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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.

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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.

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The 5 minute download on the NYeC Conference 2013

American Well

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend New York eHealth Collaborative’s Digital Health Conference 2013 in New York City. I do have one question for Kaiser: Those e-visits you promote as an alternative to steep in-office visits, are they high-definition video visits on your iPhone? I had 48 hours to absorb as much as possible.

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My Favorite Myths About Telemedicine

LinkousThink

PubMed a bibliographic database of medical research that is maintained by the National Library of Medicine includes over 10,000 citations of published works related to telemedicine or telehealth. Telemedicine, telehealth, eHealth, mHealth and telecare are all different.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

By focusing on medical definitions of success (generally expressed as HEDIS measures), the program medicalized social problems and failed to explicitly recognize the significant role that social determinants play in the health of our communities. Goal #4: Creating Statewide Digital Health and Telehealth Infrastructure.

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The Most Important Trends For Health in Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Report Aren’t About Health Care

Health Populi

Increasingly, “mobile health,” “mHealth,” “telehealth” and “eHealth” are just part of normal health/care workflows and personal life flows that complement face-to-face, synchronous health care delivery.

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