Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Executives for Health Innovation will wind down operations over the remainder of the year. Consumer care coordination company Quantum Health was certified as a Great Place to Work.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The latest report on mental health utilization trends from LexisNexis Risk Solutions shows an 84x increase in utilization of telehealth for mental health in 2022 compared to 2019.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. In particular, critical access hospitals are 16% less likely than other hospitals to engage in information exchange. Health information network Availity welcomed Sean Keneally as COO.

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InTouch Health

MAY 7, 2020

Our Recent Partnership with Sharp Healthcare Shows the Benefits of Specialty Telehealth. Additionally, the patient’s primary care provider may have trouble sharing information with the specialty provider, which can delay access to care and worsen patient outcomes. How Telehealth Can Help. The Sharp Healthcare Partnership.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This study found that most Americans are fairly or very concerned about sharing their data with companies, as well as how companies use and store consumers’ personal data. In the meantime, Deloitte reminds us that the smartphone is most peoples’ personal health platform. Now, his forecast is mainstream.

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Health Populi

MARCH 7, 2018

As I wrote here in April 2017, telehealth and virtual healthcare are mainstreaming. This week at the 2018 annual HIMSS conference, telehealth is playing a mainstream role in discussions about right-sizing and right-placing healthcare. Three in four consumers in America say technology is important to managing their health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Telehealth experts say that offering remote education and physical therapy to patients can improve access for vulnerable populations, including: ? Lastly, more than a third of Americans (36%) have low health literacy , which can be defined as the degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand health information.

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care innovations

JANUARY 30, 2019

Each year, telehealth and remote care services are gaining wider acceptance, and a big part of that popularity is patient demand. When considering patient demand for telehealth, it’s important to remember that a big part of that popularity comes from convenience. The Benefits of Bring-Your-Own-Device Telehealth Services.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 21, 2019

That’s the question at the heart of workplace telehealth. The cost savings in workplace telehealth are obvious. It’s not surprising that a Towers Watson study found telehealth had the potential to generate $6 billion in annual healthcare cost savings for U.S. Use telehealth for workman’s compensation issues.

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

Telehealth expanded dramatically in response to the COVID pandemic. Now that providers, patients, payers and public officials have seen the benefits, it is almost certain that telehealth will continue to play an increasingly important role in our healthcare delivery system. By Kim Stanger. IDAPA 24.31.01.055). See, e.g. , I.C. §

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

Telehealth expanded dramatically in response to the COVID pandemic. Now that providers, patients, payers and public officials have seen the benefits, it is almost certain that telehealth will continue to play an increasingly important role in our healthcare delivery system. By Kim Stanger. IDAPA 24.31.01.055). See, e.g. , I.C. §

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

According to a University of North Carolina study, 113 have shuttered since 2010. In addition to ending the employment of hundreds of local residents, from nurses to cafeteria staff, the closure will force patients to travel further for basic care. The post 12 Ways Telehealth is Saving Small Hospitals appeared first on GlobalMed.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Telehealth expands access to care. We know that rural and underserved communities can benefit from strong virtual care programs, but those same communities may have digital connectivity barriers and social determinants of health (SDOH) that stop patients from accessing telemedicine. 7 Best Practices for Digital Health Readiness.

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Lloyd Price

JANUARY 17, 2020

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) defines synchronous telemedicine as "live video-conferencing," which is a "two-way audiovisual link between a patient and a care provider." What is Synchronous Telemedicine? " The U.S. " What is Asynchronous Telemedicine? ."

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 1, 2023

According to an examination of data from over 7,000 patients across 41 states, its two-tiered RPM program with nursing care was safe, effective, and resulted in excellent outcomes. It facilitates the real-time collection, transmission, and evaluation of health information from any patient location to their healthcare provider.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Data service firm LogicStream Health is collaborating with FDB , integrating the FDB MedKnowledge database into its Drug Supply App.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. According to Hain, “We’ll use it to help physicians and nurses spend less time at the keyboard and to help them investigate data in more conversational, easy-to-use ways.”

