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Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth is for everyone, and hospitals and health systems must construct a digital equity strategy to better serve patients in the digital and telehealth space to ensure all persons can use telehealth, contended Alexandra Hunter, virtual care consultant at Henry Ford Health in Detroit.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 73: Health IT Projects with Michael Restuccia

Healthcare IT Today

For the 73rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Michael Restuccia, CIO at Penn Medicine to talk about health IT projects! Then we talk about what area of health IT he finds concerning and is keeping an eye on. What’s a project you were successful at and what made it a success?

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American Telemedicine Association Leaps Into Privacy and AI Policies

Healthcare IT Today

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) recently released two sets of principles that highlights its concerns in two prominent computing issues: privacy and AI. Data Policy in the Context of Telehealth Policy The ATA has been publishing policy statements on complex technical topics since they launched a good 30 years ago.

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Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We pride ourselves on being an innovative health system, and we felt that vendor Iris Telehealth not only had a strong reputation, high-quality providers and strong recruitment, but they were also in a much more innovative, co-development posture. Click here to read the special report. Before this, it was probably several months."

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Key Skills and Qualifications for a Successful Career in Health IT and How They’ve Evolved with Advancements in Healthcare Technology

Healthcare IT Today

Having a career in Health IT requires a lot of skills and qualifications, even more so if you want that career to be successful – but what are those skills and qualifications? To authentically contribute to societal health, it’s crucial to accept failure as an integral part of the process.

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Rural Watauga Medical uses telehealth to care for twice the typical number of patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Part of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, Wautaga Medical Center in rural Boone, North Carolina, already was busy before COVID-19 hit, and leadership knew their current hospitalist staff could not handle the onslaught of patients coming through during the pandemic. THE PROBLEM. " MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Geisinger's journey to greatly expanded telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Raichura, director of the center for telehealth at Geisinger. This telehealth expansion would feature in-home care, when feasible, and broadband access to help ensure care is delivered in a timely and safe manner. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " Tejal A.