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Master Guide to Telehealth Statistics for 2019
Enzyme Health
JULY 31, 2019
If you are working in telemedicine, you should be aware of the latest data supporting this method of healthcare delivery.
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Electronic health records cannot replace a doctor who knows you
KevinMD
JULY 1, 2019
The introduction of electronic health records (EHRs) was accompanied by a great deal of fanfare. Such systems, which replace old paper-based charts in doctor’s offices and hospitals, were designed to make patient data more accurate, safer and more accessible.
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Implementation best practices: Teeing up telemedicine
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Telemedicine has been gaining a lot of steam in recent years. And it has become an increasingly important component of healthcare delivery.
Privacy beyond HIPAA in voice technology
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 16, 2019
Industry players warn that while voice technology has the ability to reach a larger audience, it must be implemented with privacy as a top priority.
Why Smoking Costs Employers More Than They Realize
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When Will Self-Service Come to Health Care?
Health Populi
MAY 16, 2019
At least one in three people who have tried out virtual health care have done so because they use technology in all aspects of life and want to do the same with their healthcare.
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FDA on Modifying AI
Medical Connectivity
APRIL 9, 2019
Recently the FDA released a discussion paper on a Proposed Regulatory Framework for Modifications to Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). For starters this paper captures several familiar themes.
Telemedicine Workflow: Six Questions You Have to Answer to Succeed
Arizona Telemedicine Program
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
When implementing a telemedicine program, you should create a new workflow. It’s easier to adapt a current workflow into the technology than to create a new productivity model. Your daily processes will need some changes but not entirely, and this can be to your advantage.
Physicians and Technology: Avoiding Burnout
Advanced Medical Reviews
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Technology has played an increasingly larger role in the healthcare industry over the past couple decades and continues to offer a myriad of benefits to physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Is Healthcare Ready for Remote Patient Monitoring?
Health System CIO
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Although remote monitoring has been shown to improve outcomes, it remains a tough sell to many providers, says John Halamka, who breaks down some recent findings on this complex issue.
Primary Care Is Dead. Long Live Primary Care!
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The primary care system is failing patients and providers. Capacity shortages have led to long wait times and physician burnout. To fix the system, we must find innovative ways to boost capacity and meet patient-consumers’ shifting expectations.
The Importance of Telehealth Governance and Executive Buy-In
Health Recovery Solutions
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
So, you and your organization have identified that you need to provide telehealth services to your patient census.
7 Steps For Providers To Comply with HIPAA Regulations
VSee
MARCH 22, 2019
Special thanks today for our guest post on HIPAA compliance by Alex Mitchell — cybersecurity enthusiast, WordPress guru, and data-safety tools tester with over 10 years experience. Who Must Comply With HIPAA If you’re not familiar with HIPAA it stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It was designed and put in place in. Tips & Techniques health information privacy HIPAA business associate hipaa compliance security
Telemedicine and access: Leave no patient behind
KevinMD
APRIL 15, 2019
Telehealth, using video to have an acute medical care visit, puts some of the power of choice back into our patient’s hands.
The challenges, opportunities of implementing voice in pharma
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 6, 2019
Yesterday at the Voice of Healthcare Summit at Harvard Medical School, panelists discussed the lure of voice technology, its opportunities and the importance of keeping privacy front and center.
Big Idea: Primary Care Automation
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Listen Up, Healthcare: Hear The Patient’s Voice!
Health Populi
APRIL 17, 2019
Consider the voice of a patient before the advent of the Internet in the digital 1.0 world, and then the proliferation of social networks in v 2.0.
Study shows more physicians are embracing telemedicine, especially in metro areas
Clocktree
JULY 25, 2019
The number of US physicians who list telemedicine as a skill doubled from 2015 to 2018, according to a recent study done by Doximity , a network of healthcare professionals.
New Tech Tonics Episode: Susan Desmond-Hellmann: The Inquisitive Leader
Digital Health
JANUARY 22, 2019
Her illustrious career has taken her from clinician to biotech executive to university chancellor to CEO of the world’s largest foundation, yet throughout this exceptional journey, Susan Desmond-Hellmann has remained empathetic, inquisitive, and emphatically true to herself.
