Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

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 plans to apply its grant funding toward increasing bandwidth at member health center sites and providing mobile hotspots for use by patients.

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MAY 1, 2020

Epic Systems has tapped San Francisco-based communications tech startup Twilio to provide the video-communication backend for Epic’s new telehealth platform. Twilio also noted that it supports HIPAA-eligible workflows on Twilio SMS, voice, SIP and video-communication channels. The FCC recently doled out $3.7

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APRIL 26, 2021

Prior to 2020, Colorado's Boulder Community Health had put the infrastructure in place to support telehealth, but struggled to gain adoption because of limited provider and patient demand. COVID-19 changed everything. The difference is that today providers were able to respond with the support of technology.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Within just two weeks of the first COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, Banyan Health Systems, based in Miami, Florida, transitioned healthcare services to telehealth. Prior to the pandemic, the health system only used telehealth internally, providing practitioner consults between residential facilities and outpatient centers.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The Connected Care Pilot Program, first formalized on March 31, 2020, is open to nonprofit and public eligible healthcare providers nationwide. Provider broadband data connections. The Pilot Program will not provide funding for end-user devices, FCC officials note. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Providence health system this week announced the launch of its new Providence National Foundation, which aims to drive philanthropy for technology-driven innovation and clinical research toward whole person care, health equity and more. In July, Healthcare IT News showed how the health system has Providence St.

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MAY 2, 2022

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Colorado Health had been developing multiple virtual care systems over several years. "We also were developing a solution to address our lack of behavioral health support both on the ED and ambulatory fronts." THE PROBLEM.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

"To ensure a broad range of perspectives, we formed a steering committee composed of clinical and administrative leaders from across the organization who were engaged and eager to support these efforts," he continued. " Rob Cimino, Maimonides Medical Center. And then March came." " PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, faced several challenges in rolling out an effective telemedicine strategy, many of which were unrelated to COVID-19. If anything, COVID-19 served as an accelerant to solving many of the challenges, since the organization had no alternative but to move forward.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, faced many challenges with telemedicine and the ability to scale quickly as the COVID-19 pandemic grew in force last year and the organization had to close its outpatient offices for elective services. New challenges caused by speed. " Mitchell Fong, Renown Regional Medical Center.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Further, it says it understands the way care is provided is as meaningful as the care itself, which is why it listens to and connects with every patient it serves. Centura Health had been experiencing issues with its virtual care tool set before COVID-19 first hit in the U.S.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

The Stony Brook Medicine health system, which, before COVID-19, had already grown from a two-hospital system to a four-hospital system with the inclusion of Eastern Long Island Hospital and Southampton Hospital, reflects a diverse and geographically widespread patient population of more than 1.4 The opportunities telemedicine provides.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

TriHealth providers preferred EHR integration, as it alleviates the operational burden for front office staff and healthcare providers conducting telehealth services. "During the peak of the pandemic, primary care telehealth visits accounted for more than 50% of our volume. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In 2013, Cincinnati Children's Hospital wanted to establish a Center for 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. THE PROBLEM.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

As a result of limited resources and access to upgrade technology, these challenges frequently leave providers feeling frustrated and in need of technical support or troubleshooting while delivering care. The agency had learned about Zoom for Healthcare, liked what it saw and began the transition from VSEE to Zoom for Healthcare.

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and our members worked tirelessly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and state officials to expand access to connected health solutions during COVID-19 pandemic. billion in 2018.

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APRIL 23, 2021

The pandemic has created an atmosphere in healthcare unlike anything seen before in modern times. This is the sixth instalment in Healthcare IT News ' feature story series, "Health IT Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Era." " ( Click here to visit the portal with all the feature stories.).

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Garfield Health Center, based in Monterey Park, California, did not have a telemedicine program in place prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only a smartphone that is connected to a network is needed for patients to use the service and to see a provider privately. THE PROBLEM. Once the safer-at-home order was issued by L.A.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry was slowly embracing telehealth as a new modality to deliver patient care. Horizon Health Alliance, based in Buffalo, New York, was watching the telehealth industry expand to meet the demand for patients. THE PROBLEM.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

Telehealth has been operationally implemented within Intermountain Healthcare since 2015, with pilots running for several years prior. As a result, clinical services continued to consider telehealth delivery options and expand access for patients into rural locations. Embracing the telehealth opportunity.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Harbor is a nonprofit mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider based in Toledo, Ohio, that has been addressing community needs for more than 100 years. Lighthouse Telehealth is a subsidiary of Harbor, formed in 2018 to meet the growing demand for telehealth. " Sandy Hall, Lighthouse Telehealth.

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