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How Telehealth is Improving Rural Access to Healthcare

Mend

A recent study from the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine used data from a rural Appalachian population and found that telemedicine is an effective alternative to in-person care, resulting in higher attendance rates. In this study, researchers looked at data from the West Virginia University Department of Family Medicine, excluding data from patients who live more than 60 miles outside the state line.

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Alma raises $130M for mental health practice software and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Insurance navigator Fair Square Medicare raises $15 million, AI-enabled prostate cancer care startup Avenda Health scores $10 million, and oncology clinical trial startup Trial Library emerges from stealth with $5 million.

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ScionHealth to launch RPM for chronic care at 79 hospitals

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Louisville-based ScionHealth system, the combined LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare delivery network, and Cadence, a New York-based healthcare technology company, are implementing a remote patient monitoring platform starting with 18 community hospitals in 12 states. WHY IT MATTERS. With RPM, ScionHealth patients with chronic conditions could spend more time at home with their families, or doing what they love where they live, instead of heading back to the hospital or doctor's office,

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Diminishing Patient Privacy Dangers From The Increased Reliance On Telehealth

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The convenience of telehealth, both for the medical professional and the patient, is a strength that can’t be overstated. Telehealth, or telemedicine, empowers patients to have better access to quality care at more affordable prices. As […]. The article Diminishing Patient Privacy Dangers From The Increased Reliance On Telehealth appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Breadth and Simplicity of Accessibility in Health IT – Part 3

Healthcare IT Today

The previous articles in this series, Disabilities and Accessibility in Health IT: The Need Is Constant and Automating Accessibility in Health IT , explored the current landscape in accommodating diverse patients and web site visitors in health care. This article explores some important areas I haven’t yet touched on, and ends with an appeal for better web sites for all.

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Amazon Care to shut down at the end of 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Healthcare Mobile Application Development: Main Types of Medical Apps and Tips for Creating

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The horizon of healthcare mobile application development is expanding through limitless boundaries after the world hits the massive pandemic. Even though it’s the era of tech evolution, healthcare mobile application development has followed an impactful […].

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Education and Communication as a Catalyst for Technology Adoption

Healthcare IT Today

Today at The Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit, I was fascinated by a session that looked at the importance of education and communication for healthcare organizations when it comes to encouraging adoption of technology. For example, this has been an important effort by DirectTrust when it comes to educating users of how and when direct messaging could be used.

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MDaudit Launches Revenue Integrity Suite to Mitigate High-Impact Denial Risk and Prevent Revenue Leakage

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. MDaudit, the healthcare technology company that harnesses the power of analytics and its proven track record to allow the nation’s premier healthcare organizations to retain revenue and reduce risk, announced today the launch of MDaudit Revenue […].

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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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Understanding ACA Affordability for 2023 Tax Year

ACA Times

Since ACA reporting was first required by employers in 2015, the affordability component under the Employer Mandate was established each year by indexing the standard of 9.5%. This has always…. The post Understanding ACA Affordability for 2023 Tax Year first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Biofourmis Raises Additional Funding from Intel Capital in Series D Extension and Names Top Healthcare Leaders to its Board

Healthcare IT Today

Additional funding brings Series D round to $320M total. Trevor Fetter, MBA, senior lecturer on the faculty of Harvard Business School and former longtime Tenet Healthcare chairman and CEO, named to Board. Sachin H. Jain, physician executive with government, pharmaceutical, payer and provider experience, joins Board. Biofourmis , a Boston-based global leader in virtual care and digital medicine, today announced that Intel Capital, the strategic investment arm of chipmaker Intel Corporation, has

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Top Features to Keep In Mind When Finding A Quality Dental X-Ray Machine!

KB Dental Consulting

Diagnosing your patients accurately is the duty of the dental professional to carry out further treatment rightfully.

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