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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Over the past few months, the organizations have deployed telemedicine services to support care in at least a half-a-dozen states, including Texas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana. For example, in Florida, Avel eCARE partnered with EMS workers to help get Regeneron delivered to homebound patients.

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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. The lack of tenured nurses creates a risk to quality outcomes. What did you learn about expanding access with behavioral health telemedicine?

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Telemedicine saves the day for Avera Health in the COVID-19 era

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Its internationally recognized eCARE model helped to protect clinicians and staff in the emergency department, even when they were performing high-risk procedures. "Patients are given a thermometer and pulse oximeter and report data from these devices to the hospital-at-home program run by Avera physicians and nurses," he explained.