Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

More and more patients are able to take advantage of remote consults and other virtual care options as health systems have begun pursuing telehealth programs in earnest, new HIMSS Media research shows. " Of the 125 respondents asked about the telehealth projects underway at the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

Telehealth and Telemedicine Definition. We often hear telehealth and telemedicine used interchangeably, so let’s set the record straight – telehealth is the umbrella term that refers to medical services that healthcare practitioners provide to patients from a distance. Telehealth in 2019.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 11, 2020

It may help to place this view in the tech context of social isolation and telehealth. Streaming video? Nursing homes struggled to link residents to remote care telehealth services. And senior living organizations were caught short and hurried to deploy tech for telehealth and engagement.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

Will results change when older adults are surveyed later this year? So we know that ‘remote care’ and ‘caring’ in its various forms, including telehealth , seem to be heating up as a priority , whether for senior living organizations , families, healthcare provider organizations. Health-related technology adoption.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It does not require physical contact between caregiver and patient (though seeing a patient's affect in person can be better than via video). Telehealth will continue to grow because it fills a void in the mental health space by creating improved access for many individuals who lacked this access previously.

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care innovations

APRIL 18, 2018

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.”.

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care innovations

MAY 30, 2018

Much has been written about the benefits of telehealth services like remote care within the healthcare system. Time and again, remote patient management has been shown to improve patient satisfaction and lower operational costs , as perhaps best demonstrated by the success of the Mississippi Diabetes Health Network.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) are two technologies that have revolutionized the way healthcare is delivered in the modern era. Together, telehealth and RPM have the potential to improve healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, and reduce the need for in-person visits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

a video call, for example) will not be effective unless the entire user experience has been considered. In a region where interpersonal relationships are valued highly, those using the technology should be an integral part of designing and piloting virtual care to integrate insights and expectations.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2020

Who would have thought that telehealth definitions would include phone calls and Facetime ? Will results change when older adults are surveyed later this year? Here is where we were on technology adoption at the start of the pandemic, and the wave of telehealth interest heated up. C an seniors use and benefit from telehealth?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The previous telehealth technology was app-based and cumbersome to download and use for both clinicians and patients. "The AI-powered platform engages patients, staff and clinicians through a chatbot designed with 100% remote care capabilities. Patients were deterred by an app download and multiple clicks.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

"In the past, we haven't worried as much about coordinating care across the patient journey, from preoperative education to surgical aftercare," said Andrew Lovewell, administrator. "Demographic data is imported from Emme into the Force platform to inform care path personalization.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 29, 2020

Covid-19 and its impact and implications, starting early in the month following event cancellations , travel bans and stampedes , telehealth insurance changes and senior living visitation lockdowns. Numerous companies popped into my inbox in the past week with announcements of a period of free access to remote care/engagement technologies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These challenges gave telehealth the chance to grab the spotlight. The benefits of telehealth are striking, offering hospitals the chance to brand themselves as innovative and using cutting-edge technologically. Here, we summarize 8 reasons why you should consider telehealth to be part of the holistic health practice of your hospital.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

APRIL 7, 2020

Telehealth services are rapidly becoming a major force in the effort to reduce healthcare-related COVID-19 transmissions, and ultimately protecting our health personnel. Beyond increasing the demand for telehealth, COVID-19 also sheds light on the persisting weaknesses of our telemedical ecosystems.

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eVisit

JANUARY 11, 2019

For one, a Cisco global survey found that 74% of patients are interested in access to virtual healthcare services. You’ve discussed it in strategy meetings, you’ve overheard your competitors talking about it at conferences, and maybe patients have even asked about it: telemedicine. Why do you need it in your organization?

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The Healthcare Guys

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Virtual, video-based doctor’s appointments can help alleviate the general practitioner shortage, and encourage preventative care. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of hype and misinformation being reported so I was pleased to see that TechnologyAdvice (TA) surveyed 504 U.S. s efforts to streamline and expand preventative services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

” "It’s important to note that, in addition to the creation of a tech-forward solution, the transition to a successful telehealth model was possible through the creation of a new position at Executive Mental Health – device technician." " Dr. Ari D. Kalechstein, Executive Mental Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 6, 2021

It meant that many vulnerable patients were either not receiving or delaying cancer care, potentially putting their treatment plans off track. Preventing potential patient exposure to infection by providing more care virtually. Bridging the digital health divide as telehealth engagement continued to rise.

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care innovations

JANUARY 30, 2019

Each year, telehealth and remote care services are gaining wider acceptance, and a big part of that popularity is patient demand. When considering patient demand for telehealth, it’s important to remember that a big part of that popularity comes from convenience. The Benefits of Bring-Your-Own-Device Telehealth Services.

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care innovations

JANUARY 23, 2019

There are a number of good reasons why experts are predicting that 2019 will be a “tipping point” for telehealth — in other words, the year to see virtual and remote care services gain even more widespread acceptance in health plan networks, practices and facilities throughout the United States.

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eVisit

JANUARY 17, 2019

I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world. What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

The CAM Patch can serve as a remote patient monitoring system during the COVID-19 pandemic, the vendor said. Eko’s telehealth and remote patient monitoring platform powers virtual cardiac and pulmonary exams by facilitating stethoscope and ECG live streaming. It also provides medication adherence tools.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 18, 2021

Ruvalcaba’s pandemic fears were typical of patients across the nation, surveys revealed. A 2020 CHCF poll of 2,249 California adults revealed that even when people wanted to see a doctor for an urgent health problem, one-third did not receive care. Nearly half of those surveyed didn’t receive care for their nonurgent health problems.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Partner at Berger Singerman LLP Telehealth has revolutionized the delivery of outpatient mental health services, and there has been exponential growth in the acceptance and delivery of remote care. No longer does a patient have to be sitting on a therapist’s couch to receive care. The sofa at home will work just fine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 19, 2020

But telehealth technologies do have certain limitations when it comes to treating patients during a pandemic. But hospitals are learning to adapt to telehealth during a pandemic. Critically, hospitals are quickly adopting telehealth to treat quarantined patients infected with COVID-19, he added. " Dedi Gilad, Tyto Care.

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Lloyd Price

MARCH 21, 2020

But telehealth technologies do have certain limitations when it comes to treating patients during a pandemic. But hospitals are learning to adapt to telehealth during a pandemic. Critically, hospitals are quickly adopting telehealth to treat quarantined patients infected with COVID-19, he added. “In

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