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How Virtual Care is Morphing into “Just” Healthcare – my post in Medecision Liberation

Health Populi

Before the pandemic, the dominant work-flow for telemedicine was for triage, primary care and pediatrics (think: your child registers a 105-degree fever on a Saturday night and the pediatrician’s office is closed). In the COVID-19 era, clinicians and health systems stood up virtual care across the board as-required.

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Cornell Scott-Hill makes big strides with specialist telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut, as a community health center, always had faced a range of treatment barriers that made it difficult, if not impossible, for patients to attend in-person appointments pre-COVID – and for which telemedicine would have been a viable alternative. THE PROBLEM.

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

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In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. Virtual care will be a lifeline for many older people who cannot leave home or do not want to do so.

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Senators push back on DEA proposed telehealth rules, say they'd affect patient care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"A 30-day supply could result in patients going without their medication while they wait for an in-person appointment or will turn to higher-acuity and higher-cost settings of in-person care to meet this deadline, such as emergency departments," the senators said in Wednesday's letter.

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New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

CSC records are encrypted and shared only with other authorized users who see CSC patients, and, in turn, CSC only is able to access patient records when care is established with CSC. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. “On the public health side, telemedicine is brand new,” Aguilar said. ” ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Retina telemedicine tech helps save vision at Grady Health System

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In its technology search, it discovered that IRIS Telemedicine could do all those things for the center. There are many vendors on the market today offering telemedicine technology, including American Well, Avizia, GlobalMed, MDLive, Novotalk, SnapMD, Teladoc, TeleHealth Services, Tellus and Tyto Care. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Depression and Anxiety are Toxic Side Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Two-thirds of therapists said they have been able to practice self-care, and just over one-half able to maintain a positive work-life balance. However, 41% of therapists felt burned out, with one-third unable to meet the demand for treating their patients.