-to-read dashboard for a person’s fitness and health data.

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American Well

JULY 17, 2017

American Telemedicine Association 2017 Telestroke Guidelines. As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma. The post New Telestroke Guidelines: What you need to know appeared first on American Well.

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American Well

JULY 17, 2017

American Telemedicine Association 2017 Telestroke Guidelines. As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma. The post New Telestroke Guidelines: What you need to know appeared first on American Well.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Health information management. Telehealth and telemedicine. The top risks based on likelihood of occurrence and their effect on organizations are: Compliance. 340B Drug Pricing Program. Nonphysician contracts. Physician contracts and compensation. Business continuity and disaster recovery. IT governance. Cybersecurity.

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Health Portal Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2019

With hacking and data breaches on the rise, employers can’t afford to be using unsecure means to send employees’ personal health information. Benefit portals are secure, HIPAA-compliant, and regularly monitored for data protection. Here are four reasons why: Security.

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Advanced Medical Reviews

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Compliance with federal guidelines like HIPAA and the vulnerability of cloud-based data management platforms to cyberattacks makes Apple’s data security measures invaluable. Apple is expected to offer a competitive solution for optimizing EHR interoperability that maintains the security of protected health information (PHI).

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

With all the legislative and regulatory development in process (TEFCA, 21 st Century Cures / information blocking, CMS initiative on data access as a condition of participation, national health cybersecurity strategy, etc.) Some CHIME members are leveraging FHIR today, but not all are doing it as robustly as possible.

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