Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2020

Together, these centers provide roughly 650,000 visits annually, including critical primary care, behavioral health, dental care and care management services to more than 115,000 patients of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay. ” "We were delivering roughly 1,800 telehealth visits per day.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

Among the many insights they've gained over the past year-plus, they discuss the need to secure a place for telemedicine and expand its capabilities, deploy and scale new technologies faster, and embrace Agile processes and collaborative IT. The new importance of telemedicine. " Growing telehealth capabilities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In 2020, telemedicine truly, finally hit the mainstream in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic essentially forced healthcare provider organizations, the government and payers to embrace telehealth as an essential way to enable physicians to see patients. Here, five physician telehealth managers tell their stories.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Simultaneously, patients were hesitant to seek in-person care for many of their health concerns. “Our organization quickly identified a solution that would allow us to extend telehealth opportunities to patients where clinically appropriate.” MARKETPLACE. To read this special report, click here. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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GlobalMed

JULY 10, 2019

If telehealth has one superpower it’s famous for, it’s bringing quality care to the underserved. Virtual visits can level the playing field between patients who enjoy multiple options for speciality care and advanced treatment and those who go without basic care. Responsible Virtual Health – for Every Budget.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2023

He’s also one of many Exalta patients who took advantage of a partnership with a local hospital to receive needed specialty care through a unique hybrid remote/in-person model. As a lesson in the potential for telemedicine to serve disparate populations, the early results of this partnership are promising.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

.” Molly and I covered a lot of ground here , starting with the key forces shaping and accelerating virtual care across the continuum. Thanks to Microsoft for its leadership in enabling better healthcare, everywhere.

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InTouch Health

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The VA Recently Launched a New Telehealth Tablet Program to Increase Veterans’ Access to Care. To expand healthcare for veterans, the VA recently launched a new telehealth program, providing telehealth-enabled tablets to thousands of veterans across the country. The VA’s Telehealth Tablet Program.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 20, 2021

In the Lazio region, GPs, health care workers and primary care services are supervising and caring for patients during heatwaves using the LazioAdvice teleconsultation system and Lazio Doctor per COVID app. They can refer them to a hospital or change their medication.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

With over 170 million Prime subscribers, Amazon’s move promises an affordable healthcare option at just $9 per month at a time when the nation faces a shortage in primary care, with demand significantly outweighing supply.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Editor’s Note: Payers and providers have shed fears about the deployment of telehealth services. Payers are rapidly becoming educated in telehealth and are keen on closing telehealth gap. The other 56 percent said they have implemented telehealth initiatives at their organization.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2021

COVID thrust telemedicine into the spotlight, but its beginnings date back to the 1950s when the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute first used video conferencing technology to check on patients at the Norfolk State Hospital 112 miles away and more famously […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Tim eyes four areas of importance for value-based care in 2022: telemedicine, staff retention and provider burnout, health equity, and growth in value-based payment. Health providers quickly pivoted to make the most of temporary telehealth flexibilities when the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2023

"Fairly shortly, we envisioned the value in our leadership and saw the vision to provide funding to expand the program significantly to essentially all qualified patients who required this service." MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

Meanwhile, AMA has also updated its Quick Guide to Telemedicine in Practice in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. It offers technology implementation tips, as well as a reference to CPT codes for reporting telemedicine and remote care services. THE LARGER TREND.

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American Well

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The discussion, which was moderated by Sylvia Romm, MD, medical director at American Well, included the following panelists: Bruce Rosenthal, MD , Medical Director, Consumer Telehealth Services, UPMC. Will Daines, MD, Medical Director, Intermountain Connect Care. Leadership buy-in is critical to your telehealth program’s success.

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American Well

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The discussion, which was moderated by Sylvia Romm, MD, medical director at American Well, included the following panelists: Bruce Rosenthal, MD , Medical Director, Consumer Telehealth Services, UPMC. Will Daines, MD, Medical Director, Intermountain Connect Care. Leadership buy-in is critical to your telehealth program’s success.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

He also said that the benefits go beyond doctors; for instance, care coordinators can be more efficient and AI can help drug development. Both believe that AI can deliver primary care through telehealth to regions that lack it and to marginalized communities.

