Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

With a chronic shortage of mental healthcare providers in rural areas, there is a significant lack of access to this much-needed care for those who reside there. In addition, research shows rural Americans are less likely to receive mental healthcare because of the stigma, Booth added. How did this problem develop?

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Mend

AUGUST 3, 2023

Learn 10 proven methods for mental health practices to reduce patient no-shows. Reducing no-show rates in mental health practices is a critical objective in 2023. Jump ahead: The Impact of High No-Show Rates Why Do Patients Miss Their Visits? As many as 50% of mental health appointments aren’t completed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 1, 2022

Continuity and access to care for patients living with chronic diseases or going through cardiac and orthopedic rehabilitation are one of the most challenging areas in healthcare. This reduces the excessive costs involved for both the patient and the health system. " PROPOSAL. " Dr. Sumir Sahgal, Essen Health Care.

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Iris Telehealth

MAY 13, 2024

If they can’t access outpatient behavioral healthcare, they may escalate to the emergency department. Augmenting onsite teams with virtual teams can deliver high-quality care while ensuring staff is working top-of-license, hospitals are optimizing revenue and providers are not burning out.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

With more than 300,000 outpatient appointments per year, Clínica Alemana Osorno is one of the largest healthcare providers in southern Chile. The clinic aims to provide high-quality healthcare by putting patients and their needs at the center of all healthcare activities.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2024

They’re also streamlining provider workflows, reducing preventable hospital readmissions, and positively impacting staff satisfaction and retention. However, by supplementing visits in the home with virtual consultations and remote monitoring of vital signs, care teams have a more complete view of the patient’s overall health and progress.

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 10, 2023

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Molina Healthcare of Virginia (“Molina”) announced a new partnership with digital health platform Mae Health (“Mae”) to serve the maternal health needs of pregnant and postpartum Molina members. Data from mothers using Mae’s services show a meaningful reduction in cesarean and preterm births. RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2021

Telehealth technology and services company Amwell now is promoting the concept of "virtual primary care." " Healthcare IT News sat down with Dr. Peter Antall, chief medical officer at Amwell, to discuss delivering primary care via telemedicine, and how it can help patients, cut costs and aid population health management.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 27, 2021

"As consumers, we want competition which reduces the price and increases the quality," said lead author Bhavneet Walia, assistant professor of public health at Syracuse, about the study. "On the other hand, as a health economist, I worry that market concentration will reduce access." " WHY IT MATTERS.

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CiscoHealth

APRIL 14, 2020

The New World of Healthcare. “By At its core, healthcare is about people taking care of people. The current situation has created an even bigger need for virtual workflows in healthcare to reduce the risk of transmission of disease. Debbie Bodhanya, CEO of Stellar Healthcare. NYC Health + Hospitals.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Automated messaging may seem impersonal, but it is an essential tool to reduce no-show appointments and keep patients engaged. Utilizing patient communications features within an EHR can help practices save time and reduce no-shows. Technology plays a crucial role in HIPAA-compliant communication for behavioral health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2020

A collaboration between clinic-management specialists Savience Limited and healthcare IT solution firm HSL Telehealth has created a new secure virtual clinic service. Icons appear on clinicians’ screens, which show what form the appointment will take whether face-to-face, by phone, or by video. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Iris Telehealth

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Learn how our partners are finding success by integrating behavioral health services across their health systems, what the patient journey looks like through a virtual lens, and the financial impact virtual services can have on a health system. The reality is – behavioral healthcare should be infused into every journey.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By connecting patients to reliable transportation and speaking directly with patients to make sure they understand the purpose of appointments and test results, the medical center has also been able to reduce the number of no-shows. Interventional radiology procedures by month rose from 380 in July 2022 to 676 in August 2023, he added.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2023

And healthcare resources are not always readily available to help them. Luke Hejl is CEO of TimelyCare, a virtual health and well-being offering for college students. We interviewed Hejl to talk about how Gen Z is changing healthcare delivery and how tech must evolve to their preferences.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 18, 2020

“While our physicians and mid-level providers conduct virtual office visits with these tools, we also are using the technology to provide rehabilitation and behavioral health services.” ” Big no-show rate reduction. Glenn Hilburn, RN, Grady Health System. Healthy at home with remote patient monitoring.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Product Marketing Manager, Identity Security at WatchGuard The healthcare industry is increasingly in the crosshairs of cybercriminals. Yet, despite the stakes, many healthcare organizations aren’t as well-protected as they could be. The following is a guest article by Sam Manjarres, Sr.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2023

Augusta University Health launched its Virtual Care at Home program in February 2021 as a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "After month three, our virtual care service chief, Dr. Matthew Lyon, worked to develop new protocols for additional conditions outside of COVID-19," she continued.

