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Kaspersky survey raises concerns about patient trust in telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A survey released this past week by the cybersecurity company Kaspersky found that globally, the majority of providers have already implemented telehealth capabilities, with many saying their patients are more interested in virtual sessions due to their convenience. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD.

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Sneak peek: New EY survey explores changing consumer telehealth preferences

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In-person visits are still perceived more positively than virtual visits when it comes to telehealth quality, outcomes, convenience and utility, according to a soon-to-be-released healthcare survey of more than 6,000 consumers in the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, Australia and Germany. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Bonus Features – March 3, 2024 – 75% of healthcare leaders expect widespread implementation of AI in 3 years, 78% of orgs lack knowledge on how to train employees to use AI, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

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. The good news?

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Making the Patient Portal Relevant at Community Health Alliance

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare IT Today sat down with Carlos Aros, Director of Operations at Community Health Alliance to find out how they are driving the adoption of and engagement their patient portal. ” CHA has trained their staff to “talk up” the portal with patients, where appropriate. It’s a win for everyone involved.

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Support Growing for Pharmacists to Ease Physician Workload

Healthcare IT Today

In a recent survey, Surescripts found growing support for pharmacists to prescribe a select number of medications to patients, thus easing the workload on physicians. Pharmacists, for example, are trained and licensed to prescribe and renew a small number of medications. What was the most surprising finding from the survey?

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Survey: Telehealth on the rise in New Zealand

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth is increasingly being used to connect clinicians within and between New Zealand’s hospitals and to reach into people’s homes, a new survey revealed. The number of DHBs with telehealth programme managers has increased and more DHBs are also providing telehealth training to staff. Special Report:

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Physicians in favor of permanent telehealth expansion

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"On one hand, from this survey, I believe telehealth can increase access," she said. we talk about this iron triangle of healthcare, which is quality, access, and cost," said Walia. Prior inadequate physician telehealth training. Training to use technology more efficiently. " WHY IT MATTERS.