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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

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Clinician-to-clinician telehealth platform Avel eCare is making its Crisis Care services free to law enforcement officers. Data from Brightside Health showed all patient subgroups saw a decline in symptoms of anxiety and depression following enrollment in the company’s Crisis Care telehealth program.

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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

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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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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

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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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