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NiftyHMS

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Along with the spread of COVID-19, the need and accessibility to healthcare have increased greatly. It has become necessary for all types of healthcare practices to provide virtual care. Virtual care benefits both the patient and the professional allowing for increased flexibility and increased patient intake.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 9, 2023

All of this is done through a unique model that combines high-touch, tech-enabled, virtual care with root cause medicine and conventional approaches. United Healthcare studies also show that workers with IBS, specifically, miss work due to comorbid symptoms, as well, such as fatigue and anxiety.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

At that time, some of the challenges included the lack of buy-in from caregivers in all of the clinical areas, who believed most patients would not want to engage in virtual care. Operational areas did not have an established process, and many were unfamiliar with how to transition their current patient flow process to virtual.

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AMD Telemedicine

AUGUST 2, 2023

However, the adoption of telehealth services has become more of a priority for healthcare providers since the onset of the pandemic. With this increased desire for telehealth from both providers and patients, many healthcare organizations are quickly trying to onboard telemedicine and telehealth technology and train staff on new workflows.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 15, 2021

“We will always need doctors’ offices, but it’s up to digital health innovators to facilitate the right mix of in-person and virtual interactions,” continued Nader. “Our mission at Okadoc has always been simple: to improve the healthcare experience for all,” said Benturquia. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2021

That’s a big promise and vision, so to kick the tires on such a Holy Grail I had the opportunity to meet, virtually, with two key leaders of Philips’ health care business: Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader Connected Care, and Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Leader, Post Acute & Home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2023

Ben-Aharon of Great Speech, a virtual speech therapy company, has a Master of Science in Education and a Master of Arts Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. The pandemic introduced many people to the convenience of accessing multiple healthcare services via virtual care, also known as telemedicine or telehealth.

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AMD Telemedicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Telemedicine is booming, and healthcare organizations neglecting these technological innovations are missing out. For staff, it may mean acknowledging that our healthcare workers are already tired and addressing concerns that learning a new technology could take away time better spent caring for patients. Better Patient Engagement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 19, 2022

Like many healthcare provider organizations, Groups, a value-based care provider of opioid addiction treatment, had to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic overnight. When Groups saw the gap in quality it was approaching with its previous technologies, it took a big step back to reevaluate its virtual treatment services. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

After the pandemic quickly mainstreamed telehealth and prescheduling technologies, patient wait times were significantly reduced. Healthcare IT News interviewed Berg to gain some of his telehealth and mobile health expertise. Suddenly, doctors were forced to redo their workflows to become more virtual.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

"Patients needed a mechanism to connect with their primary care providers for chronic or acute care needs when virtual care was appropriate. "Patients needed a mechanism to connect with their primary care providers for chronic or acute care needs when virtual care was appropriate. THE PROBLEM.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As healthcare evolves, patient pay solutions must follow suit. One study shows that 60% of consumers expect their digital healthcare experience to mirror that of retail. One study shows that 60% of consumers expect their digital healthcare experience to mirror that of retail. Reduced Manual Labor.

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AMD Telemedicine

JULY 19, 2022

The growing presence of telehealth technology in hospitals and healthcare systems has surged; in fact, telehealth usage is 38 times higher than pre-pandemic levels. Though implementing new technology in healthcare can offer significant financial benefits to an organization, it’s still important to fully vet the program prior to investment.

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AMD Telemedicine

MARCH 4, 2022

From improving access to physicians to raising the quality of care, telehealth technology is fundamentally changing how we handle healthcare. A tall order, as change management in healthcare is rarely easy — especially within the context of managing the health and safety of others. Improved clinical outcomes. User-friendly design.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2023

The four 2023 winners so far are: Stanford Medicine Palo Alto, California-based Stanford Medicine submitted three case studies showing how it's using artificial intelligence and telehealth offer more "timely and higher quality access to care" to patients in various care settings. CMUH submitted three case studies.

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Iris Telehealth

MAY 6, 2024

Thomas Milam, Beth Engelhorn, Executive Director of Southside Behavioral Health in South Central Virginia and Iris provider Dale McQueeney, PMHNP, shared how virtual services can help optimize care delivery for patients experiencing substance use disorders (SUDs).

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