Henry Kotula

JUNE 30, 2020

Dive Brief: The financial impact on primary care practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been profound and will likely continue in the months ahead, according to a new study published in Health Affairs. Rural primary care practices are projected to lose $75,274 per physician. Some practices are also projected to have steeper losses.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Telemedicine General practice 41

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Many will need to be monitored in their home for chronic diseases and in-home risk of falling – Amazon noticed with Alexa Together – Verizon noticed with its Care Smart Watch. Home care companies, senior living companies, skilled nursing facilities are all desperate for workers to address this increasingly overwhelming market.

Telehealth 75

Telehealth Nursing Medicare Patient Experience 75

GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In the last 20 years, telemedicine has radically cut healthcare costs and brought life-saving care into rural and underserved areas ; during the same period, cybercrime has boomed, with attackers repeatedly targeting healthcare organizations’ rich stores of valuable data. A sharp increase in cybercrime. The answer?

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Telemedicine HIPAA Private practice 52

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JULY 29, 2018

I have invited to my panel individuals representing very large organizations , very well established organizations. Mostly the reason is because when this size of an organization makes a change, it affects MANY. However this size of an organization can't make quick changes. Yes, sometimes a large organization can lead.

FHIR 49

FHIR Interoperability 49

Lloyd Price

JUNE 25, 2018

of doctors and nurses own a smartphone, and critically around 35% of them use web-based messaging apps to discuss patient care and send clinical information on a regular basis. Jules felt that a significant proportion of the patients he saw in clinic could be cared for without coming to see him in person.

Digital Health 91

Digital Health Nursing Primary Care HIPAA 91

American Well

JUNE 28, 2015

The use of telemedicine across state borders has long been predicted as a way to improve access to care—particularly for patients in rural areas—as well as to give physicians and patients access to talented sub-specialists. Virtual Care a Growing Trend Locally, Nationally. Dark Daily.

Telemedicine 48

Telemedicine Telehealth Primary Care Medicare 48

Digital Health Global

MARCH 12, 2024

With products and services hosted in a central location, CharmHealth users can explore the digital marketplace to find innovative solutions that will enhance not only their practices but also their ability to provide care. CharmHealthApps allows EHR vendors to register and create accounts on the platform.

EHR 88

EHR healthcare technology Digital Health Interoperability 88

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution.

Public Health 119

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare 119

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution.

Public Health 108

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare 108

Lloyd Price

JULY 30, 2018

Krishna Yeshwant, a doctor and investor with GV, Alphabet's venture firm, takes a lot of meetings with entrepreneurs that have lofty goals to fix health care. In January, a single therapy to treat a rare form of blindness received a price tag of $850,000. But different patients have different needs. Who's left out? Source : [link]

Pharmaceuticals 84

Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 84

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Biofourmis’ remote patient monitoring and AI-based analytics technology, Biovitals, provides personalized predictive care by leveraging active and passive data collected from clinical-grade patient wearables that continuously monitor more than 20 physiological parameters, as well as patient-captured data from a mobile app. Biofourmis.

Connected Health 180

Connected Health Telehealth Pharmaceuticals EHR 180

Redox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

According to the 2020 CAQH index , PA is the single largest expense for the healthcare industry with a total price tag estimated at about $767 million annually. In a 2020 AMA survey of physicians , 94% of providers reported that PA processes have delayed the delivery of care. Just 21% are fully electronic.

Interoperability 59

Interoperability EHR Patient Experience 59

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 8, 2018

The organization is clearly committed to using Voice First interfaces for patients, for internal questions (“Who is the Charge Nurse on 7 South?”), for hands-free operating room checklists, for post-discharge guidance and for home health (100,000 interactions to date). The business model of the Internet is crushing us. Read more here.

Nursing 63

Nursing 63

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

Care collaboration technology vendor TigerConnect has debuted TigerTouch, a text message-oriented, audio/visual telehealth system designed to help health systems manage COVID-19 cases. The system also enables care providers to securely exchange photos, videos and file attachments on their smartphones. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

Telehealth 157

Telehealth Nursing Accountable Care Remote care 157