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Telehealth summit debrief: staffing shortages, wider acceptance but expansion barriers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine technology and services vendor Avel eCare recently launched its inaugural annual Customer Forum and Innovation Summit focused on driving innovation in virtual care. Healthcare IT News sat down with Doug Duskin, Avel eCare's chief executive, to get a debriefing on the conference and find out the major themes and learnings.

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Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Clinician-to-clinician telehealth platform Avel eCare is making its Crisis Care services free to law enforcement officers. Research from Limbic showed shorter wait times for treatment and lower dropout rates for mental health practitioners using an AI-assisted tool for patient referral and clinical assessment.

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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Mental health assessment platform Aiberry added screenings for five anxiety disorders. Bamboo Health launched Discharge Summaries , which automates the exchange of discharge information to post-acute care. California’s UC Davis Health chose BioIntelliSense to support its latest in-hospital patient monitoring initiative.

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Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Research from athenahealth about telehealth usage throughout the pandemic found that nearly 1 in 4 patients (24%) used telehealth specifically to avoid an in-person visit. In addition, nearly 1 in 3 patients used telehealth to manage a chronic condition, with 23% scheduling appointments and another 9% opting for ad hoc check-ins.

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Telehealth Brings Expert Sexual Assault Exams to Rural Patients (SANE Services)

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Shelley, a nurse in rural Eagle County, Colorado, went to her car and called a telehealth company to arrange an appointment with a sexual assault nurse examiner, or SANE. She said every sexual assault survivor faces health consequences. Avel eCare, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been providing telehealth services since 1993.

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Telehealth Brings Expert Sexual Assault Exams to Rural Patients

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Shelley, a nurse in rural Eagle County, Colorado, went to her car and called a telehealth company to arrange an appointment with a sexual assault nurse examiner, or SANE. She said every sexual assault survivor faces health consequences. Avel eCare, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been providing telehealth services since 1993.

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How telemedicine can help close the maternal health gap

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Today, telehealth can be used to fill that gap – but providers still may face challenges in ensuring patients get the services they need. Though a number of steps can be taken to address that crisis, including working to eradicate systemic racism throughout the healthcare system, Sable indicated telehealth as one useful tool.