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Hold off telehealth rule changes, health tech industry urges Medical Board of Australia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Medical Software Industry Association has called on the Medical Board of Australia to think twice about imposing changes to telehealth rules, saying there could be "serious unintended" consequences. Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Quality Care Patient Access Care

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The Latest Health Technology Vision and Consumer Behavior Insights From Accenture

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic hastened digital transformation for both the health care industry and for individuals — as health consumers, patients, caregivers, and health citizens. While this study targets the consumer goods industry, there is much for health care to glean from the findings.

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Doctors rate telehealth as the most promising technology during COVID-19, survey finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Research published this week by Philips gives an insight into doctors’ experience of COVID-19 and how they believe the healthcare industry should change in response. The Future Health Index (FHI) Insights: COVID-19 and Younger Healthcare Professionals survey supplements the main FHI 2020 global report, The Age of Opportunity.

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Telehealth Bolsters Patient Satisfaction (J.D. Power), and Providers Are Working to Catch Up (BDO)

Health Populi

Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Power and BDO illustrate some mis-alignment between the demand and supply side of telehealth.

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The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed telehealth into the spotlight with exponential adoption, helping to prove its value. The healthcare industry learned that, with the right solutions, care can extend outside hospital walls and be conducted anywhere. Until recently, patients have traveled to their doctors to receive care.

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Telehealth 2050: The future design of virtual care technology

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Miles Romney, cofounder and chief technology officer at telehealth company eVisit, paints a vivid, sci-fi-seeming picture of what virtual care will look like in the year 2050. Q: Before we head into the future, what is happening today in telehealth where you see inklings of changes that help you see what is to come?

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Circle Medical says $14M from WELL Health will enable low-cost telehealth app usage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

million from the Canadian firm WELL Health Technologies. The cash, says the company, will allow Circle and WELL to offer 200 million people in the United States support for the use of Circle's telehealth app either for no cost or a small co-pay. The telehealth platform is currently available for use in 35 states.