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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions

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The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a new factor into hospitals' calculations about how to proceed with current and future healthcare IT implementations. Executives also should ensure that they're able to handle shifting venues for some staff members, who may be working from home or at remote care delivery sites.

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How Employer Health Plans Can Utilize Telehealth as a Value-Added Service

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Much has been written about the benefits of telehealth services like remote care within the healthcare system. Time and again, remote patient management has been shown to improve patient satisfaction and lower operational costs , as perhaps best demonstrated by the success of the Mississippi Diabetes Health Network.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

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"Depending on the answers, a patient might then be advised on how to rest following activity, or how to alternate anti-inflammatory medications for better pain relief." As an ambulatory surgery center, it has to be very intentional about collecting readmission data from the regional hospital.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

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The platform also enables health systems to determine how to best allocate resources – healthcare workers, beds – and contains the spread of infectious disease by managing care for lower-risk patients remotely. Vivify Pathways +Home is a system for remote care for home health. Spry Health.