article thumbnail

Bipartisan bills in House, Senate seek to increase telehealth in nursing homes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation introduced in both the House and Senate, aims to enable more widespread use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities. This bipartisan bill will help transform rural health care and improve lives. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

Nursing 187
article thumbnail

Exploring the Benefits of Remote Care for Skilled Nursing Facilities

care innovations

A new report published in McKnight's Long Term Care News explores the connection between remote care and skilled nursing facilities, and how the application of the former can contribute to the success of the latter. This, in turn, enables care teams “to work together to track decline or progress,” Li notes.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Malaysia’s Sunway Medical Center launches Telemedicine Command Center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Once the enquiry is received, the attending nurse or medical officer will provide advice or make recommendations to consult a specialist at Sunway Medical Center. And we pride the credibility of our Telemedicine Services as all medical or clinical enquiries will be attended by a certified nurse or medical officer. THE LARGER TREND.

article thumbnail

Premier lists rule relaxations that should be made permanent, post-pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In addition, the group called for lasting changes to an array of process rules that enable nurse practitioners and physician assistants to practice atop their license, with remote supervision, while physicians are freed up to care for the most acute patients.

article thumbnail

Bendigo Health to roll out remote monitoring system for suspected COVID-19 patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The digital care application, teamplay myCare Companion ‘Pandemic’ delivered by medical technology company Siemens Healthineers, allows clinicians to remotely prioritize and manage patients based on their clinical needs, and has the capability to be rolled out to any healthcare service across the country. HOW IT WORKS.

article thumbnail

After Covid-19, When the Care Recipient is Elsewhere, What?s Next for Technology?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

One article author cites the growth of digital health but swaps in terms like “remote services” and “virtual consultations.” But other categories of usage and their user groups are coming into focus – consider the multiple examples in senior living during the visitation lockdown.

article thumbnail

8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

We spoke with HIMSS Senior Director, Health Information Systems Rob Havasy about the data management challenges posed by remote care delivery. Virtual care poses distinct privacy and security risk factors that must be managed, with new tools and data streams to safeguard and new responsibilities on both the patient and provider side.