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eVisit

MARCH 12, 2021

The staff here at The Virtual Care Blog looks forward to preparing brief, Thought Leadership-worthy content to help you keep your fingers on the pulse of virtual care. The website HealthDay reports Virtual Care may just save her life. Telemedicine has proven that it can significantly shorten this time.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

The opportunity to deliver a session for new healthcare students on the subject of telehealth is an enjoyable one. Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Sparrow's initial goal was to launch on-demand, virtual urgent care to increase access and provide another front door into the health system. It intended to go live in July 2020, using Amwell as the technology and services vendor for virtual urgent care for an estimated 1,500 visits in the first year. A major FCC telehealth grant.

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American Well

APRIL 29, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccines continue to be rolled out and a post-pandemic world seems within reach, it is still important to reflect on the past year and how our clients exemplified telehealth excellence and led the way in providing and expanding access to quality care. M Health Fairview. MedStar Health. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.

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Lloyd Price

JANUARY 15, 2024

Future of Healthcare: Technological Disruption: AI, Big Data, Robotics, and Telemedicine will be central, with discussions on their impact on diagnosis, treatment, and overall healthcare delivery. Digital Health and Telemedicine: The increasing adoption of telehealth solutions, wearables, and remote patient monitoring was a prominent theme.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2021

"In October of 2020, the Sky Lakes organization, which includes the medical center, a cancer treatment facility, and primary care and specialty clinics, experienced a tip-of-a-spear Ryuk ransomware attack that hit the healthcare industry with blunt force trauma," said Gaede of Sky Lakes Medical Center.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

Partnerships Home care technology platform HHAeXchange added six companies to its Partner Connect Program : ADP, Caribou Rewards, Perry, Vitable Health, Remote Focus, and IMA Group. Utah-based palliative care practice Bristol Advanced Illness Management deployed eClinicalWorks. Tennessee-based Highland Physicians Inc.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 17, 2020

Hospitals and health systems across the country are rolling out telemedicine services for patients. It wanted to offer a singular platform for patients – one that put all the tools, features and advanced capabilities, including virtual care, in one place. THE PROBLEM. That was the challenge. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 27, 2020

For hospitals and doctors’ offices, that means building on a major shift to telemedicine, new workflows to allow for more infection control and revamping the supply chain for pharmaceuticals, personal protective equipment and other supplies. When the number of COVID-19 cases first surged in the U.S. Some of this was already underway.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

Focus on Workforce Development According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States will see a shortage of between 46,900 and 121,900 physicians by 2032, including both primary care doctors and specialists. Health system leaders value nurse innovation skills -- just not at the leadership level, study says.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

When physicians were unable to see patients in person, telehealth and RPM became a necessary capability not a nice-to-have. RPM enabled providers to continue to support patient care from afar. Perhaps the biggest driver in recent RPM adoption was the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health System CIO

JUNE 17, 2015

Telehealth pilot MU reporting metrics — “They’re still mostly very adult-driven.” Meadows also discusses the tricky transition from nursing to IT, how her nursing background has helped shape her leadership strategy, and the mistake CIOs can’t afford to make. Telehealth pilot. * About Cook Children’s. Upgrading to Meditech 6.1.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and Colin’s 2024 Healthcare IT Predictions Health Equity Predictions Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions Telehealth and VR Predictions And now, check out our community’s Telehealth and VR predictions.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2021

Telehealth Stock Drops. In this episode we dive into some of these headlines and share what these mean for healthcare organizations in the near future. Here’s a look at the topics we discuss on this episode: * Is Cerner an acquisition target? * One Medical Acquires Iora Health. Epic’s return to work.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

This highlights the dire need to address patient access to care. While technologies such as telehealth offer a promising solution, we must continue striving to find more ways to effectively manage the revenue cycle to redistribute the available dollars where they count most.

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American Well

JULY 13, 2020

As we do each year, the Amwell team has selected from a highly competitive field of clients those who stand out for their innovation and achievement in telehealth. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system saw an unprecedented surge in virtual care. Cleveland Clinic. Indiana University Health. M Health Fairview.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

Drug Enforcement Administration's stance on prescribing via telehealth has been evolving, with hints toward an appetite for lasting flexibilities. This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually.

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Henry Kotula

AUGUST 5, 2020

This forced hospitals and health systems to dramatically reduce elective surgeries, lay off thousands and significantly change care delivery with the adoption of new practices and services like telemedicine. Telemedicine typifies this phenomenon. This discouraged adoption of an efficient, high-value care modality until COVID.

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