Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 14, 2020

These virtual patient engagement encounters have become a critical factor in the manner in which a patient will view the competency of their clinician and their overall confidence with the health system that the clinician represents. Times of challenge bring change. Mike Restuccia is chief information officer of Penn Medicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

Paddy Padmanabhan In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems saw dramatic spikes in virtual visits and telehealth adoption in the patient population. He suggests that some patients would still want to come into a clinic for their healthcare needs. What could go wrong with this picture?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Remote patient monitoring The question of virtual care's post-pandemic staying power has been answered resoundingly: Telemedicine is here to stay. By Bill Siwicki | June 27, 2023 News How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas For example, the Mayo Clinic has shown that 72.5%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 27, 2023

These digitization efforts span the full spectrum of clinical and administrative operations. Centralize corporate services where possible, renegotiate vendor and lease arrangements and align activities across the entire enterprise Virtual care centers. Mike Restuccia is the chief information officer of Penn Medicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

And many forward-thinking hospitals and health systems are finding significant clinical, financial and operational ROI for their efforts. By Bill Siwicki | July 13, 2023 News Telehealth proves successful for opioid use disorder treatment Virtual care provider Ophelia found 56% of its OUD patients remained in treatment for six months.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2020

Similarly, in primary care some clinical directors have faced issues accessing and using virtual private networks (VPNs) that connect them to the necessary clinical applications to continue to serve patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. This development will also drive growth in virtual care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

By adding a virtual reality experience to treadmill training, the system allows patients to practice real-life situations such as walking in a park or busy city streets while in the safety of the clinic. category tags: AgeTech , vision and vision technology , robotics , fall prevention, fall detection Learn more at GaitBetter.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

Using cutting-edge tools such as 3D printing and virtual and augmented reality, clinicians are able to treat patients in ways that were unimaginable in previous decades. to virtually “step into” field hospitals and assist physicians, in real-time, when treating wounded service members. Department for Veterans Affairs.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

PacIQ. " Empowering evidence-based intelligent decision-making through transparency and accuracy, our clinically developed SaaS products ease the burdens of often tedious clinical and administrative processes. category tags: senior living , healthcare , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Microsoft's Azure health cloud includes a data service that brings together clinical, imaging, medical devices, and other datasets. Microsoft has made additional enhancements focused on clinical workflow integration with the Teams product and Dynamics CRM. Virtual care. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electronic patient record configurations, and virtual clinics and consultations.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The latest patient engagement survey from Stericycle Communication Solutions found that nearly half of patients have booked appointments online (48%) or sought care from a non-traditional provider (45%) in the last year, with half of those patients using retail care and one-third using virtual care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

But those who needed abortions still had to travel to clinics for care – even when it comes to medication abortions, which consist of taking a few pills. Food and Drug Administration regulations, which require mifepristone, one of the medications used in abortion, to be dispensed at a clinic, hospital or medical office.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

They live in a virtual world, so this app and the ability to access their care team through text messages [are] much more comfortable." “They proposed creating a virtual patient-centered medical home – what we call the Virtual PCMH, or V-PCMH – for the patient/family and their healthcare team.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2021

Conversa is a chatbot technology company that uses conversational interfaces for digital pathways to support a wide range of clinical needs – from pre-admission patient education and preparedness to post-acute monitoring and chronic care management. Region Tag: Global Edition. In the long term – well, who knows?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. “For most clinicians, and patients, this was their first experience with virtual care,” he said.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And because our classes are taught virtually, you can access everything from the comfort of your own home.” Learn more. CareHero. “ Sanvis Health, makers of the CareSynchrony® socio-clinical platform for senior care, announced the release of CareHeroTM, a cloud-based virtual care offering tailored for the exceptional challenges that .

