DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 2, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, the adoption of remote patient monitoring (RPM) has emerged as a transformative solution for delivering personalized care beyond traditional clinical settings. Understanding CPT Code 99454 CPT Code 99454 is utilized to bill for remote monitoring of physiologic parameter s (e.g.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2022

United Health Services Hospitals is a health system serving South Central New York and based in Vestal, New York. The Virtual Walk-In was a direct to patient offering for minor acute complaints. "As the pandemic arrived, we used the Virtual Walk-In as the primary access point for care of suspected COVID patients," he added.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

“If data is everywhere, how do you protect it?” This thought has been on my mind well before the Change Healthcare hacks (that’s plural) with which U.S. health care stakeholders are still dealing as this post goes live on the Health Populi blog. Finally, we’ll post the last third of our conversation. The early “hackers” were idealists.

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Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2022

Those were the words of Ardy Arianpour, CEO and Co-Founder of Seqster, when sharing with me how his company was founded. That’s why Seqster calls this solution “patient-centric interoperability.”. Now, let’s ponder one particular patient whose name is Eric Topol, MD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Remote biometric monitoring technology company Biotricity recently announced securing National Institutes of Health funding from the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute with plans to launch a study of its Bioflux-AI technology. Please describe what remote cardiac monitoring entails.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, faced many challenges with telemedicine and the ability to scale quickly as the COVID-19 pandemic grew in force last year and the organization had to close its outpatient offices for elective services. New challenges caused by speed. " Mitchell Fong, Renown Regional Medical Center.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2022

Telehealth has been operationally implemented within Intermountain Healthcare since 2015, with pilots running for several years prior. As a result, clinical services continued to consider telehealth delivery options and expand access for patients into rural locations. Embracing the telehealth opportunity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A while back, Evara Health had briefly considered remote patient monitoring as a service, but the federally qualified health center never had the necessary funding. Evara also needed a way to better monitor patients being discharged from the ER to reduce the likelihood they would need to come back.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Exec Summary: Scotland has been at the forefront of innovation in healthcare with its "Virtual Accident & Emergency" (A&E) service, also known as the Flow Navigation Centre. Here's how it works: Patients call NHS 24, the national health service helpline, on 111. Subscribe Today!

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Although we were forced into fully remote operations with COVID-19, we have been making modifications along the way and have discovered how beneficial it can be to our organizations and our patients. One such new area is healthcare at home. The following is what they had to say.

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AMD Telemedicine

MARCH 4, 2022

What Post-Acute Care Facilities Need to Know About Implementing Telehealth Device Technology. From improving access to physicians to raising the quality of care, telehealth technology is fundamentally changing how we handle healthcare. Utilizing telehealth means more than just the digitization of services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2024

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association finds significant association between the use of telehealth services and improved healthcare access and outcomes in communities negatively impacted by health disparities. How can increased telehealth services address and minimize this gap?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest safety net health system in the United States, serving more than one million patients annually, including the most vulnerable New Yorkers. Consumers have come to expect an array of options bringing care closer to home, including virtual urgent, remote patient monitoring and mobile delivery.

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Clear Arch Health

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

OVERVIEW: This webinar examines specific ways that EHR interoperability and electronic health records systems integration can deliver a range of benefits to remote patient monitoring (RPM) for driving improved care coordination.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 14, 2020

with more than 500 providers throughout Florida, saw the paradigm shift in the healthcare model away from fee-for-service and toward value-based care on the way. “Millennium’s mission is connecting the best doctors, service and quality. Every patient, every time. Every patient, every time. ” PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2022

Even before COVID-19, Louisville, Kentucky-based Baptist Health was facing a variety of challenges: access to care, patient experience, lack of specialists in its rural market and lack of new patient acquisition strategies in the digital space. THE PROBLEM. " said Nick Sarantis, system director of digital health at Baptist Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2021

Researchers from West Virginia University have set out to determine the optimal frequency of telehealth appointments for patients with chronic conditions. They found that virtual care services benefited patients more if they continued for about a year rather than ending after six months. Are we talking to patients on the phone?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

Success Stories & ROI Having gained some hard-won wisdom about the dos and don'ts of information technology investments in recent years, healthcare providers are getting bolder in their digital transformation spending.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2023

Ahmed Siddiqi, an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopaedic Institute Brielle Orthopaedics in New Jersey, started implementing models of digital, remote and hybrid care in early 2020. "I was looking to take advantage of digital care management to improve that process for my patients as well as my team.

