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Most provider organizations boosting telehealth investments, survey finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than half (56%) of hospital and health system leaders say they are planning to increase their investment in telemedicine during the next two years, according to a new survey from telehealth vendor Amwell and HIMSS Analytics. What does your survey show in the area of expected growth and investment in telehealth?

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Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

THE PROBLEM Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC) staff know that with limited health resources throughout Northwestern Ontario, it's very important they work together across all hospitals that provide surgical services to improve access to care for remote and rural patients.

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Patient experience is evolving as providers embrace telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More and more patients are able to take advantage of remote consults and other virtual care options as health systems have begun pursuing telehealth programs in earnest, new HIMSS Media research shows. " Of the 125 respondents asked about the telehealth projects underway at the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Telehealth Platforms: Building Blocks for Omnichannel, Networked Healthcare

Health Populi

the use of telehealth services tripled in the past year, as healthcare providers limited patients from in-person visits for care and patients sought to avoid exposure to the coronavirus in medical settings. One-half of patients accessed a local physician’s practice service in the second quarter of 2020. In the U.S.,

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

In the August 2020 National Poll on Heathy Aging , the University of Michigan research team found a 26% increase in telehealth visits from 2019 to 2020, March to June 2020 year-over-year. In May 2019, 14% of older patients’ health care providers offered telehealth visits, growing to 62% in June 2020 during the pandemic.

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Wolters Kluwer Survey Reveals Two-Thirds of Patients Still Have Questions After Healthcare Visits

Digital Health Global

survey likely to seek answers through internet searches or social media content WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS The survey found that two-thirds (66%) of patients have questions after a provider encounter and one in five patients (19%) has new questions following the appointment. population according to the U.S.

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Post-pandemic, majority of patients say they prefer in-person care, survey finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A survey conducted on behalf of Kyruus, a patient-experience software vendor, found that the majority of consumers say they still prefer in-person care for long-term needs. The Kyruus report is based on a survey of 1,000 people older than 18 from across the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.