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Solve.Care adds India to its global telehealth network

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Health technology company Solve.Care has announced the expansion of its Global Telehealth Exchange, a virtual health service platform, to India. In March last year, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued new guidelines for telemedicine practice which boosted the use of telehealth services in the country.

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The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed telehealth into the spotlight with exponential adoption, helping to prove its value. On this note, Karsten Russell-Wood, portfolio leader for post-acute and home at Philips, shares his viewpoints with Healthcare IT News on the biggest priorities to ensure telehealth is sustained long term.

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Top 5 Examples Of Wearable Medical Devices

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Wearable devices can improve patient care, track personal health data remotely, and even prevent patient deterioration or health problems before they occur. We will discuss the benefits later but let’s first talk about the 5 examples of wearable medical devices currently being used in this industry. DrKumo Inc.,

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7 Key Trends to Watch from Aging and Health Technology Watch

Aging in Place Technology Watch

In-home care, home health care , remote patient monitoring (RPM) , fall detection , and other services that help older adults age in their homes are critical. Regulation shift enabling capabilities in the home and emergency funding for telehealth will persist beyond COVID. Smart displays and voice-first interfaces will be ubiquitous.

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FCC awards Massachusetts FQHC Telehealth Consortium $3.1M

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Massachusetts FQHC Telehealth Consortium has been awarded a grant from the Federal Communications Commission to increase telemedicine capacity in community health centers statewide. The consortium is made up of 35 federally qualified health centers. Health equity is a burning issue in healthcare today. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Women are less likely to use video for telehealth care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Some studies have suggested, for example, that Black and Latino patients in New York City were less likely to use telehealth during the pandemic, while others have said Black people were more likely to use virtual care. Otherwise telehealth won't work." But it will take coverage parity too, she added.

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OIG looking closely at telehealth as it weighs future enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Andrew Vanlandingham, senior counselor for Medicaid Policy and acting health IT lead at OIG, called attention to recent revisions to safe harbors under the Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules around coordinated care. He also highlighted a major new priority at OIG: telehealth.