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Telemedicine, enabled with responsible AI, can improve the patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

What aspects of a hospital's or health system's patient experience can telemedicine touch? While the concept of the digital front door has been a popular topic in healthcare for some time, telemedicine has the potential to expand its impact beyond simply acquiring new patients or providing a digital entry point for care.

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Mary Washington Healthcare Partners with Caregility to Pioneer Inpatient Virtual Engagement and Virtual Nursing Program

Digital Health Global

The program brings two-way virtual care communications to the hospital bedside to increase nurse assistance, improve patient safety, and advance care model innovation within the regional health system. The virtual nursing program is the latest step in a series of digital health innovation programs at Mary Washington Healthcare.

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Baptist Health uses telemedicine to enable 24/7 vital care for suicidal patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The first issue we needed to address was the ability to efficiently and effectively assess patients who have been deemed at risk for suicidality for potential inpatient admission by our team of trained mental health services staff," said Julie Firman, DNP, RN, system chief nurse executive at Baptist Health.

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FDA enables abortion via telemedicine by lifting restrictions on pill

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The new regulations enable abortion via telemedicine in more than half of the country. Since its initial approval, it has been subject to a so-called Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, which required it to be dispensed at a clinic, hospital or medical office.

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A Buyer’s Guide to Telemedicine Platforms

AMD Telemedicine

A Buyer’s Guide to Telemedicine Platforms: Key Considerations to Help Optimize Clinical and Financial Outcomes. It’s important to approach telemedicine services with a full understanding of the possible hurdles on the path to implementation. Similar to any other aspect of operations, preparation will be key for a successful transition.

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Implementing Digital Strategies Helps Re-define the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare IT Today

For the healthcare industry – an industry that is conservative by nature – undergoing a transformation presents an opportunity to implement digital strategies across the board. For medical professionals, whether front-office staff, nurses or physicians, digital technologies offer a multitude of time-saving tools.

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Baptist Memorial Health Care to expand inpatient monitoring with AI

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS The collaboration utilizes LookDeep's Clinical Action Platform, built on modern SOC2 Type II audited software, to provide Baptist Memorial's nurses, therapists, doctors and others with a way to continuously monitor patients at every moment of their hospital journey, according to the announcement.