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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. The fact is nothing that dramatic happened on the day the PHE ended.

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6 challenges healthtech can help us tackle – Pt.1

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If you think about technology as simply being able to do more with less, healthcare is a great place to apply those skills” Steve Krupa , CEO, Psilos Group On March 11 th , 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic.

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EHR-linked telehealth helps hospital surpass previous year’s visit adherence rate

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the COVID-19 infections began to spread in the early months of 2020, New York’s Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center started to notice a sizable increase in the number of no-shows and cancellations of office appointments. The provider organization uses the outpatient electronic health records system from eClinicalWorks.

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After a big telehealth buy, Horizon Health Alliance now serves 70% of patients virtually

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry was slowly embracing telehealth as a new modality to deliver patient care. Horizon Health Alliance, based in Buffalo, New York, was watching the telehealth industry expand to meet the demand for patients. " Jake Haacker, Horizon Health Alliance. THE PROBLEM.