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Telehealth and the HIM Professional’s Role: Relaxing of Rules for Telehealth Services due to COVID-19 Requires Strong Leadership

Healthcare IT Today

Health information management has seen many new processes quickly evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 forced the healthcare industry to change how healthcare is delivered, with telehealth taking a front row seat. Rules […].

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Sound security practices key to fulfilling telehealth's promise, study shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 70 percent of respondents polled by cybersecurity firm CynergisTek say they'll keep using telehealth services, even once the pandemic subsides. But they also say privacy and data security are big concerns – and that breaches involving virtual care technologies could cause them to stop using telehealth or switch physicians.

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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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How to switch from phone to video telehealth on a limited budget

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“In mid- March, the institute began transitioning our services to telehealth whenever possible, in an effort to abide by Governor Cuomo’s stay-at-home order and keep our staff and patients safe, although these services are limited by our current equipment and software capabilities.”

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Revenue Cycle Management and Telehealth—What Are the Challenges?

Healthcare IT Today

The following us a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, CEO and Founder, Health Information Management Systems. Now that COVID-19 has triggered an explosion of telehealth, more clinics are recognizing virtual patient care as an essential aspect of the integrated care model.

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IT execs talk new strategies for analytics, patient engagement, telehealth and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Some of them center on the importance of data and analytics, the need for more patient engagement, the requirements of keeping telehealth up to par, and the need to focus technologies on enabling enterprise-wide strategic plans. When telehealth is not up to par. Luke's to enroll in the patient portal and schedule appointments.

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Most Workers and their Employers Want to Receive Digital Healthcare On-Demand

Health Populi

The title of the report, “Health on Demand,” speaks to the first bar chart. Overall, company leadership is more bullish on digital health tools compared with workers who index relatively lower than management — by just a bit. Four in ten people would also trade health information to access more convenient care.