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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

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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. So telemedicine helps bridge that gap in rural or other markets that may not have adequate resource availability. What were the overarching themes?

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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and everything shut down, it became imperative for healthcare provider organizations to adopt telemedicine to deliver care. But so many organizations had no telemedicine programs, and thus technology, in place. You've had great success in telemedicine using Zoom technology.

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

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Its internationally recognized eCARE model helped to protect clinicians and staff in the emergency department, even when they were performing high-risk procedures. "Telemedicine for routine patients has become the new standard in primary care and subspecialty clinics at Avera," Burchett explained.