Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

” The other challenge United Methodist faced was facilitating specialty and primary care physician visits for residents. The lockdown and quarantine restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic put a significant burden on residents who required routine specialty and primary care. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2023

He’s also one of many Exalta patients who took advantage of a partnership with a local hospital to receive needed specialty care through a unique hybrid remote/in-person model. As a lesson in the potential for telemedicine to serve disparate populations, the early results of this partnership are promising.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

"Through telemedicine, we pushed the frontlines to locations far from our hospitals and doctor's offices," said Mann. Many insurance companies have also waived copays and deductible requirements for virtual care. " Testa also noted that telehealth goes beyond ambulatory care. That's not going to go away."

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

We know that rural and underserved communities can benefit from strong virtual care programs, but those same communities may have digital connectivity barriers and social determinants of health (SDOH) that stop patients from accessing telemedicine. This center provides her primary care, dental services, pharmacy, and labs.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. Currently, 100mm people live in primary care physician shortage areas and 160MM live in mental health provider shortage areas.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2021

Not only did staff manage acute visits, but at times they were able to do point-of-care testing for A1Cs, blood clotting or protime tests, and vaccinations for those who were not comfortable with going to the lab or coming into the office. She reviewed information and treated each patient, again with the advantage of remote care convenience.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 3, 2022

Remote patient monitoring can also be used by behavioral health patients, such as those with eating problems, during stressful moments like mealtime. Pediatric telemedicine, often known as “virtual visits,” allows a child and his or her family to contact their clinician directly and receive help as required.

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GlobalMed

JULY 29, 2019

Healthcare delivery matters too – and delivery models are leaning more and more toward telemedicine. They’re also turning to telemedicine, even when it means turning away from their usual doctor. Why New Generations Demand Telemedicine. Effective medicine goes beyond staying current on new therapies and breakthroughs.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

What’s most important and impactful about telehealth is the technology’s ability to enable care and improve accessibility. The past two years have taught us that telemedicine is a highly scalable and successful way to deliver quality healthcare across the United States. Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Many rules are crucial for providers to consider when using digital tools to handle patient data. The burden to protect PHI has only grown with the rise of web-accessible tools in healthcare. They must also scrutinize how their software tools keep PHI secure. The Right Tools for High-Quality Telehealth.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For patients, it is best to have messages about remote patient monitoring programs delivered by someone they trust and have a relationship with: their primary care physician (PCP). Kimberly O’Loughlin, Chief Executive Officer at HRS The time has come for remote patient monitoring.

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Mend

JULY 8, 2021

Telemedicine providers are changing healthcare worldwide. More and more practices are adopting telemedicine. There are many telemedicine software options to consider, making it challenging to narrow down your options. What is telemedicine? Healthcare providers can use telemedicine to diagnose and treat patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This year is likely to be another big one for telemedicine. Challenges addressed by virtual-first care include: Addressing healthcare needs of an exploding population coupled with a shortage of primary care physicians, nurses and clinical resources. There's lots going on, to say the least.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2023

This is a bipartisan bill recently passed in Congress that allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first. How can the healthcare community strengthen equitable access to health services?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

It offers one system for telemedicine that spans the care continuum from urgent to acute care, and equips clinicians, patients and the industry that supports them with tools to enhance the healthcare experience. The tool can be downloaded at no cost and is available to the practice’s entire population of patients.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 29, 2023

Virtual healthcare refers to delivering healthcare services remotely, using telemedicine, telehealth, and e-health. These technologies allow healthcare providers to communicate with patients, diagnose and treat conditions, and provide ongoing care through virtual, rather than in-person, visits. What is Virtual Healthcare?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As Deeptha Khanna, Philips’ Chief Business Leader for Personal Health, said in the company’s virtual press conference, “We have [also] witnessed the reinvention of our homes as a core element of the healthcare pathway, with telehealth, virtual and remote care technologies as the key drivers for change during COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 19, 2020

As the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc with the healthcare system, telemedicine is stepping up into the spotlight and helping healthcare provider organizations and caregivers better respond to the needs of Americans who have contracted the virus and Americans who need to touch base with their providers on the status of their health.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

When selecting patient-facing digital tools, health systems should evaluate platforms on their ability to engage all patient populations. And, as we’ve seen with the diagnostic tools coming online across the medical landscape, AI brings ancillary benefits that extend beyond their fundamental clinical utility.

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Lloyd Price

MARCH 21, 2020

As the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc with the healthcare system, telemedicine is stepping up into the spotlight and helping healthcare provider organizations and caregivers better respond to the needs of Americans who have contracted the virus and Americans who need to touch base with their providers on the status of their health.

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