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Telehealth is Health: It’s Telehealth Awareness Week

Health Populi

In April 2020, telemedicine morphed into mainstream medical care as hospitals and physicians risk-managed exposure to infection by meeting with patients, virtually, when possible. Welcome to Telehealth Awareness Week , a campaign mounted by the ATA to remind us that #TelehealthIsHealth. 34% used telehealth for preventive care.

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The Omnichannel Imperative for Healthcare: Supporting Telehealth Awareness Week 2023

Health Populi

It’s Telehealth Awareness Week , led by the ATA. I celebrate and support the effort; this Health Populi post explains the Association’s mantra that Telehealth is Health, and that telehealth is firmly embedded into healthcare’s omnichannel imperative. So why omnichannel healthcare, and why now?

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Digital Health Funding Updates from FINN + Galen and Silicon Valley Bank – Context for JPM2023

Health Populi

Specifically, oncology was down 32%, cardiovascular declining by 27%, mental health falling 49%, neurology by 51%, and gastroenterology by 33%. We learned from a recent report via GSR Ventures that gathering supporting clinical evidence for digital health innovation will be key to funding in 2023 and future years.

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Singaporean health chiefs embrace digital health to tackle staff shortage: report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Based on the Singapore findings of the Future Health Index 2023 report by Royal Philips, Singapore is making "steadfast" progress in digital health transformation. The lab aims to facilitate multi-institutional, cross-border collaborations in digital health.

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VA offers $1B telehealth contract opportunity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Department of Veterans Affairs published a $1 billion contract opportunity this week aimed at procuring remote patient monitoring and telehealth services to meet the needs of veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been relying on telehealth since before the pandemic. military veterans. THE LARGER TREND.

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Health is Everywhere, and Telehealth Is Health – And It’s Personal

Health Populi

That’s the promise, increasingly a reality, of telehealth. We are in the middle of Telehealth Awareness Week , an advocacy program launched by the ATA (American Telemedicine Association) whose mission I share — that #TelehealthIsHealth. called Right Here, Right Now: Ten Telehealth Pioneers Make It Work. .

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

In the August 2020 National Poll on Heathy Aging , the University of Michigan research team found a 26% increase in telehealth visits from 2019 to 2020, March to June 2020 year-over-year. In May 2019, 14% of older patients’ health care providers offered telehealth visits, growing to 62% in June 2020 during the pandemic.