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How to switch from phone to video telehealth on a limited budget

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“In mid- March, the institute began transitioning our services to telehealth whenever possible, in an effort to abide by Governor Cuomo’s stay-at-home order and keep our staff and patients safe, although these services are limited by our current equipment and software capabilities.”

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How to Provide Culturally Competent Care through Telehealth

Iris Telehealth

Providing culturally competent care through telehealth. Telehealth gives access to patients looking for a provider who can better understand their culture. Regardless of where a patient lives, telehealth can connect them with a provider who can better relate to their experiences. Be aware of cultural differences.

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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

Will the coronavirus inspire greater adoption of telehealth in the U.S.? I asked myself, then went to my Oracle of Telehealth: Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of ATA (once named the American Telemedicine Association). In fact, today, we’re seeing telehealth reimagine care in a more profound and meaningful way than we’ve seen historically.

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How to Know if Virtual Care is Right for Your Health System

Iris Telehealth

Telepsychiatry is a great way to improve access to care for your patients, but how do you know if it would be a good fit for your health system? At Iris Telehealth, our providers use the same EMR as the on-site staff. Next, we’ll take a look at the different behavioral health care models that can be delivered via telehealth.

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Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth is for everyone, and hospitals and health systems must construct a digital equity strategy to better serve patients in the digital and telehealth space to ensure all persons can use telehealth, contended Alexandra Hunter, virtual care consultant at Henry Ford Health in Detroit.

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New outlook for telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

How a virtual health service looks like in Western NSW. Dr Nott said that some years ago, they looked into how to provide support to staff on the ground through both real time/synchronous virtual healthcare models but also synchronous models through remote monitoring both in the hospitals and in the home spaces.

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CIOs plan on refined telehealth, faster deployments, more collaborative tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Prior to the pandemic, telehealth wasn't really taking off all that much; it was kind of a very long, slow growth without a high level of adoption," said Fisne of Geisinger. " Fisne also said that patient satisfaction is up with the rise of telehealth. " Growing telehealth capabilities.