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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Further, what should CIOs and other health IT leaders at hospitals and health systems be doing to address new telemedicine challenges? What does the end of the PHE mean for the future of telemedicine? For example, Medicare reimbursement of telemedicine will continue by and large as it did during COVID until the end of 2024.

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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hard data on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis is difficult to come by, because many providers are enlisting all hands in handling the surge of cases, said Bob Cash, vice president of provider relations for KLAS. Hospitals have fixed costs that are hard to move without a lot of data and intelligence.

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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center boosts telehealth with $600K from the FCC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, faced several challenges in rolling out an effective telemedicine strategy, many of which were unrelated to COVID-19. There are numerous vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL. " MARKETPLACE.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

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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Healthcare has never experienced anything like Amazon’s combination of logistics, voice AI expertise and data analytics. The impact could be huge.

Lloyd Price

Teaming with Boston Children’s Hospital, it developed a then-groundbreaking Alexa feature that allowed the company’s AI-driven voice service to provide parents with basic health advice in response to questions about a child’s fever-like symptoms. Haven has said data analysis will figure into the organization’s strategy, but it’s unclear how.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To help meet this goal, the ambulatory surgery center contracted with health IT vendor Force Therapeutics, which offers a digital care management platform that leverages clinical data and custom protocols to educate patients and monitor their progress throughout an episode of care. " MARKETPLACE.

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Clinical Messaging Apps: What is the right business model?

Lloyd Price

These apps can be used to send and receive text messages, images, and videos, as well as to access patient medical records and other clinical data. This model can be effective for apps that offer a wide range of features and functionality, such as secure messaging, telemedicine, and patient scheduling.