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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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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposes sweeping telehealth reforms

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Andrew Cuomo announced legislation this week that would expand access to telehealth throughout the state. "New Yorkers have adapted throughout 2020, but it is time to push telehealth to the next level in New York State and fully integrate it into our existing healthcare system. " WHY IT MATTERS.

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Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

She contends that telehealth is far more than a pandemic trend. In a discussion with Healthcare IT News , Fobare spells out the role telemedicine has grown to play during the pandemic, where healthcare goes with telehealth, how change may affect physicians and what virtual care might look like 10 years from now.

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CMS Proposes”CMS-0057-P” to Streamline Prior Authorizations with Real-Time Approvals Using Interoperability in Healthcare

Telebehavioral Health Institute

What Is Interoperability in Healthcare? The ability of different systems, devices, and applications to work together and exchange information seamlessly is known as interoperability in healthcare. CMS Calls for FHIR Adoption to Enhance Interoperability in Healthcare IT.

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Understanding the Difference Between Telemedicine Integration and Interoperability

GlobalMed

Introducing GlobalMed’s New Interoperability Tools. If you’ve been around the telehealth world , you may have experienced a bait and switch when it comes to integration promises. This scenario has become the standard in today’s virtual health programs. Gl obalMed’s Telehealth Data Revolution. Don’t get us wrong.

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Understanding the Difference Between Telemedicine Integration and Interoperability

GlobalMed

If you’ve been around the telehealth world , you may have experienced a bait and switch when it comes to integration promises. This scenario has become the standard in today’s virtual health programs. But this kind of integration isn’t complete and it definitely doesn’t enable interoperability. Don’t get us wrong.

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Interoperability & Healthcare – the Role of Telehealth

Health Recovery Solutions

The pillar of interoperability is the stream of workflows, patient data, and other necessary information through software and data integrations.