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Cloud-based telehealth, linked with Epic EHR, helps one hospital scale up virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“We developed a short list of telehealth solutions that could support the full spectrum of our needs – ambulatory, inpatient and direct-to-consumer,” said Jon Witenko, system director, virtual health and telemedicine, at Lee Health. This gave clinical staff an opportunity to get familiar with the technology. MARKETPLACE.

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What one provider learned from other athenahealth users about EHRs and telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One of the challenges Whole Life faced during the onset of the pandemic was access to a reputable and efficient telehealth system to continue care for patients. “During March, April and May, there were days our team would see 90% telehealth visits, so having a solution that was very easy helped our visits increase efficiency.”

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Consumers’ Trust In Pharmacists As Providers Grows Along with Omnichannel Health Care

Health Populi

” The second chart, pictured here from the report, tells us that most health consumers are aware that pharmacists can provide immunizations (79%), give tips for saving prescription drug costs (72%), counsel on therapeutic alternatives (69%), and educate on medical conditions (65%). state houses), members of Congress, and lobbyists.

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Oncology Patients experience a personalized journey with interventions and education for better care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

. “We wanted to help our patients navigate their oncology journey, figure out their new normal and participate in their care” “A few years ago, we successfully used a patient engagement care tool with our palliative patients. How does TapCloud support the oncology patient? What is the patient experience?

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Sanford Health's CIO talks virtual care, workforce challenges, modern data ecosystem

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare IT News interviewed Reimer to discuss in detail these issues and programs, and additionally get some tips from him on one of his focus areas, information security preparedness. The battle for talent in healthcare today is broader than the shortage of physicians and nurses. You are big on information security preparedness.

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Implementing Digital Strategies Helps Re-define the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, the use of telehealth services has increased dramatically. According to the Journal of the American Medicine Association, telehealth visits increased from 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 In addition, 92 percent of telehealth visits occurred in beneficiaries’ homes, which generally wasn’t permitted before the pandemic.

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Miss one of these? Six aging and health tech blog posts from April and May

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Is 2022 the tipping point for technology and older adults? Home care companies, senior living companies, skilled nursing facilities are all desperate for workers to address this increasingly overwhelming market. Medical practices are now offering choices to patients – in person or telehealth ?