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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

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For example, in Florida, Avel eCARE partnered with EMS workers to help get Regeneron delivered to homebound patients. As part of the government-funded program, Avel eCARE also provided critical care consulting to a small community hospital that was inundated with COVID-19 patients. The Avel and ViTel Net team was among them.

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Bonus Features – January 21, 2024 – Number of compromised patient records in cyberattacks rose 108% in 2023, USCDI v5 draft announced, plus 18 more stories

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Partnerships Pharmacy benefits manager RxBenefits has integrated with the Springbuk Activate partner marketplace of tools for employers and benefits advisors. Sexual heath provider TBD Health is offering access to at-home test kits, diagnostics lab, pharmacy, and clinics to LGBTQ+ health provider FOLX Health and online prescriber Wisp.

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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. AI-supported diagnostic tools produce X-ray reviews 82% faster than readings without automation, according to data from SimonMed.

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Two major telehealth orgs team up to expand virtual care training

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By improving access to quality education, we can help ensure effective care for all patients, particularly those in rural and underserved communities," said Deanna Larson, chief executive officer of Avera eCARE and a founding board member of the American Board of Telehealth, in a statement. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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A new COVID-19 wave is coming – how can health systems prepare?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Although he acknowledged that the tracking tools wouldn't help to address supply chain problems upstream, he said that other tools such as "smart cabinets" could allow providers to stockpile potentially in-demand medication without shouldering the burden of a consignment fee or carrying costs.

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What’s Something Not Enough People are Talking About in Healthcare?

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Chris Johnson, Co-CEO at TeleTracking – The need for visibility across our healthcare operations and the infrastructure of US healthcare wasn’t just a tool for the pandemic, we need to keep it alive for all upcoming pandemics and disasters.

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Bonus Features – August 7, 2022 – Patients like digital health but have security concerns, healthcare leaders optimistic “seamless” care is coming, and more

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athenahelth is using the DrFirst RxInform patient engagement tool to provide patients with information about their prescriptions, including cost-saving opportunities. Wolters Kluwer has donated three clinical decision support tools to Mercy Ships , a humanitarian organization that operate two floating hospitals in remote areas of Africa.

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