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India prioritising shift to remote care: survey

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The findings from India revealed an imminent shift toward prioritising remote care, adopting digital health technologies and implementing sustainable healthcare practices. Nearly eight in 10 respondents said they are heavily investing in telehealth at present. ON THE RECORD.

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ATA, businesses ask Congress to expand telehealth options for workers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association this week sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting that they continue allowing telehealth and remote care services to be treated as an excepted benefit. Chamber of Commerce, the Healthcare Leadership Council, Walmart, Teladoc Health and One Medical. THE LARGER TREND.

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There's No Place Like Home: How Hospital Automation Is Elevating Telehealth to Bring the Hospital to the Home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In the post-COVID landscape, the need for telehealth is more talked about than ever. But up until recently, a reliable remote care platform that delivers the confidence of hospital-grade care has been virtually nonexistent. Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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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. At this point we are all very familiar with telehealth. However, telehealth is only useful if it is accessible.

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The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed telehealth into the spotlight with exponential adoption, helping to prove its value. The healthcare industry learned that, with the right solutions, care can extend outside hospital walls and be conducted anywhere. Patients with cardiac arrhythmias can remain home while being continuously monitored.

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Using Telehealth to Serve Disparate Populations

Healthcare IT Today

Embracing Remote Care Exalta did not utilize telehealth services prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote care became the only non-urgent care option for patients, many of whom are reluctant to embrace video-conferencing technologies like Zoom. In 2020, furloughs gutted the clinic’s on-site staff.

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

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2018 was a historic year for telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM), as a series of developments played out that helped extend these important care delivery services to more patients than ever before. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement. Get more details here. January 18, 2018.