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CoachCare Acquires Verustat

Healthcare IT Today

Fourth Acquisition Bolsters Remote Patient Monitoring Company’s Presence in Primary Care and Cardiology CoachCare , a leading remote patient monitoring (RPM) and virtual health company, has acquired Nashville, Tennessee-based RPM company Verustat , for an undisclosed amount.

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How Legacy Health expanded from inpatient to ambulatory telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Additional equipment would be needed to increase the number of specialty care services and expected potential volumes, she recalled. "In addition to our hospital-based services, Legacy operates primary care and specialty care clinics, which were not consistently equipped to provide care remotely," said Wakashige.

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TytoCare Lands $49M to Expand to Chronic Care

Digital Health Wire

TytoCare is $49M closer to making virtual primary care a reality after landing a Series D extension to help expand its portfolio of remote diagnostic solutions. One of telehealth’s biggest hurdles has been the difficulty of conducting remote physical exams, which is exactly what TytoCare’s Home Smart Clinic sets out to address.

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Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

An impressive 7,500 nurses responded, and completed rapid training to bring the cohort up to date. More than 35,000 health workers have been infected (of which 60% were nurses), particularly in the elderly care home sector.

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” 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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Polyclinics and the Labour party's Digital Health plans for the NHS

Lloyd Price

Moving care from hospitals into communities: Telehealth and remote care: Labour plans to expand telehealth services, allowing patients to consult with healthcare professionals remotely and receive care closer to home. They may also offer extended hours, making it easier to see a doctor when you need to.

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Best Practices for Engaging Clinicians in a Telehealth Program

care innovations

Demand for remote patient management services is skyrocketing among patients : A 2016 survey by the American Telemedicine Association revealed that, among those who aren’t currently using telehealth services, the majority of people still “thought telehealth would be more convenient, even though their provider did not offer virtual appointments.”.