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India prioritising shift to remote care: survey

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The findings from India revealed an imminent shift toward prioritising remote care, adopting digital health technologies and implementing sustainable healthcare practices. THE LARGER TREND. There has been a noticeable uptick in the number of telemedicine platforms and services being launched around India lately.

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Digital MSK: current investment trends and potential future innovation

Lloyd Price

Digital MSK, or digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care, refers to the use of technology and digital tools to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and management of conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system, which includes bones, joints, muscles, and other connective tissues. from 2021 to 2028.

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Malaysia’s Sunway Medical Center launches Telemedicine Command Center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sunway Medical Center, a private healthcare provider under Malaysia’s Sunway conglomerate company, has launched a Command Center for Telemedicine Services in early 2021, the private tertiary hospital recently announced. The first phase of the Telemedicine Command Center provides first level healthcare advisory services to patients.

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Researchers to facilitate telemedicine for managing chronic illnesses in rural Pakistan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A research team from the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is looking to implement telemedicine for managing chronic diseases in Pakistan to study whether it can be used by specialists in the cities to support health providers in rural communities. THE LARGER TREND.

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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies. THE LARGER TREND In the throes of the pandemic, the study's primary author, A.

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First connected health service in Malaysia launched

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHAT IT'S ABOUT The 400-bed hospital joint venture by Ramsay Health Care Australia and Sime Darby Malaysia seeks to "revolutionise" healthcare delivery through its latest service called Connected Care.

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ATA, businesses ask Congress to expand telehealth options for workers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association this week sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting that they continue allowing telehealth and remote care services to be treated as an excepted benefit. THE LARGER TREND. "The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the immense benefits of telehealth and remote care services.