Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2023

The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare is pushing further to institutionalise telemedicine by launching a nationwide pilot of the service. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Under the three-month pilot, telemedicine services are only offered when a doctor deems it necessary and safe for target patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 15, 2023

South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare has released its report on the conduct of temporary telemedicine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report pointed out that most telemedicine services were conducted by neighbourhood clinics (accounting for 93.6% of all participating healthcare providers and 86.2%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

Telehealth continues to be a priority for the healthcare industry. 72% of survey respondents want to attend healthcare appointments both virtually and in-person post-pandemic, demonstrating the clear need for telehealth as an option for this hybrid approach to healthcare. Will telemedicine remain popular?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 14, 2020

Accountable Care Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Workflow More than ever, the system selected to provide telemedicine services must provide added controls to overcome factors that are outside the control of the provider. Telemedicine has added factors in care delivery. Collaboration is key in vendor selection.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2024

He will partner with Avel’s leadership team to develop strategies for pioneering new markets and competitive opportunities that allow the company to meet the healthcare industry’s needs and serve as a provider onboarding liaison across all service lines.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. As a result, the industry struggles to provide meaningful insights and harness the power of data to drive positive change. The following is what they had to say.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2021

At the second installment of the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference on Tuesday, leaders in the healthcare space reiterated the importance of cybersecurity as a patient safety issue. "FDA does not regulate telemedicine," she reminded co-panelists. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

" As I reflect upon the year 2020, it is unequivocally highlighted and underscored as the most significant year in my lifetime thus far regarding the healthcare industry's response to the desperation generated by the coronavirus. Now, our industry is poised for even greater innovative advancements.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

" This was a space still within "toddlerhood" for the industry and not widely adopted across the country as the standards for medicine were not well documented for these use cases, she added. PROPOSAL Telehealth technology, although not new to the industry, can still be viewed and used as ancillary products, Bard contended.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 15, 2022

She contends that telehealth could partially be healthcare’s answer to helping alleviate burnout and staffing struggles, but cautions that resources and support are needed – so the industry doesn't just create a new burnout cycle for clinicians. Physician burnout is a problem well known in the healthcare industry today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Among the allegations are that Wolfe and her conspirators submitted well over $400 million in illegal durable medical equipment claims to Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans, relying on the guise of "telemedicine" to explain the unusually high volume of claims. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

"Swift congressional action will provide a clear signal to patients, who are concerned about the future of their telehealth benefits, as well as providers and health systems, which are hesitant to make investments in critical healthcare infrastructure without certainty from policymakers," said the industry stakeholders.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 18, 2023

The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making waves across various industries, and telehealth/telemedicine is no exception. Telemedicine has gained traction in recent years providing healthcare services remotely, allowing patients to receive quality care without being physically present at a healthcare facility.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The deal strengthens Avel eCare’s existing clinician network and builds on the company’s successful acute and post-acute telemedicine solutions to help hospitals, health systems, and senior care facilities throughout the United States deliver state-of-the-art care to their communities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2023

Healthcare IT News sat down with Eric Demers, CEO of Madaket, vendor of a provider data management platform, to discuss his point of view on how to streamline telehealth licensing and ensure top-level, on-demand care for the patients who need it most. All these factors contribute to the massive administrative waste in the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2022

Pennsylvania's Geisinger health system faces several challenges common to the healthcare industry, such as improving access to care, recruiting and retaining providers, and scaling technologies for rapid deployment across multiple campuses and dozens of medical specialties. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation. In March 2020, it had become imperative and essential – and scores of providers or all shapes and sizes needed to stand-up durable telemedicine offerings quickly.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Most South Koreans are willing to use telemedicine again in the future, especially those living in rural towns and villages, according to a survey report commissioned by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Welfare. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 31, 2023

"Once a healthcare professional witnesses how telehealth can completely change care delivery if organized appropriately, they understand how virtual care not only is necessary but mandatory if the industry is going to reform the healthcare system in a meaningful way." Click here to read the special report.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health, a primary care national healthcare organization featuring telemedicine and mobile health, believes the healthcare industry should reduce unnecessary inconveniences – such as extensive travel or wait times – from the healthcare experience.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

