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Nuvance Health develops new memory care-at-home platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

They can also reminisce by uploading and viewing personal photographs and videos to trigger their memories, and there is lifestyle content on eating well, exercising and getting enough sleep. More and more health systems are developing and launching remote care and hospital-at home programs , some tailored to specific clinical use cases.

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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. It does not require physical contact between caregiver and patient (though seeing a patient's affect in person can be better than via video). Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. Taking vitals is not necessary.

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The rapid proliferation and advancement of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The previously unbreakable "Iron Triangle of Healthcare" where the constraints are healthcare systems' top priorities – Cost, Quality and Access – can now be broken with the advent of digital innovations that increase healthcare access and quality without increasing cost or even lowering cost.

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TriHealth switches to Zoom for pandemic, sees 3,650% increase in telehealth use

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The final component – and the one most important to TriHealth – was that the platform had to be easy to use for both healthcare providers and patients. Technology that is difficult to use can create a critical barrier to adoption and, in the case of remote care, simply would not work, the health system felt.

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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. There are several different types of telehealth approaches designed to help clinicians virtualize care. A video session with a patient is an important option for healthcare providers. What is the problem?

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During pandemic, telehealth visits soar from 10 per week to 300 at group practice

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Luckily, in Virginia there is par payment policy, which means an audio/video visit is paid at the same rates as a comparable face-to-face in-office visit. ” The telehealth platform enables patients to upload pictures or videos that can help with the evaluation, be it a rash that has changed or a swollen knee. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Wayne Johnson, Vice President of Special Operations at Sunwave Health.