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Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For Michigan Avenue Primary Care in Chicago, the most pressing need near the beginning of the pandemic was to find a way to adopt telemedicine as the primary service model during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially for mental health patients who suddenly were shut off from in-person support. THE PROBLEM. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Cincinnati Children's puts focus on patient experience with its telehealth program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At the time, the interest in video visits and other forms of telehealth was growing, and the provider organization had a few clinical programs already up and running. "We primarily used Cisco products, including Jabber Guest, for video visits and to address access initially, as we were doing few visits in the home."

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At Baptist Health, Epic-linked asynchronous telehealth boosts provider and patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Early last year, Baptist Health, a health system based in Louisville, Kentucky, was taking note of the lessons staff had learned and the data gathered through the first year of the pandemic to reassess the organization's overall virtual care strategy and current digital health tools. THE PROBLEM. " Dr. Brett A.

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RPM reduces 30-day readmission rates by 50% at Lee Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

He is scheduled to speak at the HIMSS24 Global Conference & Exhibition in a session entitled "Digital Care at Home That Improves Clinical and Patient Outcomes." "Digital Care at Home That Improves Clinical and Patient Outcomes" is scheduled for March 12, from 2-3 p.m.

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The use of this modality given the clinical conditions of the patients was the most effective approach to clinician/patient co-management," said James Sinkoff, deputy executive officer and CFO at Sun River Health. allowed two-way video visits to be scheduled quickly and without undue demands on patients."

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A Hawaii health system meets island community and COVID-19 needs with telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Over the last five years, we built out clinic-to-clinic telemedicine and scheduled direct-to-patient telehealth. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we built an integrated telehealth platform within our Epic EHR using a third-party vendor, ExtendedCare. Recent technology upgrades this summer. COVID-19 isolation rooms.

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Future of telemedicine and virtual care: key trends and predictions

Lloyd Price

This includes improved video conferencing platforms, remote monitoring devices, wearable sensors, AI-powered diagnostic tools, and virtual reality applications. These technological advancements will enhance the quality and scope of telemedicine services, enabling more comprehensive and personalized care delivery.