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How telehealth holds the key to patient activation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As health systems have adjusted their workflows to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, they have discovered increasing value in telehealth solutions that will continue to offer benefits long after the crisis has passed. Telehealth is not location dependent. Why patient activation matters. Accessing care when and where needed.

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Telehealth has enabled wider access during COVID-19 – but not for everyone

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The rise in telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic has showcased two contrasting narratives about access to virtual care. Even as telehealth made it easier for some patients to get the care they need , especially those who struggle to reach in-person services, it also exacerbated the digital divide for others.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. These networks profit the people they serve. Strategically speaking.

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When eHealth goes viral: The strengths and weaknesses of health tech during COVID-19

Digital Leaders HealthTech

As the world slows down, the demand for eHealth is going viral; and it is happening fast and globally. While the temporary new normal settles in, the digitisation of our healthcare is being put on a tough and revealing test; ultimately showcasing the strengths and weaknesses of current eHealth infrastructures. Medical distancing.

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AHIMA23 Attendees are Ready for the Challenges Ahead

Healthcare IT Today

#AHIMA23 #HITsm pic.twitter.com/PGkeo6K4D7 — Colin Hung (@Colin_Hung) October 8, 2023 Neuwirth highlighted several examples of medical innovation that is helping to save lives at a scale undreamed of a decade ago – mRNA vaccines, robotic surgery, and telehealth. How do we align regs to this?

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Value-based healthcare – what it means for Thailand

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

eHealth is one of the tools that could be used towards achieving VBHC, and the MOPH has a long-term strategy to drive the growth and development of eHealth from 2017-2026. In healthcare, it is often easy to ‘cut and paste’ solutions from other health systems but sometimes the answers or successful models may lie within.

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Healthcare Just Got SMAC’ed – Accenture’s Post-Digital Era for Health

Health Populi

As an example of this trend, Accenture points to Mindstrong which leverages AI and machine learning to divine digital phenotypes of consumers-patients that inform mental health support. ” There’s no more eHealth or mHealth — it’s all health, it’s all digital.