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Why It's Time to Embrace Telemedicine

eVisit

What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new! I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world.

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For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Ryan Health has seven primary care centers, seven school-based health centers, two community outreach centers at transitional housing sites, and one mobile health center, all located throughout Manhattan. As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2021, as a continued trend from 2020, we expect hospitals to dedicate large portions of capital budgets towards digital transformation efforts – for virtual care, remote patient monitoring, analytics, and other health IT capabilities. Remote monitoring tools and mobile health apps and services took center stage.

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What the Federation of State Medical Board’s Decision Means for Telehealth

American Well

The Federation of State medical Boards (FSMB) adopted new policy guidelines for the safe practice of telemedicine. A more in-depth look shows us the tangible progress that was made in this area of health IT/innovation. Ten years ago telemedicine was only a construct between physicians.

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What the Federation of State Medical Board’s Decision Means for Telehealth

American Well

The Federation of State medical Boards (FSMB) adopted new policy guidelines for the safe practice of telemedicine. A more in-depth look shows us the tangible progress that was made in this area of health IT/innovation. Ten years ago telemedicine was only a construct between physicians.

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Connected Care is Better Care

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

He cited new payment models such as ACOs, the growing popularity of Medicare Advantage and its “5 Stars” quality incentives, and hospital readmission penalties as all providing momentum for changing behavior of physicians and other parts of the health care system. We can’t just lay technology on the current system,” Dr. Pearl noted.