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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare IT News interviewed Laura Mrazik, manager of telehealth at MaineGeneral Health, to discuss best uses and best practices with Zoom so others can learn from MaineGeneral's lessons. Our initial pilot quickly evolved into four active telehealth services. It has now been one year since primary care switched to Zoom.

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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

Michigan-based Baraga County Memorial Hospital and Baraga County Sheriff’s Department chose Avel eCare to support their Virtual Crisis Care program, which responds to calls for behavioral health crises. Arizona-based veterans’ living facility Waymark Gardens chose Iveda telehealth and fall detection technology.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But with the arrival of COVID-19, the organization was challenged with revisiting its telehealth strategy to reduce virus spread while still providing essential care services to its rural communities. "Endocrinology, psychiatry, dermatology and cardiology are a few specialties where virtual care has been critical."