Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2020

While larger health systems had the infrastructure in place to do so, many smaller practices struggled to keep up. The hurdles to implementing telemedicine programs among smaller practices are fourfold, said Nate Lacktman, chair of the national telemedicine and digital health industry team at Foley and Lardner.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Do read this entire report if you have any role to play with health IT and building consumer trust with their personal electronic records as well as growing adoption of digital health tools (including apps, wearable tech, and remote health monitoring devices) in and beyond the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2022

The American College of Physicians, the American Telemedicine Association and the Organization for the Review of Care and Health Applications announced a new framework this week aimed at helping healthcare professionals and patients make informed decisions about digital health tools. Mire, ACP president, in a statement.

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AMD Telemedicine

MARCH 2, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, many users had varying expectations of digital healthcare interactions. Healthcare providers and insurance companies are now expected to use digital innovation to make care decisions straightforward and personalized. Is Telehealth the Future of Healthcare? Is Telehealth the Future of Healthcare?

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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. Study results point to the potential for digital health apps to bridge health inequity gaps.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Health records are one of the greatest non-public and sensitive information, and their access should be strictly limited to prevent unauthorized access and misuse. The rise of telemedicine , cloud computing, and different progressive technology is presenting a new and evolving security scenario for the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Data is the bread and butter of the digital health industry. HIPAA is upheld and auditing is easy. DApps release digital health researchers from the long and arduous process of acquiring specific datasets and trying to unify them. The following is a guest article by Guy Tish, Co-Founder and CTO at Briya.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The “concerned” aspect of the tech-embrace in health care means consumers are also keen to have privacy data protections and procedures in place to prevent their PHI from traveling outside of trusted health care circles. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Earlier this year, Accenture found that U.S.

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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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Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

But the coronavirus era also saw broadband households spending more on connecting health devices, with 42% of U.S. consumers owning digital health tech compared with 33% in 2015, according to research discussed in Supporting Today’s Connected Consumer from Parks Associates. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic drove U.S.

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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 News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

But as health systems have turned to telemedicine to bridge the gap between in-person services and at-home needs, stakeholders stress the importance of optimizing access for a broad range of patients. Even as nationwide utilization of telemedicine decreased , Terrell says volumes were sustained in 2021.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Shannon Fryery, with the North Mississippi Health Association, spoke of great successes she’s having with telehealth, while also speaking to the quick and vast emergence of technology and corporate involvement as a window into the future of healthcare. Basically anyone involved or interested in digital health.

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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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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The popularity of telemedicine solutions surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling remote patient consultations and monitoring. Global governments have championed digitizing healthcare records and electronic health information exchange. As digitalization grows, so do concerns over data breaches and unauthorized access.

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Mend

APRIL 12, 2023

What about telehealth HIPAA compliance? The Use of Non-HIPAA Compliant Communication During the pandemic, the HHS Office for Civil Rights allowed health teams to use telehealth to provide virtual care even if they didn’t follow the usual privacy and security rules under HIPAA. Ready to see Mend in action?

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Digital Health Hub

JUNE 3, 2022

A successful integration of telecardiology into the usual practice would require training about computers and telemedicine laws and practices. Like Raid telehealth, Sutter is also an example of a clinic-clinic telemedicine solution where the patients are in the local clinic and the cardiologists are remote ( [link] ).

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Digital Health Hub

JUNE 3, 2022

A successful integration of telecardiology into the usual practice would require training about computers and telemedicine laws and practices. Coala: Coala Life, an award-winning Swedish healthtech company has launched Coala Connect Rx, a telemedicine-based prescription in partnership with leading cardiologists.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 12, 2023

From telemedicine and AI-enabled devices to integrations with EHRs, data is at the center of it all and needs to be accessible from an uptime, resiliency, and privacy perspective. However, an unforeseen challenge as facilities undergo digital advancements is increased demand for data capacity to support the increase in technology usage.

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The virtual nursing program is the latest step in a series of digital health innovation programs at Mary Washington Healthcare. Caregility provides secure, reliable, and HIPAA-compliant audio and video communication designed for any device and clinical workflow, in both acute and ambulatory settings.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2021

In preparing for our virtual meeting, I found that Ron had been trained as a nurse, and was a young pioneer working with the Maine telemedicine network 25 years ago. They had developed business associate agreements (BAAs) for HIPAA compliance over four years ago, thousands of which had been in place across the U.S.