A new survey of 500 executives in the healthcare industry found that the switch to telehealth necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has been a largely positive one, and the majority said at least some of the changes would be permanent. "We have the opportunity to reimagine healthcare delivery," said Kvedar.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2023

While some in the healthcare industry may be skeptical of telehealth’s utilization, particularly within the Medicare population, these plans continue to move full steam ahead. Healthcare IT News sat down with Hunter Sinclair, vice president of solution strategy at Teladoc Health, to dive into this subject.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

"By preventing hospitalizations, we can save the industry the burden of this high healthcare cost. "The bottom line is telehealth catapults access to quality healthcare efficaciously. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Telemedicine technology can connect rural patients to psychiatrists in big urban hubs. Eric Meier, CEO and president of Owl, a vendor of data-driven, evidence-based behavioral health technology, has his finger on the pulse of mental healthcare in the U.S. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The American Telemedicine Association announced this week that it was launching a new initiative aimed at evaluating telehealth's potential as a tool to address and eliminate health disparities in the United States. The framework's bedwork, which stakeholders must address in order to eliminate disparities. Inclusiveness. Connectivity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Today, the healthcare industry has started to reach a consensus that the future of telemedicine will be a hybrid of virtual and in-person care. Healthcare IT News interviewed Kristin to get her expertise on the subject of the future of telemedicine and hybrid care. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2021

Sunway Medical Center, a private healthcare provider under Malaysia’s Sunway conglomerate company, has launched a Command Center for Telemedicine Services in early 2021, the private tertiary hospital recently announced. Even countries closer to home such as Indonesia and Thailand have adopted telemedicine to reach patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2020

hospitals, has added American Telemedicine Association Conifer Health Solutions, which focuses on revenue-cycle management, and Gensler, the design and planning firm – bringing in three more diverse perspectives for digital health strategies. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Quickly scale your telemedicine business using our clinician network - announcing Enzyme On Demand ! Blog Login Sign Up 9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry Enzyme Health Team March 27, 2019 In an industry that can feel isolating, it’s important to keep connected.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

As we look back on 2019, it's worth remembering how far the industry has traveled to get here. -- Mike Miliard, Editor. by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. Experts from across the health IT field will share insights about everything from AI and cloud computing to telemedicine and population health. Collection.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Despite the convenience of telemedicine, this technology raises enormous potential security concerns. ” "When applied to telemedicine, blockchain will help establish a seamless exchange of data and increase consumer confidence in the system." " Blaise Wabo, A-LIGN.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In its second "state of telemedicine" report, virtual care platform vendor Doximity found that roughly three-quarters of patients surveyed said they plan to continue using telehealth after the pandemic. WHY IT MATTERS. Report authors observed that this rate was consistent across different race and ethnicity groups. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic brought telemedicine technology and services to a mainstream audience – like it or not. As it turned out, studies have shown that a great many patients and providers like the flexibility that telemedicine affords. What role has telemedicine grown to play during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association released a statement on Friday saying that it applauds the Drug Enforcement Agency for posting a meeting notice on Friday that indicates that it is "openly considering" a special registration that would allow providers to prescribe medically necessary substances by telehealth.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 7, 2022

Digitizing content helps companies across almost every industry increase efficiency, improve workflow, reduce costs, and raise productivity. For the healthcare industry – an industry that is conservative by nature – undergoing a transformation presents an opportunity to implement digital strategies across the board.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2021

Mike Morgan is president of Updox, a vendor of a healthcare communication platform for in-person and virtual care. Healthcare IT News sat down with Morgan to glean his expertise on the subject of virtual care moving forward. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Where can virtual care improve workflows?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2022

As more data has emerged about telehealth after the initial spike in March 2020, many industry-watchers, providers and patients are seeking to dig into who's using virtual care – and who's eased off. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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