Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency may be coming to an end in May. Mehra discusses whether virtual-first is the way to go, what the impending end of the public health emergency means for virtual care, how patients implementing technology into their healthcare routines can help and where telehealth will be in five and 10 years.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

The specialists GlobalData surveyed cited the possibility of future unsupportive policies as a reason for discontinuing telehealth use after the public health crisis. But uncertainty about those regulations also dogs the industry. ON THE RECORD. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Health Populi

MAY 19, 2021

consumers’ changing attitudes toward food during the public health crisis. Health Populi’s Hot Points: If you paid attention to mass media since the start of the pandemic in the first quarter of 2020, then you would be aware of a toxic side-effect of the coronavirus crisis — that of food insecurity.

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Health Populi

MAY 14, 2019

People who are in poor health or use more health care services are more likely to report multiple unmet social needs, such as food insecurity, unsafe neighborhoods, lack of good housing, social isolation, and poor transportation access, found through a survey conducted by McKinsey.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

Its financial checklist offers physicians and administrators 14 tips to help business during the public health emergency, such as consolidating administrative resources like coding tools and making better use of digital health technologies. THE LARGER TREND.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

In other words, the elusive “tipping point” is finally here. How would you improve what’s in the bill to optimize the use of telehealth in this challenging public health moment? What can we expect to hear relevant to the public health challenge? Check out this last public health poster about Medicare and COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

With ChatGPT generating frenzied global interest, we may be at the tipping point for using chatbots in our daily lives, and providers will have good reason to meet consumers where they are. While healthcare providers have been relatively slow to put chatbots to work, the time may have come for a chatbot explosion.

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CiscoHealth

APRIL 14, 2020

Reducing the need for physical waiting rooms will ultimately reduce the risk of disease transmission to both frontline workers and patients, which can have great implications on public health. Tips from Telehealth Adoption Champions. Greater Access to Multidisciplinary Teams. Learn More.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

In addition, as a federally designated Telehealth Resource Center, UVA Health also worked to provide expanded technical assistance to providers and health systems across the nine-state Mid-Atlantic Region. Following the public health emergency, primary care providers massively scaled the use of telemedicine.

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Health Populi

MAY 15, 2018

Integrating social care, addressing social determinants, and expanding quality and accessible mental health services to reach people who need them will help to bring more “blue” to the map of the United States. If all states achieved the top rates of performance… 14 million fewer adults would skip care due to cost.

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GlobalMed

MAY 21, 2019

Maartens conference focused on public health challenges after hurricanes. Survivors will need emergency and follow-up care; injured animals will need help,” Sorenson said, explaining that disasters impact health outcomes on multiple levels. 4 Tips for Using Telemedicine in Disaster Recovery.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 7, 2020

Daily mild dehydration can easily cause a slight increase in your blood sugar levels, but even 25 mg/dL higher than if you were normally hydrated can add up when it comes to your overall diabetes health and HbA1c goals. Tip: Take a look at how much actual water you’re drinking every day. Tip: Don’t wait.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2020

Even as it pursues big pre-COVID-19 strategic goals – not least its major electronic health record transition from Cerner to Epic , which was announced in February – Atrium's attention has of course more recently been focused on an array of initiatives meant to combat the coronavirus crisis.

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Health Populi

JULY 12, 2021

The second chart tells you that most consumers are looking to or interested in retail sites for health services — especially for vision exams, healthy food preparation education, routine care check-ups, minor medical issues, managing chronic conditions, and using the store for nutrition support both with a nutritionist and for recipe tips.

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Digital Health Global

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

and is focused on health equity, working to eliminate unjust, avoidable and unnecessary barriers in health and healthcare.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2019

Increasingly, “home care” is being re-invented through the internet cloud, using digital health apps and tools integrating data to populate our electronic medical records and personal data files that we want to curate for our own health and wellness.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Africa confronts the world's most dramatic public health crisis.” That’s how the World Health Organization (WHO) described the high communicable and chronic disease rates, maternal mortality, neonatal deaths and shocking number of HIV/AIDS cases that Africa endures today. The session will share those too. Preparation.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

She closed her presentation with some tips… conduct a meta-analysis, conduct surveys/questionnaires, conduct a task analysis. Rapid Implementation of an Interprofessional 1-800-COVID19 Hotline Call Center to Support a Public Health Crisis , Dr. Kevin Sexton. Track A: Emergency Care and Management. Dr. Lori Uscher-Pines.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2021

