Healthcare IT, Telemedicine and Training

Stanford researchers: Telemedicine optimization requires training, interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2021

The rapid growth in care, they said in an article published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association , has also inspired discussions on the best way to use telemedicine for disease management. Optimization of clinician and patient experience, including through provider training. They're not alone.

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NUS Medicine introducing holographic GI care training and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2023

NUS Medicine to introduce holographic GI module The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) has tied up with GigXR, a California-based provider of holographic healthcare training, to introduce a new mixed reality-based (MR) training module for treating and diagnosing acute gastrointestinal diseases.

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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 31, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS To identify common facilitators and barriers to telehealth implementation, researchers evaluated practice leaders' perspectives on 32 aspects of telemedicine in their practices, according to a new report published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

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Two major telehealth orgs team up to expand virtual care training

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 9, 2021

The American Telemedicine Association and the American Board of Telehealth announced Tuesday that they were partnering to expand access to training and education for virtual care. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "We share a common goal with ATA.

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Franciscan Health expands its Epic-linked telemedicine offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Prior to 2020, Franciscan Health, a health system based in Mishawaka, Indiana, conducted few telemedicine visits throughout the organization. Outside of some tele-stroke and behavioral health virtual care there wasn't any robust programming for patients to participate with Franciscan Alliance providers through telemedicine.

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Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

These traits are typically found across those who don’t have access to Wi-Fi or devices, require technical support, and could benefit from digital literacy training. Does your health system offer and trainings or classes on increasing patients’ digital skills and comfortability with telehealth?" " she continued.

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 10, 2022

"This increases pre-existing strains on rural healthcare systems due to provider shortages, limited hospital beds and other resource constraints." There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " PROPOSAL. MARKETPLACE.

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Telemedicine for Beginners: How to Introduce Staff to Telehealth

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JULY 5, 2022

While telemedicine is a relatively known technology in the medical field, there are still nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals who are unfamiliar with how to best apply it. Here are six tips for introducing or onboarding your staff to telemedicine and telehealth: 1. Is telemedicine legal?

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At Children's Mercy, telemedicine boosts access to highly sought-after subspecialists

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2022

"The high demand for pediatric specialty providers and the constraints many families face regarding transportation, time off from work and school, and finances, made it obvious that traditional models of outreach healthcare were not sustainable," said Morgan Waller, director of telemedicine business and operations at Children's Mercy.

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Inpatient telemedicine improves care and patient satisfaction at Howard University Hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2021

"Inpatient telemedicine seemed to be the perfect solution for solving this problem. By deploying telemedicine carts in the hospital, physicians could provide care remotely, irrespective of their location." "The telemedicine system currently is not integrated with other systems," Dawson said.

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Is telemedicine an answer to physician burnout and staffing shortages?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2022

The healthcare industry can't afford to lose these highly skilled clinical workers to other industries. On this note, Healthcare IT News interviewed Dr. Pooja Aysola, a practicing emergency department clinician in Boston and senior director of clinical operations at Wheel, a virtual care company. Do they offer ongoing training?

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American Telemedicine Association Leaps Into Privacy and AI Policies

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) recently released two sets of principles that highlights its concerns in two prominent computing issues: privacy and AI. Progress on telemedicine proceeded at a snails pace for most of this time. The ATA has addressed telemedicine on many levels and in many forums during its existence.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. New drugs and delivery models are going to challenge what can be delivered over telemedicine and challenge the regulations of how in-person services are delivered.

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Roundup: Bayer to launch 27 telemedicine centres in India and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2022

Bayer to launch 27 telemedicine centres over 2 years in India. German multinational pharmaceutical company Bayer is setting up 27 telemedicine centres in 12 districts across eight states in India over the next two years through Bayer Foundation India. It will offer about 20 medical specialties via telehealth.

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Telemedicine slashes no-shows and cancellations at Behavioral Health Services North

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 27, 2021

"While we predominantly use Zoom for telemedicine encounters, we also frequently use a variety of other modalities, including Skype, Teams and the telephone." " The healthcare organization uses Zoom, Skype and Teams in conjunction with its electronic health record, MyAvatar by Netsmart. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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The Future of Telemedicine Transformed by Large Language Models

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 18, 2023

The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making waves across various industries, and telehealth/telemedicine is no exception. Telemedicine has gained traction in recent years providing healthcare services remotely, allowing patients to receive quality care without being physically present at a healthcare facility.

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Majority of health execs say telemedicine has improved patient care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

"Even as patients begin to schedule in-person appointments once again, our survey indicates that not only are telehealth programs here to stay, but also that most healthcare organizations plan on investing in the expansion of telehealth capabilities," said Peter Prodromou, president at Boston Digital, to Healthcare IT News.

