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Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It is vital to healthcare and health IT because in order to be able to address the digital inequities within a patient population, one must understand what it is and why a health system should care about it, she said. What is the landscape of your executive leaderships understanding of digital/telehealth equity? Do they have any?

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Patient Self-Scheduling Has Reached a Tipping Point

Healthcare IT Today

The Digital Health Tipping Point report released in December 2023 by Panda Health provides key insights into the value that healthcare leaders see in digital health technologies. In other words, the report shows which digital health technologies have tipped into the “must-have” category. It has reached the tipping point.”

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

Health Populi

The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains. COVID-19 accelerated telemedicine adoption, the story goes, being accessed mainstream through major regions of China. In other words, the elusive “tipping point” is finally here. The President signed the $8.3

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What Your Healthcare Organization Can do to Make Patients More Comfortable with Telepsych

Iris Telehealth

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become a mainstay for patients across the country. The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) reports the following data: 28 studies found that more than 80% of patients indicated satisfaction with telehealth. Increasing patient comfortability at healthcare organizations.

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Health Care Portals: Looking Beyond the Patients’ Horizon

Healthcare IT Today

A previous article, “ Patient Scheduling and Pre-Visit Intake: Let’s Give Patients What They’re Asking For ” discussed technological solutions to patients’ frustrating scheduling experience. Technology has the potential to improve both simultaneously.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Unfortunately, it can be extremely challenging for patients across the country to access affordable treatment that actually works. But in our work treating patients with opioid use disorder, we’ve seen first-hand that telemedicine can help people find long-term recovery. 2023 was a tipping point for telehealth treatment.