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Patient Experience – Outside the Four Walls of the Hospital – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 120

Healthcare IT Today

For the 120th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are taking a look at the patient experience outside of the hospital. We kick off this episode by detailing our own experiences with care outside of hospitals and clinics. Will we reach a point where we have an ICU in the home?

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2018 Year in Review: The Year’s Biggest Remote Care News & Developments

care innovations

As government agencies like the CMS and VA expanded access to telehealth towards the goal of extending care into rural areas, industry leaders like Care Innovations® announced a series of breakthroughs with exciting implications for the years to come. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement.

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Telehealth: Key To Improving Patient Care and Reducing Physician Burnout

Healthcare IT Today

As we march towards more in-home and remote care, the need for digital innovation was at an all time high. It was vital to find alternate solutions to provide the care people needed. Furthermore, by using telehealth the hospital could save AU$1,000 per month for every patient that was included in the program.

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Using Telehealth to Serve Disparate Populations

Healthcare IT Today

For Exalta, UMH-West had specialty care providers on staff who could provide follow-up care for patients with two commonly diagnosed heart conditions: hypertension and diabetes. Connecting Exalta’s patients to UMH-West’s campus posed another challenge. In 2020, furloughs gutted the clinic’s on-site staff.

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What is the Future of Virtual Wards for patients, providers and payers?

Lloyd Price

HealthTech Thought Leadership from Nelson Advisors - Industry Insights & Analysis for Founders, Owners & Investors. Staff training and support: Healthcare providers who work in virtual wards may require additional training and support to adapt to remote care models. Visit [link]

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Takeaways from ATA’s 2019 Annual Conference and Expo

InTouch Health

Providing consumers with the transparency to recognize the value and quality of care they will receive from a given healthcare professional is one step towards improving the patient experience and achieving a successful DTC telehealth program. It’s also crucial to put the right people in remote positions.

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Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

Health Populi

As a patient moves through the continuum of care, we understand and value that our patientsexperiences are private. When I coach other CISOs, that’s one of the cornerstones of how I approach leadership. At Amedisys, we start answering that question by respecting where the data originates from.