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Prelude to Health 2.0 2019: Thinking Consumers At the Center of Digital Health Transformation

Health Populi

modus operandi, live demo’s of new-new things. kicks off today in pre-conference sessions, there is useful context described in a new report from the American Hospital Association’s Center for Health Innovation and EY talking about health care digital transformation in the form of “Anywhere Care.”

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Fabric Secures $60M Series A to Streamline Care Experiences, Consolidating Fragmented Health Technology

Healthcare IT Today

“Fabric addresses capacity constraints by streamlining workflows before, during, and after an encounter— across virtual and in-person care,” said Saad Chaudhry, Luminis Health’s Chief Digital and Information Officer.

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Controlling Prison Healthcare Costs with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

When you think of a typical telemedicine visit, you might picture a patient in a rural town communicating with a big-city specialist, or a primary care provider triaging with an emergency room department. In 2001, a prisoner taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas took two nurses hostage and assaulted them.

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Making Telemedicine Affordable for Every Budget

GlobalMed

Skilled nursing facilities, behavioral care centers , or rehabilitation clinics often need to communicate with patients’ primary care and specialty providers. Instead providers can easily begin delivering secure and responsible telemedicine to patients no matter where they are, whenever they need care.

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GlobalMed Expands Its Footprint in Africa

GlobalMed

As with our other deployments, the Zimbabwe pilot will bring care to the underserved. Local healthcare is often limited to a monthly one-day visit from a nurse. Two of the strongest villagers carry the patient to the nearest village where a nurse is visiting that day. Schedule a Demo. Learn more at www.globalmed.com. .

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6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

Remote monitoring can increase medication and care plan adherence or alert providers of a spike in blood pressure or other need for intervention. Instead of delaying preventive care visits and relying on more expensive emergency room visits, patients can maintain a more consistent treatment plan with their primary care provider.

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How Geisinger uses telehealth to keep patients at home and out of the hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It connects patients to a local physician, urgent care or primary care clinic, or a regional hospital. Telehealth models for in-home care. At his HIMSS21 educational session, "Providing Care Closer to Home," David A.