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First connected health service in Malaysia launched

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Three more services under Connected Care will be rolled out soon: GPConnect - a service that connects GPs and consultant cardiologists on matters of heart-related conditions; ICUConnect - remote monitoring service by ICU nurses for patients at home; and HospitalConnect - post-discharge monitoring service.

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Researchers to facilitate telemedicine for managing chronic illnesses in rural Pakistan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A research team from the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is looking to implement telemedicine for managing chronic diseases in Pakistan to study whether it can be used by specialists in the cities to support health providers in rural communities. THE LARGER TREND.

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Digital health in Africa: hype or hope?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Digital health in Africa is a rapidly growing field, with the potential to improve access to healthcare and quality of care across the continent. Cost: Digital health technologies can be expensive, which can make them inaccessible to low-income populations.

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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Its financial checklist offers physicians and administrators 14 tips to help business during the public health emergency, such as consolidating administrative resources like coding tools and making better use of digital health technologies. THE LARGER TREND.

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The benefits and future of remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The pandemic exposed the need for the rapid adoption of increasingly innovative digital health technologies. A: At the beginning of the pandemic, HHS and CMS released an interim final rule to give providers more flexibility to furnish services using remote care technology for the duration of the public health emergency.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The technology not only enables patients more accessibility to take medication at their convenience, but also provides a clinical solution to ensure higher rates of adherence. The platform is being leveraged around the globe by public health departments, academic researchers, health systems and managed care organizations.