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Digital Health Today

APRIL 19, 2021

Physicians, therapists, and nurse practitioners are accessing telemedicine from home and risks are higher than ever. To protect patient data companies can choose HIPAA-compliant telehealth solutions that are suitable for the workflow, such as through the current EHR vendor. Protect teleconferencing solutions.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

.” Molly and I covered a lot of ground here , starting with the key forces shaping and accelerating virtual care across the continuum.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

Payors, both commercial and public sector (Medicare, Medicaid), have relaxed rules and regulations for telehealth across platforms (from purpose-built telemedicine programs to HIPAA-relaxed approvals for using FaceTime, Zoom, and other commercial channels), and have various plans to pay for virtual care visits between clinicians and patients.

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Ortholive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

and founder of the OrthoLive telemedicine platform agreed on a recent MGMA Podcast episode. He says providers are using telemedicine to make their practices more efficient and to increase convenience for their patients. Can telemedicine improve your practice workflows? Michael Greiwe, M.D. Listen to the podcast here:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

What was the strategy behind incorporating full-blown telemedicine into your business? Telemedicine has always been at the core of Hims & Hers' business. We follow HIPAA guidelines and employ strict access controls. It's the concept that got us off the ground and in front of consumers since the get-go.

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Redox

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

We address what this all means for our customers, our offering, and how it is affected by the legislative changes in digital health. Dr. Bill Hanson, CMIO, University of Pennsylvania: Telemedicine, in a sense, takes us back to the time when much of the care, was provided in the home by doctors who traveled to the patients.

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Digital Health Hub

JUNE 14, 2022

Teledermatology is one of the most popular applications of telemedicine. Recommendations for Teledermatology Similar to other telemedicine specialties, teledermatology could also benefit from improvements in several areas – clinical, technological, economic, legal, and ethical.

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Digital Health Hub

JUNE 14, 2022

Teledermatology is one of the most popular applications of telemedicine. Similar to other telemedicine specialties, teledermatology could also benefit from improvements in several areas – clinical, technological, economic, legal, and ethical. Below is a summary of the key benefits of teledermatology.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. We need to refine the Ryan Haight Act to develop a telemedicine registry that can safely prescribe controlled medication virtually.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 14, 2022

Telemedicine and the Growth of RPM. Telemedicine has been around since the rise of technology. In the 1980s, pioneers from Florida have used telemedicine in prisons. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has been created to gather patients’ health data without being heavily burdened by hospitals and emergency rooms. .

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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.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 31, 2023

RPM technology allows healthcare providers to remotely track and monitor a patient’s health status, using tools such as wearable devices , smartphones, and telemedicine. Telemedicine can also be used to remotely consult with healthcare providers.

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Ortholive

JULY 29, 2020

Mike Greiwe, was featured on the Russ and Randy Podcast to share his journey with telemedicine and how it influences healthcare. Telemedicine is really here to stay. What I like about telemedicine is that it’s actually going to help us and maybe make our lives better,” says Dr. It’s more convenient for everybody.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Telemedicine finally made it to the mainstream. From that point forward, all health systems will need to have a HIPAA-compliant solution at the ready. Finally, using this type of data allows for health systems to become more predictive in their approach to patient care due to the information they have collected and analyzed.

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Ortholive

AUGUST 31, 2020

Mike Greiwe, was featured on the Agile World Podcast to share his journey with telemedicine and how it influences healthcare. Telemedicine, as a physician, you have to see patients in a rapid-fire order and there are a lot of patients to be seen. Tune in to listen: Dr. Greiwe’s story on how he started OrthoLive.

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Ortholive

JULY 2, 2020

OrthoLive founder and CEO, Dr. Mike Greiwe, was featured on A Doctor’s Perspective Podcast with Dr. Justin Trosclair to share how telemedicine is shaping practice workflow in today’s environment and what can be done to help even more patients in need. Tune in to discover: How telehealth is a convenient way for patients to see their physician.

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