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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For example, in Florida, Avel eCARE partnered with EMS workers to help get Regeneron delivered to homebound patients. As part of the government-funded program, Avel eCARE also provided critical care consulting to a small community hospital that was inundated with COVID-19 patients.

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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In early 2021, Zoom had done a great job highlighting the security measures they had taken to ensure HIPAA compliance for health system clients. In December, our Express Care practices switched to Zoom for MaineGeneral’s virtual urgent care service, “eCare.”

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How Essen Health Care used an AI virtual care assistant to make thousands of patient calls in just days

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Eleanor conducts calls in both English and Spanish and provides care coordinators with a HIPAA-compliant transcript after each call. MyndYou also provided a HIPAA-compliant recording of each call on their portal for quality assurance purposes. For example: 20% led to physician appointments. " RESULTS.

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