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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that provider use of a shared inpatient-outpatient electronic health record was associated with a shift toward follow-up delivered through a combination of telemedicine and outpatient laboratory tests, with no differences in 30-day emergency department visits.

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FirstHealth of the Carolinas solves access problem with Virtual Provider program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

And that is what FirstHealth of the Carolinas has done, using telemedicine technology. "Once the ER or Convenient Care provider enters an order in the Epic EHR for the virtual provider, the patient’s visit is then scheduled," Kapa said.

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How athenahealth’s EHR FaceTime feature is helping a solo practice during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Thanks to insurance companies’ and the governor’s direction, telehealth visits were allowed, which prompted Riad to explore options using the athenaOne Mobile EHR app. There are a great many telemedicine technology and services vendors on the health IT market. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. ” he said.

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How UPMC's virtual-first healthcare model works

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. The virtual-first primary care was launched in January of 2021 to a ten-county geography in central Pennsylvania.

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Telemedicine vs. In-Person Visits: Which is Higher Quality?

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But inevitably they’ll worry that the quality of the virtual visit just isn’t as good as an in-person visit – that telemedicine is “impersonal.”. Consider what the Annals of Internal Medicine found: Physicians spent 27 percent of their office day on direct face time with patients and 49 percent on EHR and desk work. Beyond 11 Seconds.

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. " Finally, prior to CMS loosening telemedicine policy for the pandemic, reimbursement was a concern. NextGen and Zoom for Healthcare both were proposed as telemedicine vendors.

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Prior to implementing the telemedicine technology supported by the FCC program funds, Sun River Health had relatively limited and targeted capacity to support remote visits. Mostly, Sun River Health's telemedicine services met the needs of the HIV, Medically Assisted Treatment patients. THE PROBLEM.