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How the hybrid future of telemedicine may play out

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Today, the healthcare industry has started to reach a consensus that the future of telemedicine will be a hybrid of virtual and in-person care. Healthcare IT News interviewed Kristin to get her expertise on the subject of the future of telemedicine and hybrid care. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Cornell Scott-Hill makes big strides with specialist telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut, as a community health center, always had faced a range of treatment barriers that made it difficult, if not impossible, for patients to attend in-person appointments pre-COVID – and for which telemedicine would have been a viable alternative. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Trends You Can Expect in 2023

Optimum Healthcare IT

JANUARY 25, 2023

Healthcare IT is constantly evolving and you need to understand the healthcare IT trends that we believe will make an impact in 2023. Continue reading Healthcare IT Trends You Can Expect in 2023 at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Telehealth offers advantages for treating children with feeding disorders

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 8, 2024

Its program Focused on Feeding has helped families go from hospital bed (with malnutrition) to the dinner table – entirely via telemedicine. And how did telemedicine come into the mix? By using a telemedicine platform for feeding therapy, families can conduct the session in their own kitchen while feeding their child a meal.

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Researchers to facilitate telemedicine for managing chronic illnesses in rural Pakistan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2022

A research team from the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is looking to implement telemedicine for managing chronic diseases in Pakistan to study whether it can be used by specialists in the cities to support health providers in rural communities.

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An inside look at a national, bilingual telemedicine service

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

Healthcare IT News sat down with Chirichigno to get an inside look at how a national telemedicine platform works, and why bilingual service is so important to the company. Please describe how you deliver virtual healthcare. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Galileo operates across all 50 states.

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American Board of Telehealth launches certificate for virtual primary care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

"Teleprimary care is at the forefront of the telemedicine space, but it continues to evolve and expand with the development of new technologies, innovative care models and evolving reimbursement policies," said ABT Director of Education Whitney Flanagan, RN, in a statement. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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AI innovator talks personalized treatment, telehealth enhancement and ethics

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2024

She also feels AI can encourage telemedicine innovation and holds strong opinions on the ethics of AI in healthcare. Healthcare IT News spoke with Dua to discuss these subjects and get her to offer a detailed look into the AI-powered Together by Renee app. What are some ways AI can encourage telemedicine innovation?

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. Within that training, staff members found that they needed to give their patients peace of mind as well as comfort. THE PROBLEM. Williams, CFO and senior vice president at AccessHealth.

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Avel eCare Announces the Acquisition of NightWatch to Expand Pharmacy Telemedicine Services

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2023

The expansion of remote pharmacy services strengthens Avel eCare’s portfolio of telemedicine offerings and helps meet the growing demand for pharmacy telemedicine services across the United States. An important aspect of our acute telemedicine services resides with our unique pharmacy services. With a team of U.S.-based,

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CB Insights report: Global telehealth investment is still on the rise

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2021

The telehealth train has continued to chug along, despite dire warnings from health advocates about what might happen if the public health emergency expires without any action from Congress. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

The telemedicine program of the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System was established in 1995 to enhance timely patient access to healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "In 2019, UVA Health created a multi-stakeholder strategic plan for telemedicine."

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New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2020

CSC’s four community clinics swiftly prioritized telemedicine training and changed practice workflows to incorporate the LANES platform. LANES combines and provides visibility of all prescribed medications so CSC providers can discuss the drugs with patients during telemedicine appointments. ” ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Healthcare IT Trends You Can Expect in 2023

Optimum Healthcare IT

JANUARY 25, 2023

Healthcare IT is constantly evolving and you need to understand the healthcare IT trends that we believe will make an impact in 2023. Continue reading Healthcare IT Trends You Can Expect in 2023 at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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CrossFit to launch 'fully digital' primary care service

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 21, 2021

"You deserve healthcare as effective as your CrossFit training," said CrossFit CEO Eric Roza said in a statement. "CrossFit Precision Care delivers measurable repeatable results and is the perfect complement to your CrossFit training. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD.

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Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

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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Baptist Health uses telemedicine to enable 24/7 vital care for suicidal patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 17, 2024

"The first issue we needed to address was the ability to efficiently and effectively assess patients who have been deemed at risk for suicidality for potential inpatient admission by our team of trained mental health services staff," said Julie Firman, DNP, RN, system chief nurse executive at Baptist Health. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Feel the Rush – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 38

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2020

For the 38th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re feeling the rush. In this episode we talk about […] For the 38th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're feeling the rush. In this episode we talk about […] For the 38th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're feeling the rush. Rushed Training.

