Fri.Oct 28, 2022

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3 Lessons Learned Over 30 Years Leading the Telemedicine Charge

AMD Telemedicine

Many people assume that telehealth began after the internet gained popularity, but that’s not so. AMD Global Telemedicine opened our doors as a telemedicine vendor more than 30 years ago. Our first niche was helping increase access to care for rural patient populations through medical devices that could be plugged into a video codec. To say that we were ahead of the times would be an understatement.

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Q&A: Why medical device company Penumbra is betting on VR

Mobi Health News

Adam Elsesser, president, chairman and CEO of Penumbra, describes the medical device company's move into virtual reality and how its REAL system helps therapists measure a patient's progress.

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Mayo Clinic working with Memora Health on virtual postpartum care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The initial phase of a new research program at Mayo Clinic is seeing the Minnesota health system working with Memora Health to explore new ways to extend care to postpartum patients at home. WHY IT MATTERS. Memora Health, which specializes in virtual care delivery and complex care management, is researching how maternal care teams at Mayo can extend engagement for postpartum patients between visits and enable more connected care experience, the company says.

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Study: Telehealth follow-up linked to return emergency department visits

Mobi Health News

According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, telehealth follow-up was associated with 28.3 more repeat ED visits per 1,000 patients compared with in-person care.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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MEDITECH Continues Push into Ambulatory EHR Market

Healthcare IT Today

MEDITECH continues to invest and expand into the ambulatory EHR market. The company recently made their Expanse Ambulatory solution available to independent and physician-owned practices. At the recent MGMA Practice Excellence Conference (#MPE22), the MEDITECH booth had steady traffic and attendees were curious to learn more about the company’s offering.

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Miedeval Cyberattacks, Startup Business Models, and Conference Attendance – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you had an amazing week and aren’t freezing as we head past fall towards Winter. October has flown by for me and I expect November to be just as fast. Although, I’m visiting Utah lately and I’m not sure about this freezing Winter weather. I guess that’s why I live in Vegas. Enough about the weather, let’s get to another edition of Fun Friday where we try to bring some joy into your life as we head into the weekend.

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Virtual Healthcare: A Better Way To Care For Patients

João Bocas

Virtual healthcare is a great way to care for patients and improve efficiency. It’s less expensive, faster, and more comfortable than… Continue reading on Medium ».

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Clinician Corner: Meet Erica Picon, LCSW

Iris Telehealth

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. That’s why we’re turning the spotlight on the amazing work they’re doing every day. This month, we’re sitting down to talk with Erica Picon, an LCSW practicing in California. Q. How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? A: I found Iris on Indeed.

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Achieving Net Zero through Digital Transformation – How far have we come and what’s next?

Healthcare Innovation Consortium

Achieving Net Zero through Digital Transformation – How far have we come and what’s next? In April 2016, the European Union and 170 sovereign states joined together to sign the Paris Accords – An international treaty aimed to stop global temperatures from rising to the point of no return, which is a 2% global increase. Scientists say that significant impacts will be observed around the earth’s ecosystem and overarching climate once we pass this threshold.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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Prenuvo Raises $70M Series A Led By Felicis to Reimagine Preventive Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Company to use funds to invest in AI team, accelerate advanced technology development and fuel national expansion. Funding comes on the heels of rapid growth, including clinic opening in Los Angeles, Calif. Prenuvo , a pioneer in advanced, radiation-free whole body imaging for early detection of cancer and other diseases, today announced that it has raised $70M in Series A equity and debt funding led by Felicis , with participation from existing investors including Tony Fadell, NYT bestseller au

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Cyber Security in Medical Devices – How Ensuring Patient Safety Remains a Priority

Healthcare Innovation Consortium

Cyber Security in Medical Devices – How Ensuring Patient Safety Remains a Priority. As the quality and efficiency of digital technology increase, so do the cloud and the accompanying ocean of data inputted into the digital ether. Systems data, consumer data, and most importantly, patient data are being generated to an unprecedented degree where entire profiles of highly private information are being stored in medical data centres worldwide.

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HIMSSCast: How emerging tech is opening new avenues in telehealth, RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Remote patient monitoring and other forms of virtual care are fast finding footholds in healthcare as patients get acquainted with these new care modalities, and as health systems learn to appreciate the cost efficiencies they offer. But telehealth and RPM are still in their early days, and fast-changing as they're augmented with other new and emerging digital health and artificial intelligence technologies.