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

News Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic The health system partnered with General Motors on an insurance product that enabled an onsite. News The value of integrating in-person and virtual care The retail industry with its e-commerce boom has lessons to teach healthcare, says an innovation.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. health citizens: think broadband and Wi-Fi, access to clinical trial participation, and key drivers of health such as food security and transportation lines.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 24, 2020

Note United Healthcae’s reimbursement of E-Visits and Virtual Check-ins (including Medicaid patients until June 18). category tags: Telehealth-mHealth-Voice Health. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) gets a boost …In the time of Covid-19, in-person patient monitoring becomes nearly impossible unless the patient is in a hospital bed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While Congress and CMS have considered permanently expanding access to telehealth and virtual care, there is a big price tag attached. The growing demands on clinical staff have led to staff burnout that threatens health access. Healthcare organizations have to pay close attention to clinical and non-clinical staff satisfaction.

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David Chou

MARCH 25, 2023

This shift signals a potential change in the retail healthcare sector as companies strive to gain market dominance in primary care, concierge medicine, virtual care and home medical services while providing patients with personalized experiences. The move comes at a price tag of $3.9 This can be a potential opportunity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. Region Tag: Global Edition. Carly McCord, Ph.D.,

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Iris Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The mental health services your clinic and providers offer are not just more in demand but also vital to a more holistic recovery from today’s public health crisis. Optimizing your website for SEO can boost your search rankings and make it easier for people to find your clinic and providers when searching for your types of services.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

One result was the addition of new reimbursement codes for RPM, enabling reimbursement beyond just the clinical staff to include oversight of provided information -- vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood glucose, weight, and other physiological statistics. Prescribed RPM can be reimbursed via CMS provided billable codes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Cathedral Hill will debut the new smart devices to be ready for its first residents this spring with the help of Aiva Health, the leading virtual assistance platform for healthcare and senior living. As part of the movement toward smart aging, expect to see voice technology integration continue to expand in community and clinical settings."

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MeMD

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Demand for Virtual Care. HIMSS 2021 State of Healthcare Report revealed nearly two-thirds of respondents prefer the convenience of virtual vs. in-person care. Employers are now turning to virtual care to address the mental and emotional needs of their staff. shows a full 50% of psychiatry visits are now virtual.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

To help meet this goal, the ambulatory surgery center contracted with health IT vendor Force Therapeutics, which offers a digital care management platform that leverages clinical data and custom protocols to educate patients and monitor their progress throughout an episode of care. " Then there are lower readmission and infection rates.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Many of the early DIY tools omitted the clues that disabled visitors depend on—for instance using raw markup to make a phrase look like a heading when they should use an HTML tag for headings. The tools are doing better, though. Some principles also apply to devices and other interfaces.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

As the newly published vision states: “No longer is telehealth merely a virtual urgent care service. Prioritize which patients need attention, build in virtual visits, but also have a tablet-based protocol. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , healthcare , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Learn more. .

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

Here's what he's learned so far about their feelings on virtual care. Dr. Archie Adams Sometime in 2019, I was multi-tasking and racing between exam rooms amid a controlled chaos that defines an average day in my busy clinic. My clinic is situated in a suburb surrounded by many industries and in a densely populated community.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

Beyond the fall detection, the system’s updates also include a Google-powered virtual assistant. cleared, clinical grade wearable EKG. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , hearing loss , wearables, smart watch , vehicle/transportation technology-services. Learn more at Starkey. Oticon Kaizn.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2021

Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Telehealth Workflow CIOs need to look beyond just EHRs and explore standalone platforms to enhance care delivery – keeping focused on reliable patient data and streamlined clinical workflows. FDA classifies medical devices into three classes based on risk to human life.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

AUGUST 18, 2017

If such a scene is familiar, then perhaps a few prompts might also frame a picture that lets you walk with me in the virtual sense down some halls at a healthcare conference in Quebec. If you are a member of S4PM , perhaps it was at CES or HIMSS or Health 2.0 or a MedX or a TedMed event. Stay tuned for more about that.

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American Well

JUNE 28, 2015

Virtual Care a Growing Trend Locally, Nationally. When Kate Soderberg experienced asthma complications a few months ago, the Port Orchard, WA resident would not afford a trip to an urgent care clinic. While Today, virtual care is being embraced by hospitals and primary-care practices alike. ” Read More.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2022

Focused on the immediate and overwhelming needs of the pandemic, many healthcare agencies had little choice but to approach virtual care modernization in a real-time and unplanned manner. In other words, not everything should be virtual. Region Tag: Global Edition. Advanced medicine through analytics.

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