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Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

THE PROBLEM Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC) staff know that with limited health resources throughout Northwestern Ontario, it's very important they work together across all hospitals that provide surgical services to improve access to care for remote and rural patients. They understand us and what we are trying to do."

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Clinical Messaging Apps: What is the right business model?

Lloyd Price

These apps can be used to send and receive text messages, images, and videos, as well as to access patient medical records and other clinical data. Transaction fees: Some apps charge a fee for each transaction that takes place on their platform, such as a video consultation or appointment booking.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"But as the sheer complexity of our procedures increased, we wanted our patients to have remote access to instructional videos and better connectivity with their care teams. "If a patient isn't engaging with the platform or watching their physical therapy videos, we step in to help.

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Patient experience is evolving as providers embrace telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While low-hanging fruit such as patient portals are commonplace at this point, the HIMSS survey shows that secure text-based and unified communication platforms are not as widespread. Slightly fewer providers (42% each) offer consultations via text and/or post-discharge follow-ups. Further down the list?

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Zesty for Hospitals : Digital Transformation for Outpatients

Lloyd Price

Zesty for Hospitals It seems incredible, but today, the vast majority of NHS trusts still post paper letters to their patients. In fact, the average UK hospital sends over 1M paper letters to patients each year. Patients are informed of their appointments in a letter and have to call the hospital to make appointment changes.

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

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Most employers who can embrace these benefits are already doing so: Healthcare IT News ’ Bill Siwicki points to a survey finding that “virtually all employers (96 percent)” are offering some form of telehealth in 2018 if allowed to do so by state law. Keeping hospital admissions to a minimum. Improving general employee satisfaction.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The platform has embedded video conferencing, or works alongside the video conferencing platform a health system has in place. Employers and payers may offer telehealth options that allow the team member to meet with their doctor via video. It also provides medication adherence tools. iRhythm Technologies.