Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2021

Metro Health had been exploring telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) vendors for almost two years before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. "It was important to us that the implementation of a telehealth/RPM program would provide the best patient experience," said Dr. Lance M. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Yosi Health offers a full suite of virtual patient intake services that lets patients fill out forms and complete their intake before they come in for clinical visits, online self-scheduling of appointments, two-way text communication, billing, patient surveys, telehealth and more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Much like the rest of the healthcare industry, at the start of the pandemic, the patient load was overwhelming. "Virtual care required a recast in strategy to address interoperability, patient experience, provider experience and cost," said Gerard Frunzi, director of virtual care at Centura Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 5, 2021

" For these transplant recipients or candidates, a key new option brought on by the pandemic was remote telehealth. "The telehealth portal was preferentially designed to allow the patient to access their appointment on the Cerner hospital electronic medical record via the HealtheLife app. MARKETPLACE. " RESULTS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2020

As telehealth use continues to expand, many are wondering what the ramifications will be when, as is widely expected, virtual care becomes a much larger part of the healthcare experience going forward. Lown of the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare and Arwen Sheridan and Ian Tong of telehealth company Doctor on Demand.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2024

Nuance noted in the statement that WellSpan conducted a satisfaction survey that found that 94% of physicians using DAX reported that it improved the quality of patient-physician interactions and 85% said that reduced documentation workloads helped them achieve better work-life balance. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

But as health systems have turned to telemedicine to bridge the gap between in-person services and at-home needs, stakeholders stress the importance of optimizing access for a broad range of patients. The rapid scaling of telehealth services did pose hurdles, namely around connectivity and accessibility, said the NCHS team.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A new survey report in India has gauged the stances of healthcare leaders on their use of technology in an effort to yield operational efficiencies, enhance service delivery, and improve health outcomes. The survey report also uncovered that most respondents are generating less than 5% of revenue from their use of telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For the last decade, Queen's Health Systems has been building telehealth services to meet these patient needs, beginning with hospital-based telemedicine and building out to direct-to-patient telehealth services. The FCC's telehealth fund has awarded Queen's Health Systems nearly $1 million.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A new survey suggests that patients aren’t as engaged by telehealth visits as one might hope, with many multitasking during their consult. And, as I’ll argue below, that’s actually a pretty predictable finding, though not an inevitable one. Among […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

Telehealth is for everyone, and hospitals and health systems must construct a digital equity strategy to better serve patients in the digital and telehealth space to ensure all persons can use telehealth, contended Alexandra Hunter, virtual care consultant at Henry Ford Health in Detroit.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2024

Healthcare organizations are "greatly interested" in innovations that can modernize nursing and solve the challenge, according to Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of government relations at HIMSS, the parent company of Healthcare IT News. " She noted that one telehealth nurse at St. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2021

When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, patient and provider needs shifted substantially – and consumer demand for telehealth options skyrocketed. Mike Morgan is president of Updox, a vendor of a healthcare communication platform for in-person and virtual care. Virtual care isn't just about mimicking the in-office experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 1, 2019

Results from a recent survey suggest that seniors are more comfortable with telehealth than you might think, especially given their techno-phobic reputation. As things stand, when seniors need off-hours care, telehealth consults are hardly the first thing that comes to their mind.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

Just last year, it was found that nearly two-thirds of adults say that coordinating and managing healthcare is overwhelming and time-consuming, and one in 10 say that finding the care they need is confusing and difficult to navigate. These care pathways can only be offered if the scheduling process goes beyond a simple time and date screen.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

"If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that we, as healthcare providers, need to up our games in terms of the patient experience," Merok advised. "Digital solutions are the next evolutionary step in the patient experience," he concluded. ADVICE FOR OTHERS. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 25, 2023

"Additionally, we used other key partners to drive some of the patient experiences," he continued. "While Epic is our key platform to deliver the video visits or the patient portal, we also have Veta Health to accomplish some of our remote patient monitoring and hospital at home initiatives.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sun River's 64 health center sites (including both directly operated FQHCs and sub-recipient sites) serve more than 245,000 patients annually in both urban and rural medically underserved communities. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Many of the challenges it was facing had obstacles that affected both patients and providers in the telehealth setting. For example: Physicians had to initiate virtual health sessions by manually calling their patients, which contributed to missed appointments and a resulting lower care-capacity. minutes per patient and 16.4

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

A new survey has found that physician use of technology to provide telehealth or virtual visits has doubled since its previous study in 2016. This meshes well with other market research suggesting that a healthy cross-section of providers are preparing to get on board.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… I nbound Communication Can Improve Patient Experiences. Telehealth startup Options MD raised $3.8M

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 13, 2023

Experian Health’s recent report , “ The State of Patient Access: The Digital Front Door ,” explores the overall digital experience from both the patient and provider perspectives. Providers are aligned with this sentiment, with 69% of those surveyed acknowledging the high importance of digital and mobile access to patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines. By Bill Siwicki | May 18, 2023 News Augusta University Health saves $1.1M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

He is scheduled to speak at the HIMSS24 Global Conference & Exhibition in a session entitled "Digital Care at Home That Improves Clinical and Patient Outcomes." "Our session will highlight that team structure will be important to first capture billing for the care rendered and elevate the patient experience and outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

As the program grew to more than 100 patients, the organization expanded to allowing referrals for patients with any chronic condition or COVID-19, and hired additional clinical staff. "When COVID-19 hit, patients avoided coming into the office when possible," said Laura Mrazik, telehealth coordinator at MaineGeneral Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Now is the moment to capitalise on a remarkable shift in the energy and expectations of younger healthcare professionals, among whom the rapid accumulation of experience throughout the COVID-19 response has significantly changed attitudes to digital health technologies. Staying power.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2021

And physicians and patients alike discovered there were many things they could accomplish over a video connection. Telehealth technology and services company Amwell now is promoting the concept of "virtual primary care." And are patients receptive to this kind of primary care? Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2024

" The technology's capabilities also were compelling to Fedell because the videos are interactive and have built-in surveys and analytics. "So, we could encourage patients to take action, such as downloading our digital patient engagement and monitoring tool from SeamlessMD," she remarked.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

” For this report, PwC’s Health Research Institute surveyed 2,511 American consumers, 128 health plan executives, 153 healthcare provider organization executives, and 124 pharmaceutical and life sciences executives in August and September 2020. Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 24, 2022

"In healthcare, there is such a focus on seeing patients in the office, but we've learned we can provide better patient experiences by engaging patients outside of the office in a way that isn't captured by an appointment." Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "The No.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2019

A new survey has concluded that the bulk of Americans are not connected with or using telehealth services, including, notably, those in rural areas for whom telemedical services should be a lifeline.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

First, Urgent Care Telehealth. "UCTH treats a range of conditions with extended hours 365 days a year via browser-based video visits," said Dr. Angela Skrzynski, clinical lead for urgent care telehealth for COVID-19 remote patient monitoring and care after COVID-19 programs at Virtua Health.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To help, we reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them: what emerging technologies in Health IT are currently shaping the landscape, and how do they contribute to improved patient outcomes and healthcare delivery ?

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Navigating the healthcare system in America can be byzantine and time-consuming. Despite the many advances in telehealth, mobile apps and walk-in health clinics, patients and caregivers frequently find themselves waiting (often impatiently) in long phone queues to make an appointment, renew a prescription or obtain lab results.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

More than half (56%) of hospital and health system leaders say they are planning to increase their investment in telemedicine during the next two years, according to a new survey from telehealth vendor Amwell and HIMSS Analytics. What does your survey show in the area of expected growth and investment in telehealth?

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