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Regional Victoria expands access to virtual care with Microsoft HoloLens rollout

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Backed by an A$80,000 (over $50,000) investment, the region-wide rollout comes following a successful trial at Bairnsdale Regional Health Service – believed to be the world's first application of the technology in a virtual medical setting. Its rollout for home visits will follow soon.

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CHI urges Congress to focus on opportunities to modernize the American healthcare system through the responsible uptake of innovative technology tools to achieve value-based care goals

Connected Health Initiative

This is a timely topic, especially now that the public health emergency (PHE) has ended, removing access to a number of flexibilities designed to improve access to healthcare. Members of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) used these flexibilities to better reach patients, improve the quality of care, and reduce costs for caregivers.

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Dispatches from the Frontlines: Connected Health and COVID-19

Connected Health Initiative

In this blog post, we will explore the three key challenges that previously limited the impact of connected health technologies, the myriad of temporary policy changes recently made to address the COVID-19 public health emergency, and the opportunities and challenges that still remain. billion in 2018.

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HIMSS21 & Health 2.0 European Health Conference Review

Digital Health Today

In this new digital era, healthcare professionals such as nurses and doctors are seeing a change in work process, such as using APPs, and converting “paper” based tools to electronics, which has knock-on effects to their daily practice. A drastic change of mindset is also needed within the healthcare workforce.

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The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

However, the Chronic Care Model offers approaches that could help us address this critical public health crisis. The Chronic Care Model is a framework that identifies the essential elements of a health system that promotes high-quality chronic illness care. Technology has revolutionized the way we manage chronic care.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Dialogue’s multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals consists of nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, care coordinators and allied health professionals who all work together to deliver complete patient care. It also allows healthcare providers to work remotely if they are quarantined but well enough to work.

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Virtual Healthcare: Definition, Benefits, and More

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The provider may also perform a physical examination, if necessary, remotely using digital tools such as a stethoscope or otoscope that the patient can use from their homes, for example. For example, a healthcare provider can conduct several virtual appointments at the same time it would take to see a single patient in person.