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Clear Arch Health

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Read on to discover how Clear Arch Health capably integrates RPM and personal emergency response systems (PERS) into a turnkey solution that’s easy to implement for both patients and providers , enabling more people to live independently as they age. So for the consumer, combining the two really simplifies the experience.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2021

At the start of 2020, widespread adoption of remote patient monitoring was still in the distance. Most of the hesitancy on RPM implementation seemed to be because of limited reimbursement opportunities as well as lack of incentives for providers offering such services. Then COVID-19 hit.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 29, 2022

Addressing the increasing need for behavioral health services is a nationwide challenge. "The implementation of a telepsychiatry program expedites the treatment time for a patient presenting in the emergency department in crisis," he continued. Expediting treatment time. Alcera, Hackensack Meridian Behavioral Healt.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 31, 2023

When the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system created a telehealth program, the main problem it was trying to solve was how to improve access to care across the state. We implemented a tele-stroke program and general neurology to start. THE PROBLEM Alabama has some of the worst healthcare outcomes in the country.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Over the last almost two years, healthcare has seen organizations rely on technology and the cloud to get accurate, trusted information to patients and direct them to the appropriate resources and care at scale. But what does all of this mean for the future of patient care? Remote monitoring has also moved into the mainstream.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 29, 2023

In many cases, insurance companies do not reimburse providers for the services provided through virtual wards. This can make it difficult for providers to offer virtual ward services, as they may not be able to recoup their costs. Not all patients have access to the technology needed to participate in virtual wards.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

and Australia, Wellpath delivers medical and behavioral healthcare services to nearly 300,000 patients located in inpatient and residential treatment facilities, civil commitment centers, and local, state and federal correctional facilities. Shawn Valenta is vice president for healthcare cloud in clinical services at Wellpath.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Telehealth experts say that offering remote education and physical therapy to patients can improve access for vulnerable populations, including: ? Patients in rural communities who live far away from brick-and-mortar care facilities. ? Patients who cannot afford copays for doctor or outpatient PT appointments. ?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 25, 2022

According to a recent study from Health Affairs , newly acquired rural hospitals are eliminating surgical care services and mental health treatment access, despite a sharp rise in depression, suicide and addiction in the hard-hit rural communities. These strategies include telemedicine and remote patient monitoring.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 25, 2024

Disclaimer: This overview of DrKumo’s patient monitoring system in reducing hospital readmissions for chronic patients reflects general industry observations and may not predict specific outcomes. Hospital readmissions among chronic patients are often due to inadequate management and follow-up care.

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Clear Arch Health

JULY 10, 2023

Patient readmission rate is a key metric used to assess a hospital or health system’s quality of care. If patients are readmitted within 30-, 60- or even 90-days after being discharged, and are admitted for the same condition, or due to a progression of that condition, the indication is that the patient was inadequately managed.

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Clear Arch Health

JULY 10, 2023

Patient readmission rate is a key metric used to assess a hospital or health system’s quality of care. If patients are readmitted within 30-, 60- or even 90-days after being discharged, and are admitted for the same condition, or due to a progression of that condition, the indication is that the patient was inadequately managed.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 24, 2023

Remote monitoring is a rapidly growing field in healthcare, with the potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. According to an examination of data from over 7,000 patients across 41 states, the two-tiered RPM program with nursing care was safe, effective, and resulted in excellent outcomes.

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Mend

MARCH 21, 2022

With telehealth programs, health systems have a unique opportunity to make quality remote medical care accessible to all. With telehealth programs, health systems have a unique opportunity to make quality remote medical care accessible to all. Patients enjoy easier access to care, better clinical outcomes, and more satisfaction.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Exec Summary Virtual wards, also known as hospital at home, are a rapidly growing model of care that allows patients to receive hospital-level care in their own homes. This is done through the use of remote monitoring technology, such as wearable devices, video consultations, and telemedicine. Subscribe today!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 24, 2022

There's nothing about a person's day that doesn't have an impact on their weight – and that's why the team at the Weight Management Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist needs to be able to interact and engage with patients as much as possible. THE PROBLEM. " Dr. Jamy Ard, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2023

PrimaryOne Health provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Primary Health Care Federally Qualified Health Center Program requirements for uninsured, underinsured and other medically underserved central Ohio residents.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

How can telehealth and remote patient monitoring technologies help support chronic and acute care anywhere? For these patient populations in particular, COVID-19 spurred an interest in becoming a more active participant in care plans, bringing them new levels of convenience and personalization.

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