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SOC Telemed Expands Behavioral Health Offering with Acquisition of Forefront Telecare

Healthcare IT Today

Company Renamed Access TeleCare. SOC Telemed, the largest national provider of specialty acute care telemedicine, announced its acquisition of Forefront Telecare, a leading virtual behavioral health company serving vulnerable adults nationwide across the care continuum. It’s not just about the technology.

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Rush Memorial's virtual ICU reduces transfers, boosts patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Physicians and nurses were only able to provide ICU care on a part-time basis. PROPOSAL Rush Memorial brought in vendor Access TeleCare to implement a two-bed, virtual ICU. " MEETING THE CHALLENGE The virtual ICU enables the virtual providers to interact with patients via a telemedicine cart.

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Australia ends support for 128 telehealth items

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth consultation items for nurse practitioners, midwifery, nursing and other allied health that were offered prior to the pandemic have also closed. Patient-end support items linked to pre-COVID telehealth services by GPs and other medical practitioners have ended as well. WHY IT MATTERS.

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AristaMD launches combined teleconsult and referral platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Chris Gallagher, CEO of Access TeleCare and a physician who works in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, told Healthcare IT News in July that even before the pandemic, he saw telemedicine change patients' lives and make a real difference to hospitals' bottom lines.

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CareView Communications Partners with Get Well to Streamline Inpatient Virtual Care

Digital Health Global

A centralized virtual care command center enabled by a fully integrated CareView System® serves as the epicenter of a hub and spoke telecare model across a system of hospitals. Hospitals are facing unprecedented labor challenges and margin pressures,” says CareView Chief Operating Officer Sandra McRee.

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Telehealth can be a safe technique in high-risk pregnancies, study shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recent study published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare found that telehealth can be safe and effective when it comes to managing high-risk pregnancies. "Our results are important in that they indicate that modern technology can be used in the management of high-risk pregnancies." THE LARGER TREND.

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Digital Health Academic Journals

Digital Health Hub

UK H8 Applied Clinical Informatics 2.762 Standard/OA Georg Thieme Verlag Germany H9 Computers Informatics Nursing 2.146 Standard/OA Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. USA TELEHEALTH T1 Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 6.344 Standard SAGE Publications Ltd UK T2 Telemedicine Journal and e-Health 5.033 Standard Mary Ann Liebert Inc.