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Why You Need to Switch to HIPAA Compliant Telehealth, NOW

Mend

Disclosing protected health information (PHI) can cause serious harm to a patient’s safety, personal life, and state of mind. That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. Under HIPAA, there can be steep penalties for breaches involving PHI.

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How Telehealth & Remote Care Enable Faster, More Efficient Virtual Clinical Trials

care innovations

Virtual clinical trials are leveraging the power of telehealth technologies like remote patient monitoring and wearable mHealth devices to conduct safe and effective research at a lower cost by doing so remotely, as opposed to standard (and expensive) locations like a hospital or university medical center.

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Telehealth and Cybersecurity: Is Your Crisis Solution Putting You at Risk?

GlobalMed

In the last 20 years, telemedicine has radically cut healthcare costs and brought life-saving care into rural and underserved areas ; during the same period, cybercrime has boomed, with attackers repeatedly targeting healthcare organizations’ rich stores of valuable data. telehealth claims were filed between April and July 2020, a?4,000%?year-over-year

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Virtual Visits: Come face to face with the future—now

In Hand Health

Even as I write this, the momentum of telehealth is bulldozing its way through dated reimbursement policies. Over the past two months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun shifting its policies in favor of telemedicine and telehealth services. But where will those profits come from? PT is not far behind.

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Navigating Healthcare Industry Challenges: Privacy, Access, & Patient Satisfaction

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

This shortage has been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has placed significant additional strain on health systems worldwide. One solution to address the shortage of health professionals is the use of telehealth , which enables remote care and consultation.

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Top 10 Remote Patient Monitoring Trends Shaping Healthcare in 2024

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Hospital-at-home (HaH) models are gaining traction, offering patients the comfort and familiarity of their own homes while receiving hospital-level care. Telehealth & Monitoring: A Synergistic Approach The future of healthcare lies in synergy , and the convergence of telehealth and RPM exemplifies this perfectly.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The CAM Patch can serve as a remote patient monitoring system during the COVID-19 pandemic, the vendor said. Eko’s telehealth and remote patient monitoring platform powers virtual cardiac and pulmonary exams by facilitating stethoscope and ECG live streaming. It also provides medication adherence tools.