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GlobalMed

MAY 12, 2020

A Kaiser Health News study found that overall, 18 million people live in ?counties In Nebraska, for example, 81 counties don’t have a single ICU bed and sending even a few nurses or doctors into quarantine could quickly leave hospitals and clinics with no medical professionals at all. Telehealth and the Digital Divide.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

Even in large metropolitan areas, many individuals still lack adequate access to basic healthcare services, especially for mental health. We believe the critical avenue to mental health equity is ensuring access to timely and high quality care through Medicaid. This highlights the dire need to address patient access to care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In this installment, you will share in expertise from: Andy Crowder, chief information and analytics officer at Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health. Tina Esposito, chief health information officer at Advocate Aurora Health, based in Downers Grove, Illinois. " Dr. Paul Testa, NYU Langone Health.

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Health Populi

APRIL 29, 2020

One healthcare flow consumers and clinicians have adopted in the COVID-19 pandemic is telehealth. The circle chart graphs what occasioned consumers’ visits telehealth visits for the first time in the pandemic. “Health system communication with patients tends to be transaction,” PwC observes in the report.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The pandemic generated uneven experiences for millions of Americans as physicians, therapists, nurse practitioners, hospitals and other caregivers – all coming to telehealth with varying levels of experience themselves – tried suddenly to meet patients where they were, said PwC researchers.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Data service firm LogicStream Health is collaborating with FDB , integrating the FDB MedKnowledge database into its Drug Supply App.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 10, 2023

According to a study published in the National Library of Medicine, empowering patients with knowledge and skills to manage their health conditions not only leads to better patient outcomes but also reduces healthcare costs and improves patient satisfaction.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

With FHIR 4, Open APIs, Carequality and CommonWell reaching a milestone of sorts and the finalized information blocking rule from Health and Human Services coming, the table is set for notable advancements in health information exchange. Cybersecurity is a team sport, and information sharing is key.

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The Digital Health Corner

JULY 17, 2017

Improving health literacy. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health What does health literacy have to do with patient safety? I would like to highlight a few.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

The quickly evolving COVID-19 public health emergency has warranted the growing use of telehealth and non-invasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient monitoring while reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and possible exposure to the virus.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Many studies and healthcare research findings show that a Chronic Care Model is an evidence-based approach to chronic illness care that can positively impact a patient’s well-being. Some advantages include increased utilization of recommended therapies, shorter hospital stays, fewer emergency room visits, and better health outcomes.In

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 30, 2023

The virtual care approach has been proven in multiple studies to achieve similar – or better – care outcomes. Health information can't be generic, out-of-the-box or outsourced to a call center. All these elements are coordinated to drive better patient outcomes and higher patient satisfaction.

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Advanced Medical Reviews

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

These reasons include: The desire for instant access, which is manifested in preferences for same-day appointments, telehealth services and short wait times. A Manatt Health study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that the total number of such clinics grew 900 percent between 2006 and 2014 , to 1,800 nationwide.

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Clear Arch Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In addition, a system that employs both telehealth/RPM and PERS provides clinicians with reliable electronically captured patient-generated health data (PGHD). While telehealth is often considered to be an equal experience to in-person care, the fact is that data gathered in clinics is often missing from telehealth encounters.

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GlobalMed

MAY 31, 2019

In 2001, a prisoner taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas took two nurses hostage and assaulted them. Read case study. One 2013 emergency room incident turned violent when an inmate visiting the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary fought with his security guards. Controlling Costs Today and Tomorrow.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 5, 2019

A 2016 Commonwealth Fund study found that 51 percent of U.S. adults struggled to get health care at nights and on weekends without visiting the emergency room. Providers can leverage virtual health from their homes to treat these conditions during evenings and weekends. They may have a hard time getting away from their jobs.

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Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

Had PPS been required to have broader governance – including community-based organizations, health plans, faith-based organizations, Health Information Exchanges, and other nonprofits, we would have had more balanced governance decision-making that would have supported the policy goals of the program more consistently statewide.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 21, 2020

The pandemic has become a sort of forcing function on all aspects of daily living, include health care. Deloitte’s latest wave of health care consumer market research updates the COVID-19 impacts on the U.S. Health Consumers, Deloitte polled 4,522 U.S. Among the DIY workflows was self-care for health care.

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