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Paving the Digital Roadmap for the Patient Journey

Healthcare IT Today

Providers continuously pushed themselves to invest in new tools and solutions — with one overarching aim — to enhance the patient experience. Lacking a centralized platform adds to the administrative overhead — overwhelming care providers and frustrating patients. What’s the driving force behind this growth?

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Physicians Lean In to Digital Health, Especially Telehealth and Remote Monitoring

Health Populi

The largest positive change in adoption was seen in telehealth and remote monitoring, and. The rise of remote care is explored in the second chart. Looking past 2020, we can also expect greater physician use of telehealth and remote care tech, based on a forward-looking question in the poll.

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Using Telehealth to Serve Disparate Populations

Healthcare IT Today

However, its location is central to suburban residents who live south of Grand Rapids ― less so for the urban, mostly nonwhite patient base at Exalta. Exalta describes itself as a “faith-based nonprofit healthcare center that offers accessible, compassionate care for the whole person.”

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The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home Services

Healthcare IT Today

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. Currently, 100mm people live in primary care physician shortage areas and 160MM live in mental health provider shortage areas.

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Zealous for Wellness: Deciding What Kind of Change You Want

Healthcare IT Today

DUOS Adopts Measures Wanted by Medicare Advantage Plans DUOS serves Medicare Advantage plans, connecting their patients to health resources ranging from primary care visits to transportation. DUOS members achieve 80% compliance on getting in-home visits or primary care.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

Meanwhile, 58% have never considered where their PHI is shared when using those apps – in part because privacy is secondary to insurance coverage and convenience for most digital health users. CommonWell Health Alliance surpassed 200 million individuals in its nationwide network , representing roughly 62% of all Americans.

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The Ins and Outs of Remote Patient Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

RPM technology can empower patients with more information about their own health and give them more access to communication with their provider – but if it is a burden for patients to use, it ultimately is not helpful to them. Kimberly O’Loughlin, Chief Executive Officer at HRS The time has come for remote patient monitoring.