Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 13, 2022

A study published this past week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that receipt of video-enabled tablets during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with more psychotherapy visits and reduced emergency department use among veterans. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS.

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MAY 28, 2020

Spoiler Alert: Here’s the live video telehealth list. A few weeks ago, as telehealth started to explode, I realized how important understanding the telehealth market was going to be for those who read Healthcare IT Today. Keep reading for background & future plans.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Over the past several weeks, the team here at Healthcare IT Today has been gathering Health IT predictions for 2024. Here is a short video with our favorite video predictions that we captured. Here are the predictions in order of appearance.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A study published this month in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that safety net providers in New York state reported positive experiences using telephone and video during the COVID-19 pandemic. When it came to provider experiences, all the groups saw telehealth as being of similar quality to in-person visits.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For the 55th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re going asking the question “Why Isn’t RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) exploding like telehealth video visits? Everyone loves to talk about the explosion of telehealth that has occurred in healthcare thanks to COVID-19.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation found that although telehealth use increased dramatically during the pandemic, not all patients appeared to have equal access to virtual services. But video visits were a different story. WHY IT MATTERS.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Cerner announced this week that it would be offering a new video care platform to its CommunityWorks clients at no cost through the end of next year. The platform is aimed at addressing the healthcare needs of those living in rural areas. But Cerner representatives say the new Video Visit offering is a Cerner-native solution.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Department of Veterans Affairs is offering new access to telehealth and virtual care options. WHY IT MATTERS For veterans living in areas with very limited internet availability, the VA's telehealth and telewellness services are typically out of reach. VAPAHCS is also the agency's first fully 5G-connected hospital.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Optimizing online and video consultations Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For the 128th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are doing a roundup focused on health IT regulatory news! We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. Thanks so much for listening!

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

The emergence of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting surge in the adoption of telemedicine are helping address patients’ needs without major signs of safety concerns, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente. The findings indicate that medication prescriptions were lower for video and telephone visits at 38.4%

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

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. The risks aren't just limited to synchronous video appointments.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In collaboration with EyecareLive, Visibly will launch real-time video visits between optometrists and patients, allowing for more comprehensive vision consultations. ” This merger exemplifies Visibly’s commitment to creating innovative solutions and advancements in digital healthcare.

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JUNE 30, 2022

What are some of the most important topics in telehealth today? Standardizing and optimizing telehealth integration into care pathways. Conducting comprehensive exams during video visits. Digital and telehealth literacy. Telehealth sustainability and government advocacy. Asynchronous modes of telehealth.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

are not ready to participate in video visits. These findings have since been supported in subsequent observational studies on telehealth adoption during the pandemic. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

To the surprise of no one, the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey , finds a major uptick in use of telehealth since before the pandemic: 70.3% More than 80% of family and general practice physicians (80.9%) and nearly 80% of internists (76.6%) also conduct routine video visits. used telehealth for preventative care visits.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

For the 46th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the battle for telehealth. More specifically, we’re talking about EHR vendors entrance into telehealth and third party telehealth vendors. Plus, we talk about telehealth investment and whether we think it will continue.

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APRIL 30, 2021

The act would expand coverage of Medicare telehealth services and make some COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities permanent, among other provisions. "The last year has shown us that telehealth works, it’s popular, and it’s here to stay," said Sen. A bipartisan group comprising half of U.S.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Finally, the clinical team partnered with a video platform as it began testing telehealth options, and they found it was not consistent in terms of connectivity. " "The platform could easily host secure video sessions with slower internet speeds. " Nicole Romano, founder of Behavioral Nutrition. MARKETPLACE.

