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COVID-19 and the future of care delivery

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 However, these sessions usually begin with a hurdle to be overcome – that of terminology.

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My Favorite Myths About Telemedicine

LinkousThink

Last year I asked the ATA staff to come up with a list of the top myths about telemedicine. Anyway, here are a few of the most popular myths, in no particular order, and a brief explanation why the statement is a myth: Telemedicine is a new, emerging field. In fact, telemedicine has been around in various forms for about fifty years.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. A telephone survey of patient satisfaction with realtime telemedicine in a rural community in Colombia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Telemedicine: opportunities and developments in Member States: report on the second global survey on eHealth. References.

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5 Trends from the American Telemedicine Association Conference 2019

Enzyme Health

Last week, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) held its annual conference in New Orleans. The definition of a patient is a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment. An asynchronous medical assessment is a recent advancement to traditional telemedicine. It is not “good” in person vs “bad” telemedicine.

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Why telemedicine and remote patient monitoring demand will skyrocket in 2019

Redox

If you were to ask someone on the street what they consider the most impactful digital health innovation over the last five years, there’s a good chance their response would be, “telemedicine”. Oddly, even with its place in the general public’s lexicon, telemedicine utilization is still rather low. rubs temples in exasperation*.