Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Ongoing interoperability challenges as testing sites, labs, providers, payers and public health agencies tried to manage fast-moving waves of new patient data. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation. A system-wide shift to remote work and virtual, cloud-enabled collaboration.

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Lloyd Price

JANUARY 15, 2024

Exec Summary: Arab Health, taking place January 29th to February 1st, 2024, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, is much more than just a conference. It's a multifaceted event that plays a significant role in the global healthcare landscape, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I covered the event here in Health Populi, as I have for most of the past decade, highlighting the growth of digital health and, this year, the expanding Internet of Healthy Things called-out by Dr. Joseph Kvedar in 2015. Most people using at-home connected exercise equipment also foresee doing so after the coronavirus fades.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sun River Health was among the first organizations to receive funding under the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program. 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. THE PROBLEM.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

The article returns to the advent of the SARS epidemic in China in 2003, which ushered in a series of events: people stayed home, and Chinese social media and e-commerce proliferated. The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

HIMSS20 is right around the corner – and GlobalMed is excited to be represented on stage on Thursday, March 12 in an education session “Transforming Africa’s Health Crisis with Telemedicine.” Transforming Africa’s Health Crisis with Telemedicine”. Africa confronts the world's most dramatic public health crisis.”

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Health Populi

MAY 25, 2022

With peoples’ anxiety about COVID-19 at its lowest point since 2020, folks are most anxious in spring 2022 about current global events and the safety of their families, based on the latest Healthy Minds study from the American Psychiatric Association (APA). “The pandemic and its mental health effects are very much still with us.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 16, 2022

It is no wonder that telehealth is a key focus seeing as the global telemedicine market size is forecasted to grow to USD175.5 A self-developed remote diagnosis and treatment service platform connects with IOT medical equipment used by clinicians at local public health centres. billion by 2026.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Telemedicine is, in fact, the top area where health care organizations are investing to improve the patient care experience: 75% of providers are investing in telemedicine to improve patient care in 2021 compared with 42% in 2019.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 11, 2019

In that regard, Thailand has begun development of its telemedicine programme at 32 hospitals located in rural areas in eight provinces since March this year. Telemedicine services will be offered by the initial 32 hospitals as soon as by the fourth quarter of 2019. v) Health 2.0. ii) Patient experience. iv) Value-based care. (v)

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2021

However, the public health emergency also acted as an opportunity of sorts – namely, legislative and regulatory flexibilities around telehealth revealed how care can be expanded in new ways. And some health systems have relied on telemedicine during the pandemic to continue providing seamless care for patients with disabilities.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2021

During the pandemic, health care providers needed to deal with the security of devices rapidly procured and deployed within institutions and also outside the walls of providers, such as in field hospitals meeting the surge of coronavirus patients. 32% of medical imaging devices were running on unsupported operating systems, and.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Elizabeth Krupinski who, among many things, went over some housekeeping and thanked individuals who helped plan the event as well as the organizations involved. Krupinski also noted that during this bleak time of pandemic, it coincidentally was an exciting time for research with “adjusted outlooks” and “raised opportunities.”.

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2021

The third chart details some of these points: On the macroeconomic side of the forecast, we see increasing private consumption, higher inflation, less public sector support (e.g., PPP in the US), and in emerging markets, currency weakness.

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

GlobalMed and Meditar have partnered to change that by expanding Meditar’s medical expertise throughout the country using virtual health technologies. Erwin Padinger, Meditar Founder and President , called GlobalMed “the right global solution to extend healthcare across Argentina” because of the companies’ shared telemedicine philosophies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

Dr. Joseph Kvedar, president of the American Telemedicine Association, agreed with Alexander's recommendations. "We must make sure that essential telehealth services do not abruptly end with the public health emergency, especially as we look to reorient our healthcare system to deliver 21st century care," said Kvedar.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 20, 2023

Health Gorilla and LexisNexis Risk Solutions are working to make SDoH data actionable , John found out in an interview with Avery Haller (Health Gorilla) and Diana Zuskov (LexisNexis). Read more… Hearing From Our Health IT Friend on Capitol Hill. Read more… RPM Can Reduce AI’s Bias Problem and Improve Health Equity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event taking place on 7-11 September 2020.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Day two of the virtual event kicked off with David Fletcher and Dr. Hari Eswaran thanking those involved and HRSA’s Deputy Associate Administrator, Heather Dimeris, speaking about the current telehealth landscape. The goal of identifying human factors is to optimize improved outcomes in telemedicine. Dr. Lori Uscher-Pines.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

One way people in these rural areas still can receive access to high-quality healthcare in a convenient and cost-effective way is through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring options. Many patients are overdue for care as the public health emergency winds down. Rural communities across the U.S. Additionally, only 9.4%

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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

Note: I may be biased as a University of Michigan graduate of both the School of Public Health and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Economics]. health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act.