Capsule Tech Acquires Bernoulli Health: Analysis
Medical Connectivity
MAY 8, 2019
On April 30, 2019, Capsule Tech announced that it is acquiring Bernoulli Health for an undisclosed amount.
Virtual Front Door or Brick Wall? Care Pathways in Healthcare
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Healthcare’s Thought Leaders Offer their HIMSS19 Takeaways
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The cornucopia that is the annual HIMSS conference and tradeshow – healthcare technology’s biggest event – is behind us, but what’s left in the wake is wonderful, inspiring even, if not a bit overwhelming.
Virtual scribes are game-changers for physicians
KevinMD
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Today was like no other day. It was our first day together. Me and my "virtual" scribe — an actual person who seems to "virtually" to exist inside of a Jabra speaker on my desk and so subtlety that I forgot to mute a few times when not seeing patients. The "man" in the Jabra […].
A slow death by charting
KevinMD
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
It's 10 p.m. Seven days before Christmas. I'm sitting at work "finishing" up some charts. I am suddenly overcome with anger. What am I doing here right now at this minute? I am helping no one. This work I'm typing away at — trying so hard not to scream — it's hoops. Fucki*g hoops. […].
How telemedicine is increasing diversity in clinical trials
KevinMD
MARCH 14, 2019
An important part of advancing medical research and drug development is making participation in clinical trials easier and more inclusive.
Convenience Care Is Here, and It's Eating Your Lunch
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Patients want high-quality care that is accessible and affordable. If they can’t get it from you, direct-to-consumer healthcare services make it easy for them to get it somewhere else. Give them the ability to consume your services just like they consume everything else in their lives: on their phones or computers, quickly, and where it’s convenient for them.
How telemedicine can help patients and solve physician burnout
KevinMD
MARCH 6, 2019
I have been practicing telemedicine successfully for four years. In 2015, I had to beg doctors to work in telemedicine. Because so many doctors were wary of it, I started to get licensed in multiple states, and now, I have 15 state licenses. Well, what a difference a few years makes.
What physicians can learn from anthropologists
KevinMD
MARCH 3, 2019
Since the passing of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009, it has been said that health tech would dramatically revolutionize health care and the patient experience.
Amazon launches new Alexa feature that reminds customers when to take meds
Mobi Health News
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
The new feature will initially be available to Giant Eagle Pharmacy customers.
Most Health Consumers Expect Technology To Play a Larger Role As Tech-Angst & Privacy Concerns Grow
Health Populi
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
As technology continues to re-shape consumers’ experiences and expectations with health/care, retail, travel and work, peoples’ concerns about data privacy are also growing as observed by a 2020 consumer trends forecast from GlobalWebIndex, Connecting the dots.
Stop Creating Disloyal Patients
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90 percent of patients feel no obligation to stay with a healthcare system that doesn’t offer digital tools. What can you do in the face of such a sobering statistic? Patient-facing telehealth options that allow patients to get virtually instantaneous care privately, securely, and from anywhere can keep your patients from seeking care from the easiest, nearest, and cheapest provider.
Clocktree partners with NAADAC to provide telehealth platform to addiction counselors
Clocktree
MARCH 22, 2019
We are very excited about our partnership with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, extending Clocktree’s affordable HIPAA compliant telehealth platform to more than 100,000 addiction counselors and educators worldwide.
The Kids Are Alright – With Just a Little Help from the Innovators
Digital Health
MARCH 10, 2019
I was in Austin last week for South By Southwest (SXSW), a sort of conference/meetup/party/experiential mash-up which is really like no other event that touches healthcare. At SXSW you can see a healthcare startup pitch, experience the latest and greatest in weird automotive or robotics engineering, see a movie and take in a concert, all […].
5 clinician concerns about OpenNotes
KevinMD
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
More than 200 health organizations have now implemented OpenNotes. Many more are piloting, are soon to implement — or have implemented, and we don’t know it!
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