Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2021

Adding to the problem is the likelihood of minority groups to delay or go without needed care. A recent study noted that African American and Hispanic adults are less likely than white adults to have a usual source of care or have had a health visit in the past year. What is the problem?

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Now studies show they also correlate to someone’s likelihood of being able to participate in video visits or electronically request appointments or prescription refills. One study found that non-English proficiency was associated with a more than 50% decrease in the use of video or phone visits.

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Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

The reality of having virtual services available from specialities like psychiatry, dermatology, primary care, plastic surgery would mean more accessible healthcare for all, regardless of income. There is an increased reimbursement for remote care services offered by the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 27, 2022

The demand for home health services is projected to grow nearly eight percent annually through 2030, which is fueled by the majority of the Baby Boomer generation reaching the Medicare age of 65 and growing orthopedic-related diseases. . Beyond the financial ramifications, missed appointments have a real impact on patient health.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

Earlier this year, a Harvard Business Review article cited a Kaiser Permanente study that showed members in California and the mid-Atlantic region with access to virtual primary care were 14 percent less likely to die from stroke and 43 percent less likely to die from heart disease.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2023

This is a bipartisan bill recently passed in Congress that allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first. The Telehealth Expansion Act aims to address that disparity moving forward.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As Deeptha Khanna, Philips’ Chief Business Leader for Personal Health, said in the company’s virtual press conference, “We have [also] witnessed the reinvention of our homes as a core element of the healthcare pathway, with telehealth, virtual and remote care technologies as the key drivers for change during COVID-19.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 18, 2021

In January, the American Cancer Society, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and 73 other organizations, including many major health care systems, issued a statement stressing the urgency of preventive care. “We Whether telehealth is conducted by video or phone may be crucial to ensuring access to care.

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