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4 Tips for Training Your Staff Through Telehealth Implementation

AMD Telemedicine

Over the past decade, telehealth has become increasingly popular as a means to provide care to patients. However, the adoption of telehealth services has become more of a priority for healthcare providers since the onset of the pandemic. Deploying a telehealth solution doesn’t end after running an initial training session.

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UCI Health names nursing informatics leader as new CIO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS Eastman, who started the job on July 24, has deep expertise in both nursing and information technology, and UCI officials noted her "strong leadership skills and a forward-thinking vision that will shape the future of the technology infrastructure at UCI Health. Lefteris in a statement.

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Telehealth integrated into EHR is the way to go for CarDon & Associates

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, CarDon & Associates, which operates 20 senior housing/skilled nursing communities in the Midwest, was exploring different ideas to give its staff time back, improve resident outcomes and reduce rehospitalizations. The pandemic made searching for a telehealth platform a higher priority."

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Franciscan Health uses inpatient and ambulatory telehealth, closing gaps in care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The FCC had then awarded the health system a grant to expand telehealth services. “First, enable us to quickly attain critical mass to hit a tipping point across our practices and care delivery sites, enabling not just familiarity, but also experience in net improvements in Triple Aim performance,” Moore explained.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We already had developed a virtual personal protective equipment model in our special pathogen unit of our Medical ICU, or iSOCOMS," said Dr. Karen Rheuban, cofounder and director of the Center for Telehealth and medical director of telemedicine at the University of Virginia Health System.

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Telemedicine for Beginners: How to Introduce Staff to Telehealth

AMD Telemedicine

While telemedicine is a relatively known technology in the medical field, there are still nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals who are unfamiliar with how to best apply it. Here are six tips for introducing or onboarding your staff to telemedicine and telehealth: 1. Is telemedicine legal?

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Covid-19 – Technology changes accelerate – some a work-in-progress

Aging in Place Technology Watch

If your firm is in the remote care/caregiving space (health, telehealth, engagement), please comment or email and I will add to this list. Note the other ‘temporary’ change of reimbursement for remote (even telephone) visits , now fitting into the concept of telehealth. But nursing homes, specifically?