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India prioritising shift to remote care: survey

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Royal Philips has published its latest Future Health Index 2021 report that explores how healthcare leaders are confronting the present challenges of the pandemic and where their current and future priorities lie. Leaders unanimously believed that the country's policies and plans contribute to building a resilient healthcare system.

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ATA, businesses ask Congress to expand telehealth options for workers

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The American Telemedicine Association this week sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting that they continue allowing telehealth and remote care services to be treated as an excepted benefit. Chamber of Commerce, the Healthcare Leadership Council, Walmart, Teladoc Health and One Medical. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Telehealth: Key To Improving Patient Care and Reducing Physician Burnout

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As we march towards more in-home and remote care, the need for digital innovation was at an all time high. It was vital to find alternate solutions to provide the care people needed. Not only in terms of remote care, but in order to optimize and expedite the workflow for the doctors.

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UMass Memorial Health proves RPM virtual sitting is as effective as in-person care

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With the experience gained and quality outcomes demonstrated, the health system decided to take a similar approach in lower-acuity care settings that still required direct, continuous observation of at-risk patients. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " MARKETPLACE.

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2018 Year in Review: The Year’s Biggest Remote Care News & Developments

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As government agencies like the CMS and VA expanded access to telehealth towards the goal of extending care into rural areas, industry leaders like Care Innovations® announced a series of breakthroughs with exciting implications for the years to come. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement.

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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Meanwhile, AMA has also updated its Quick Guide to Telemedicine in Practice in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. It offers technology implementation tips, as well as a reference to CPT codes for reporting telemedicine and remote care services. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. THE LARGER TREND.

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Using Telehealth to Serve Disparate Populations

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He’s also one of many Exalta patients who took advantage of a partnership with a local hospital to receive needed specialty care through a unique hybrid remote/in-person model. As a lesson in the potential for telemedicine to serve disparate populations, the early results of this partnership are promising.