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What facilitated telehealth can do to improve care for high-need groups

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association finds significant association between the use of telehealth services and improved healthcare access and outcomes in communities negatively impacted by health disparities. How can increased telehealth services address and minimize this gap?

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Geisinger's journey to greatly expanded telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Raichura, director of the center for telehealth at Geisinger. "Fewer rural residents than their urban counterparts get the recommended exercise. This telehealth expansion would feature in-home care, when feasible, and broadband access to help ensure care is delivered in a timely and safe manner. " Tejal A.

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OCR will ease restrictions on telehealth tech during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The HHS Office for Civil Rights announced on Tuesday that during the coronavirus pandemic it will use discretion when enforcing HIPAA-compliance for telehealth communications tools. The agency also specifies that Facebook Live, Twitch, TikTok, other public-facing video communication "should not be used in the provision of telehealth."

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

What enables those deflating cost-reducers is the growing adoption of digital health tools, from telehealth and virtual care to self-care in patients’ hands at home and on-the-go via mobile health apps. In 2021, 4 in 5 providers and nurses see EHRs as important, and increasingly demand digital interactions with patients.

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic essentially forced healthcare provider organizations, the government and payers to embrace telehealth as an essential way to enable physicians to see patients. This put a lot of pressure on the physicians who oversee telehealth programs at these providers: the telehealth managers. " Dr. Lisa R.

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Telehealth Visits Can Improve Revenue, But They’re No Cornucopia

Healthcare IT Today

Clinical sites that had long ignored the appeals of telehealth advocates suddenly adopted virtual visits. I talked to a number of health IT and telehealth experts in a search for answers to these questions. At the height of the pandemic, the use of telehealth reached just 13% of outpatient visits. Improved workflows.

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Telehealth Trends: five funding trends in the last 12 months

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The five funding trends for Telehealth in 2023 are 1) Gastrointestinal care 2) Mental health 3) Weight management 4) Women's health 5) Wound care. The telehealth industry has seen a significant increase in funding in recent years, with the global market size expected to reach $634.7 billion by 2027. billion in 2021.