Q: What are some tips for healthcare provider organizations successfully meeting patients where they are – both due to eliminating transportation limitations as well as removing language and technology barriers? Enterprise Taxonomy: Population and Public Health Global Health Equity Care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Is 2022 the tipping point for technology and older adults? Telehealth vs. in-person: the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration to reimburse doctors for providing telehealth services for Medicare recipients has been repeatedly renewed. Baby boomers are aging and want to stay in their homes as long as feasible.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JULY 23, 2022

Contact your neighborhood’s public health department or an American Lung Association branch for more about radon testing in your area. Read more: Quitting Smoking: Tips to Manage Withdrawal Symptoms. Check your home’s radon levels, primarily if you reside in a region where radon is known to be an issue.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

By addressing mental health concerns early on, the healthcare system can reduce the overall burden on resources and improve the population’s overall well-being. The US Surgeon General and the CDC have highlighted the youth mental health crisis as a public health concern that demands immediate attention.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

By addressing mental health concerns early on, the healthcare system can reduce the overall burden on resources and improve the population’s overall well-being. The US Surgeon General and the CDC have highlighted the youth mental health crisis as a public health concern that demands immediate attention.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I have become more bullish on Burn Awareness as I’ve come to learn more about the impact burns have on public, family, and children’s health globally. Burns are a global public health challenge, which I detailed here in Health Populi earlier this year. Meet Krissie.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which with state law enforcement and public health agencies maintains the Amber Alert system, issued an online alert, as did regional public safety agencies, and private sites maintained by volunteers.

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Insulin Nation

MAY 5, 2014

For once, Type 1 diabetes should be on the tip of everyone’s tongue. A massive new study released in May 2014 has documented that the rate of Type 1 diabetes in U.S. children has increased by 21% over 8 years. That means we’re seeing a 2.8% rate increase in new T1 diagnoses annually.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 13, 2018

The following are five tips for improving language about diabetes: 1. Because culture drives attitudes toward health, diet, and nutrition, communication surrounding diabetes should be culturally competent. Use Culturally Competent and Inclusive Language.

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TheraNest

MAY 3, 2019

Practical Tips for Keeping Yourself Secure Online. It can be helpful to have an Authorization for Electronic Communication form. Don’t have one yet? Don’t worry, I’ve got one in the making, check back on my website www.ethtechusa.com in the spring to find it. Don’t post your business location.

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HIStalk Weekender

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Teladoc’s COO/CFO resigns over an incident in which he shared stock trading tips with a Teladoc employee with whom he was having an affair. GE firms up plans to spin off its healthcare business via an IPO. Livongo hires former Cerner President Zane Burke as CEO.

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TheraNest

APRIL 15, 2019

Practical Tips for Keeping Yourself Secure Online. It can be helpful to have an Authorization for Electronic Communication form. Don’t have one yet? Don’t worry, I’ve got one in the making, check back on my website www.ethtechusa.com in the spring to find it. Don’t post your business location.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 29, 2019

Meanwhile, last month’s NHS-Alexa deal is just the tip of a very big iceberg. Amazon has announced new Alexa applications under development, including ones that manage health-improvement goals, handle blood-sugar readings and book appointments. asks Mathana Stender, a Berlin-based tech ethicist.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

With many more types of health information specifically included as EHI, organizations regulated under the 21 st Century Cures Act are on the hook to respond to requests for that information from individuals, providers, public health agencies, and health information exchanges. Key policy considerations.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

However, the Chronic Care Model offers approaches that could help us address this critical public health crisis. The Chronic Care Model is a framework that identifies the essential elements of a health system that promotes high-quality chronic illness care. Here are a few tips on introducing CCM services to your patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

Leveraging technology to modernize, digitize, connect, and consolidate data will prove critical to the nation’s ability to address major public health needs both present and future, including preparing for the next global health crisis. As we head into 2023, organizations will reach a tipping point.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Electronic medical records Last year, the Brazilian government launched a project to modernize patient records for more than 42,000 public health clinics across the country by the end of 2018. This digitization of records is estimated to save the federal government about $6.8 billion according to The World Bank.

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Connected Health Initiative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

We are at a tipping point for wider use of digital health tools because of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel, CHI. “As As this public health emergency illustrated, technology can assist providers in treating patients no matter their location.

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

She and producer Angel Castillo believe that as treatment devices like pumps become smaller, and insulin pens make injections easier, it all makes daily maintenance more discrete, ultimately allowing a national public health problem such as diabetes to remain curtained in misunderstanding. That’s the great irony of it,” Castillo added.

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