At the ATA2020 virtual conference held this week, Avera eCARE Quality and Innovation Officer Mandy Bell said one lesson the telemedicine vendor had taken from the first wave of the coronavirus crisis was to "keep the telemedicine tools easy to use." Epidemiologists have warned that a second wave of COVID-19 is on its way. In fact, in some countries, it's already here. MORE

Florida Hospital has been using eCare to reach so many affected by hurricane Irma. During a time of such chaos and destruction in Florida, it has been extremely hard to provide healthcare access to those in need. Within the last three days Florida Hospital has incorporated telehealth technology into their system of care. This platform now enables those who are unable to travel or prevented from reaching their usual services and care providers a virtual care option. MORE

Maryland eCare “We’re the mouse that roars” In the current health system landscape, where organizations just keep growing, Calvert Health System is considered to be quite small. In this interview, he talks about the Maryland eCare initiative and partnerships that have expanded Calvert’s reach and helped improve care for patients across the state. Maryland eCare. * “We’re the mouse that roars”. MORE

In this interview, he talks about the Maryland eCare initiative and partnerships that have expanded Calvert’s reach and helped improve care for patients across the state. Best-of-breed affiliation strategy Staff retention — “Success energizes people.” Learning “team chemistry” from Coach K Participative meetings 21 years with Inova — “I wore a number of hats there.” MORE

By Steve Simmons, marketing and business analysis manager, eCare Vault. Editorial care coordination eCare Vault physician burnout Steve SimmonsThis article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Care coordination by definition is a strategy that is focused on bringing together the multiple parties of a patient’s care team to knock down barriers of communication in order to enable the best outcomes for your patients. MORE

Avera eCARE School Health partners with K-12 school districts to provide registered nurse coverage for the entire school day – ensuring immediate response to the health care needs of every student. Within seconds, 8-year-old Aiden Knutson is connected to an Avera eCare nurse – Aiden at school in Toronto, the nurse in Sioux Falls. He says Avera eCARE made the most sense. “It The Avera eCARE nurse provides great comfort for Aiden’s grandma. MORE

Avera eCARE School Health partners with K-12 school districts to provide registered nurse coverage for the entire school day – ensuring immediate response to the health care needs of every student. Within seconds, 8-year-old Aiden Knutson is connected to an Avera eCare nurse – Aiden at school in Toronto, the nurse in Sioux Falls. He says Avera eCARE made the most sense. “It The Avera eCARE nurse provides great comfort for Aiden’s grandma. MORE

ICD-10 taskforce eCare with University of Maryland Partnering with AT&T for remote monitoring ROI & patient outcomes — “You have to look at things differently.” eCare with University of Maryland. Securing mobile devices — “PHI has become quite the commodity.” From bedside oncology nurse to CIO It’s been quite a year for first-time CIO Anne Lara. MORE

Chamberlain points to Avera Health's longstanding and well-respected Avera eCARE service , which "has built a real unique bunker in which they are navigating ICU, telepharmacy, telestroke," he said. Browse the education sessions scheduled for the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference and expo in New Orleans next month, and you'll notice that many of them are geared toward elderly patients, home-based care and aging in place. MORE

Avera eCARE CEO Deanna Larson also highlighted the potential to train people how to take their own measurements, as providers have done during the COVID-19 crisis for pregnant patients. In 2012, there were fewer than 1,400 maternal-fetal medicine specialists in the United States, and 98% resided in metropolitan areas. This left pregnant patients in rural areas without the ability to access care, especially if travel was not an option. MORE