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HIMSS21 tech news: Epic/telehealth integration, acute care telemedicine, new remote care tech

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new remote care management system. PatientPoint, a vendor of a patient engagement platform, has unveiled its new suite of remote care management solutions. " The panel discussion, presented in partnership with Remote Care Partners, will feature: Kelly Ladd, CEO, Piedmont Internal Medicine.

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Former Amazon medical officer examines Surgeon General's clinician burnout warning

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Murthy’s warning to the industry was that unless significant steps are taken to reduce the crisis of stress, exhaustion and burnout among physicians, nurses and other clinicians, the nation’s health will suffer through worsening of access to care and quality of care due to lack of resources.

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UMass Memorial Health proves RPM virtual sitting is as effective as in-person care

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With the hospitals still requiring full personal protective equipment, it presented a timely opportunity to reintroduce the concept of virtual observation. "iObserver allows a remote care team to monitor up to 12 patients per screen, with two-way audio/video support, night vision and rapid-response bedside alerts.

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Remote therapeutic monitoring is reimbursable – here's what you need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With the new CPT codes, providers can get reimbursed for: Educating patients on how to use a remote care-management platform. Monitoring a platform's alerts and patients' use of remote education. Providers now can get reimbursed for educating patients on how to use remote care management platforms.

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How Legacy Health expanded from inpatient to ambulatory telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it presented Portland, Oregon-based Legacy Health with a multitude of staffing challenges where clinicians and staff were unable to come to work safely in the hospitals and clinics. " The majority of care providers were trained over a period of a few weeks.

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Bendigo Health to roll out remote monitoring system for suspected COVID-19 patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The digital care application, teamplay myCare Companion ‘Pandemic’ delivered by medical technology company Siemens Healthineers, allows clinicians to remotely prioritize and manage patients based on their clinical needs, and has the capability to be rolled out to any healthcare service across the country. HOW IT WORKS.

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Telemedicine reduces ICU mortality rate at Valley Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" The other value proposition with the telemedicine vendor, in addition to the physician support they provided, was the nursing component of their service offering, he added. Have they been open to remote care team support? In fact, it was something he had not previously thought about. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.