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CiscoHealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Remote diagnosis and second opinions via telemedicine. Local health programs, such as vaccination campaigns; and health events, including blood pressure measurement or diabetes counseling. _. Addressing public health and population health pain points. Modernize public health infrastructure.

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SteadyMD

MARCH 17, 2022

Unfortunately, many telehealth waivers were created to be temporary and limited to the duration of the COVID-19 PHE–even though they have improved patient access to care and affect both public health programs and private health coverage. So, do the pros of making permanent telemedicine policies outweigh the concerns of doubt?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Telehealth vs. in-person: the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration to reimburse doctors for providing telehealth services for Medicare recipients has been repeatedly renewed. ATA’s live event return to Boston. This week the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) conference, charmingly titled “ What Now?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

” Because residents will have the opportunity to receive primary care services in a safer environment through telehealth, Parker will contribute to public health goals of reducing the spread of COVID-19 while reducing excess burden on the hospital systems throughout New York City that may be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Ultimately, getting to that fourth level of equity — addressing socioeconomic and environmental impacts — takes an even larger village where public sector organizations responsible for the bulk of these issues — from education to clean water and minimum wage standard-setting — must be corralled into the mix.

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Connected Health Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

OIG proposed a number of measures to prevent future improper billing events involving telehealth services and HHS is implementing those now. The requirement to code with the Modifier 95 enables CMS to properly track and audit telemedicine services and is a powerful tool for rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

Philips, recently named as one of the largest Fortune Global Companies in 2020 (#385, up 46 spots and ranking in the top 10 largest public health care companies in the world), has been working globally with health systems since the emergence of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China in 2019.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

Awards Zane Networks was chosen for the Public Health Informatics and Technology initiative , which is funded by a grant from the ONC. The American Telemedicine Association recognized five Innovation Challenge award winners : SimpliFed, Great Speech, Clearstep Health, Strados Labs, and Oshi Health.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

APRIL 7, 2020

Digital solutions, such as telemedicine and online crowdsourced health monitoring, are quickly shifting from a previously slow adoption path to a record pace of uptake. While the evidence for infectious disease telemedicine is not equally strong , its role in the current crisis is expected to be essential. influenza tweets).

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2022

. “Today, we’re energized by the enthusiasm from our forward-looking investors and health plan partners around this aim.” ” Today, access to mental health services for the nation’s most vulnerable populations is a public health crisis.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2022

When we hear about an engagement in the typical sense, we associate it with and look forward to a momentous event: the wedding. Market forces drove acceleration in digital health, specifically telemedicine, which were sorely needed for several years. They make an announcement to kick it all off: “We’re engaged!”.

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Henry Kotula

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Pharmacy and retail chains Walmart and CVS Health both detailed their intended expansions into primary care. The pandemic also encouraged big corporations outside the healthcare sector, like Pepsi and Delta Airlines, to consider hiring CMOs to make sense of public health regulations guide them on their policy.

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Henry Kotula

AUGUST 5, 2020

Black Swans are high impact events that are highly improbable and difficult to predict. Rhinos are foreseeable, high-impact events that we choose to ignore because they’re complex, inconvenient. Arguably, the nation’s public health defenses should anticipate global pandemics and apply resources. It has excess.

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Henry Kotula

MARCH 16, 2020

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched this initiative — called the National Health Security Preparedness Index — in 2013 to comprehensively evaluate the nation’s readiness for public health emergencies. points out of a possible 10, above the national average.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I suspect that some of the digitization trends we’ve seen—especially in the areas of online learning, telemedicine, and remote work—will become a regular part of our lives. Fauci and I are both optimistic that a vaccine will bring an end to the pandemic at some point in the near future.

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Digital Health Today

JUNE 17, 2021

The HIMSS21 & Health 2.0 European Health Conference, one of Europe’s largest digital health and care events, was held virtually from June 7-9, 2021. By Cinzia De Vincenzi. A key factor is the continued improvement in digital maturity for creating an innovative and sustainable healthcare system for the future.

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