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MAY 21, 2021

In a new report examining the rapidly evolving telehealth landscape, KLAS found that vendors self-reported a wide array of capabilities – and it noted that different companies can meet different customers' needs. And when it comes to video conferencing platforms, KLAS says Doxy.me "stands out" for administrative workflows.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Clinicians create a virtual mental health appointment using Zoom's secure, HIPAA-compliant video technology, share that link with the patient and launch the online meeting directly from the Osmind patient app. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. ON THE RECORD.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

For the 120th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are taking a look at the patient experience outside of the hospital. Then we discuss our worries about the potential decline in telehealth and how that will impact the patient experience. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How providers can use video chat to show empathy to patients Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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MARCH 8, 2022

Neil Evans, chief officer for the Office of Connected Care in the Veterans Health Administration, the agency had laid the groundwork for virtual care expansion through established telehealth programs in more than 50 clinical specialties. Also in 2021, VA provided more than 2.3 million veterans with more than 11.2

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

COVID-19 transformed the delivery of care, making the use of telehealth tools highly beneficial – and a priority area for research. Raj Ratwani, PhD, vice president of scientific affairs for the MedStar Health Research Institute, and director of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare.

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APRIL 19, 2022

Raichura, director of the center for telehealth at Geisinger. "On average, we saw a 7-10% decrease in no-show rates in patients scheduled for a video visit, compared with a patient scheduled for an in-person visit." Between March 16, 2020, and March 20, 2022, it completed more than 784,000 telehealth visits.

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APRIL 23, 2021

Even as telehealth has made many aspects of care more seamless, a few elements have routinely emerged as points of difficulty. Mend's enhanced virtual waiting room attempts to give patients a reason to stay on the right page – while aiming to help subsidize the cost of telehealth for providers. Twitter: @kjercich.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Department of Veterans Affairs says it's collaborating with Apple to boost the availability of telehealth services for veterans across the U.S. The program connects qualifying veterans with iPads, helping 50,000 of them more easily take part in telehealth services and access other VA virtual healthcare services.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

At Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center, whose health system serves a large geographical area and offers complex quaternary care, telehealth has been an innovative solution to several care delivery problems. These can be categorized in three areas: patient/staff safety, communication and logistics. THE PROBLEM.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

A Harvard Medical School team published a letter in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week warning of the "substantial" information security concerns around telehealth. The team also recommends transitioning from consumer video conferencing tools to healthcare-specific products.

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MARCH 5, 2021

We know that telehealth can be a tremendous opportunity to expand healthcare access for people who might face barriers to medical services. In this study, older patients, Asian patients, Medicaid users and non-English speakers were less likely to complete telehealth visits. But it also may be replicating the digital divide.

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MARCH 23, 2021

The drone, which is still in development, has cameras and a display screen to allow patients to communicate with healthcare professionals from within their own homes. Researchers noted the potential long-term capabilities of telehealth drones, including chronic disease management and environmental quality assessments. WHY IT MATTERS.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In 2013, Cincinnati Children's Hospital wanted to establish a Center for Telehealth. At the time, the interest in video visits and other forms of telehealth was growing, and the provider organization had a few clinical programs already up and running. THE PROBLEM.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

SteadyMD, which offers a B2B telehealth platform and nationwide clinician workforce, has been an important part of Amazon Clinic’s journey. The telehealth company worked with Amazon for months helping develop Amazon Clinic and was one of the first participating providers on the service when it launched in November 2022.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Between March 24 and June 23, researchers found that Latinx patients were significantly less likely to have video telemedicine compared with audio-only visits. "The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically transformed the healthcare delivery landscape and fundamentally shifted the ways in which patients access healthcare," wrote researchers.

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MARCH 2, 2021

"Modernizing telehealth policy to meet the moment" is one of lawmakers' most important responsibilities, said Rep. The hearing came on the heels of the reintroduction of the bipartisan Telehealth Modernization Act in both the House and the Senate, which would safeguard access to coverage after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

Recently, the Journal of Medical Internet Research published some significant data highlighting the efficacy of psychiatric care delivered through telehealth: Those in the treatment group were 4.3 We spoke with Winsberg to get an in-depth look at this study and what the results mean for the future of telehealth and mental healthcare.

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