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How Legacy Health expanded from inpatient to ambulatory telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 5, 2021

The health system had been using vendor Teladoc for its inpatient telemedicine platform. "The telehealth team and operations leaders developed workflows, and training modules were designed to provide a standard practice." Adding ambulatory telemedicine. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Epic EHR-linked telehealth skyrockets at Children’s Colorado

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora developed an active and growing telemedicine program over the past eight years. Before COVID-19, almost all specialties were using telemedicine in some aspect of their practice. THE PROBLEM. " Dr. Christina Olson, Children’s Hospital Colorado.

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Kaufmann Clinic aims to boost revenue by 30% with telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 3, 2019

Staff sought an alternative to meet patients' medical needs and concluded that telemedicine was the solution. The idea was to use the technology and services of ExamMed, a telemedicine vendor also in Atlanta, to see lower acuity patients virtually, which would enable staff to be more efficient and effective overall. THE PROBLEM.

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Telehealth poses big cybersecurity dangers, Harvard researchers warn

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Jalali, note that the uptick in telemedicine services has undoubtedly made healthcare more accessible – but that the relaxation in regulations about virtual care combined with a heightened threat landscape can spell trouble. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Maimonides Medical Center completes massive digital health initiative in two years

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2022

At the time, Maimonides was not engaged in any telemedicine or other digital health initiatives. At that time, we had a department of three people, no virtual visit platform in place, and no experience training providers in telemedicine. THE PROBLEM. " Rob Cimino, Maimonides Medical Center. And then March came."

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Weekly Roundup – March 2, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 2, 2024

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. Andy’s fourth installment covered the nuts and bolts of training highly specialized large language models.

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Telemedicine improves care, keeps patients in place at skilled nursing facility

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2019

The Friedwald Center, a 180-bed skilled nursing facility in New York City, wanted to bring in telemedicine to give its patients more immediate access to quality clinicians that are very understanding of acute care and acute situations. So the Friedwald Center started working with telemedicine vendor Call9 in March 2018. THE PROBLEM.

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Black surgical patients used telehealth more often in late 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2022

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons sought to take a closer look at the patients who sought surgical consultations in-person and via telemedicine in 2020. "Importantly, telemedicine use patterns continue to evolve during the pandemic. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Bonus Features – September 25, 2022 – More than 90% of patients prefer providers who offer telemedicine, Sequoia Project releases info blocking resources, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 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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Stanford researchers: Telemedicine optimization requires training, interoperability

NUS Medicine introducing holographic GI care training and more briefs

Trending Sources

Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Two major telehealth orgs team up to expand virtual care training

Franciscan Health expands its Epic-linked telemedicine offerings

Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

Telemedicine for Beginners: How to Introduce Staff to Telehealth

At Children's Mercy, telemedicine boosts access to highly sought-after subspecialists

Inpatient telemedicine improves care and patient satisfaction at Howard University Hospital

Is telemedicine an answer to physician burnout and staffing shortages?

American Telemedicine Association Leaps Into Privacy and AI Policies

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Roundup: Bayer to launch 27 telemedicine centres in India and more briefs

Telemedicine slashes no-shows and cancellations at Behavioral Health Services North

The Future of Telemedicine Transformed by Large Language Models

Majority of health execs say telemedicine has improved patient care

How the hybrid future of telemedicine may play out

Cornell Scott-Hill makes big strides with specialist telemedicine

Healthcare IT Trends You Can Expect in 2023

Telehealth offers advantages for treating children with feeding disorders

Researchers to facilitate telemedicine for managing chronic illnesses in rural Pakistan

An inside look at a national, bilingual telemedicine service

American Board of Telehealth launches certificate for virtual primary care

AI innovator talks personalized treatment, telehealth enhancement and ethics

AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Avel eCare Announces the Acquisition of NightWatch to Expand Pharmacy Telemedicine Services

CB Insights report: Global telehealth investment is still on the rise

FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

Healthcare IT Trends You Can Expect in 2023

CrossFit to launch 'fully digital' primary care service

Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Baptist Health uses telemedicine to enable 24/7 vital care for suicidal patients

Feel the Rush – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 38

How Legacy Health expanded from inpatient to ambulatory telehealth

Epic EHR-linked telehealth skyrockets at Children’s Colorado

Kaufmann Clinic aims to boost revenue by 30% with telemedicine

Telehealth poses big cybersecurity dangers, Harvard researchers warn

Maimonides Medical Center completes massive digital health initiative in two years

Weekly Roundup – March 2, 2024

Telemedicine improves care, keeps patients in place at skilled nursing facility

Black surgical patients used telehealth more often in late 2020

Bonus Features – September 25, 2022 – More than 90% of patients prefer providers who offer telemedicine, Sequoia Project releases info blocking resources, and more

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