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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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Primary care docs outperform symptom-checking apps – but some apps come close

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A study published earlier this month in BMJ Open found that primary care practitioners outperformed eight symptom-checking apps when it came to the diagnostic accuracy and safety of the advice. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Cigna expands access to covered telehealth services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cigna announced this week that it is expanding access to telehealth services via the virtual care company MDLIVE. The announcement follows the acquisition of MDLIVE earlier this year by Cigna health services subsidiary Evernorth. THE LARGER TREND.

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Future of telemedicine and virtual care: key trends and predictions

Lloyd Price

This integration will enable seamless information exchange, real-time monitoring, and data-driven insights, leading to more comprehensive and coordinated care. Expansion of telemedicine beyond primary care: While telemedicine initially gained popularity in primary care settings, it is increasingly being adopted in specialty care areas.

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Adelaide virtual care project gets state backing

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new health project in Adelaide seeks to provide virtually-delivered primary care services to patients with chronic conditions. million (around $700,000) in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Population and Public Health Patient Access Care

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Getting Health Care at a Retail Pharmacy vs a Retail Store: Consumers May Be Favoring the Pharmacist Versus the Retailer

Health Populi

Not all “retail health” sites are created equal, U.S. consumers seem to be saying in a new study from Wolters Kluwer Health, the company’s second Pharmacy Next: Consumer Care and Cost Trends survey. In 5 years, 61% of U.S.

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ECRI, EHR Association put forth safety practices for behavioral health IT

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. Optimize clinical documentation for behavioral health and primary care integration.

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