AMD Telemedicine

JULY 19, 2022

Telehealth Integration: How to Maximize the Value of Your Technology Investment. 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. More often than not, the answer will be “yes.”

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AMD Telemedicine

MARCH 27, 2023

As patient retention is a measurement of your ability to keep patients loyal to your healthcare organization, it is important for the bottom line of your practice as well as the longevity and reputation of your service. The same applies to healthcare, though circumstances do differ slightly from general business.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

"Prior to the pandemic, telehealth wasn't really taking off all that much; it was kind of a very long, slow growth without a high level of adoption," said Fisne of Geisinger. "But when we were able to move our technology to the point of advancing home health initiatives, we've actually seen it take off.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Paddy Padmanabhan The pandemic has given us, among other things, a new buzzword: the "next normal." Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent. A significant percentage of ambulatory care will never return to a clinic. But telehealth is much more. Who is my telehealth consumer?

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AMD Telemedicine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The pandemic may have changed healthcare, but it’s telehealth technology that will continue moving the sector into the digital realm. A Definitive Healthcare report found that 90% of hospitals looking to invest in telehealth services are planning to do so quickly. Telehealth integration is no different. How does it work?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 18, 2021

The need to quickly integrate telemedicine, and an opportunity for a better patient care model, caused a digital transformation roadmap to get accelerated. "Telehealth is a great example," he said. Structural, non-technical barriers to innovation are a big reason why technical innovation is so challenging.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

Switching to fully remote operations during the pandemic was a rushed adventure into what was mostly uncharted territory. While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision.

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Iris Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2022

I loved my job, and it’s my passion to work with those who have substance use disorders, but I was getting a little burned out due to the hours. I always thought the only way I would leave my job would be to work in telehealth. What does a typical day as an Iris Telehealth provider look like for you?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2021

TRU Community Care, based in Lafayette, Colorado, had a vision for incorporating a telehealth/remote patient monitoring program: to meet the needs of patients in the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "Seriously Ill Population" (SIP) program. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. The staff also learned then what the virtual care model would look like, whether an in-person visit, a virtual visit or a combination of both. THE PROBLEM.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

health/care ecosystem of: Some 3,000 health departments and boards of health. Hospitals and health care providers. For hospitals and health systems, better integration and interoperability with coordinated care, improved efficiency, and enabling new models of care delivery (esp. Over 160,000 public and private labs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The six virtual care programs are as follows. First, Urgent Care Telehealth. The program began with COVID-only evaluations in March 2020, and quickly expanded to providing a wider range of telehealth services under UCTH in July 2020. " Second, COVID Inpatient Remote Patient Monitoring, or IPRPM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 1, 2022

To put the extent of the issues in perspective, some hardware was more than a decade old; it could easily take clinicians five minutes just to reach the login screen. River Valley counseling Center's Holyoke Clinic in Holyoke, Massachusetts, always was trying to make ends meet with its technology. THE PROBLEM. Was it the computer itself?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

Telehealth proved its mettle this past year. Now more hospitals and health systems are looking to expand their efforts beyond video visit-based virtual care, and push for expanded remote patient monitoring programs – up to and including the provision of acute care at home. — John Halamka, M.D.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2020

As hospitals and health systems nationwide grapple with the fast-moving demands of the coronavirus crisis, they're also faced with an added challenge: fending off a sustained upswell in cybersecurity threats, perpetrated by bad actors taking advantage of the pandemic's chaos.

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InTouch Health

JULY 20, 2020

Both providers and consumers are being forced to rapidly adapt to telehealth due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Many hospitals are seeing over 300% growth in telehealth visits, with some having surpassed their normal telehealth visits by 10,000%. Long-Term Care Facilities/Reduced Readmission Rates. Financial Concerns.

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Health System CIO

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The most effective way to encourage adoption of any technology – especially one as important as telehealth solutions – is to show, not tell, says Tom Pacek, CIO at Inspira Health. In other words, how is it going to help me do my job — which, of course is to provide quality patient care — in a better, more efficient way? Key Takeaways.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Prior to the pandemic, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, had been using Adobe Media Server integrated with its Epic electronic health record for telehealth video visits. The technology was thoroughly tested both onsite and offsite with employees working from home and had a high connection failure rate of about 30%.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 17, 2023

This led to employee turnover and delays in the rollout of new products and services. The pandemic led to a surge in demand for virtual care, but it also made it more difficult for Teladoc to integrate Livongo. The pandemic led to a surge in demand for virtual care, but it also made it more difficult for Teladoc to integrate Livongo.

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Ortholive

DECEMBER 15, 2021

How does a virtual urgent care visit work? What are the benefits of virtual urgent care? How can you use virtual urgent care in your business? Even before COVID-19, there were signs that telehealth usage was increasing. Today, we’re seeing telehealth expand rapidly into the field of urgent care.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

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. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to a recent study by MarkUp and STAT, 49 out of 50 telehealth platforms share sensitive data in ways that may harm healthcare clients and patients. technology companies’ telehealth platforms) to safeguard the privacy of protected health information (PHI). They may or may not be governed by HIPAA. Clash of the Titans?

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American Well

OCTOBER 9, 2013

s been an ebb and flow in its use and effectiveness. With the advent and widespread adoption of telehealth, on-site care is now not only extremely affordable, but conveniently delivers care to any and all employees and beneficiaries. The bottom line is, in fact, the bottom line: can you make the math pencil?

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American Well

OCTOBER 9, 2013

s been an ebb and flow in its use and effectiveness. With the advent and widespread adoption of telehealth, on-site care is now not only extremely affordable, but conveniently delivers care to any and all employees and beneficiaries. The bottom line is, in fact, the bottom line: can you make the math pencil?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Check out our communities predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media. This kind of technology-enabled workflow can take a tremendous burden off of some of our most important care team members.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

Check out our communities predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media. 2023 will see hacks against health care institutions increase through their video conferencing platforms. Jamie Blackport, Head of Privacy Hub by Datavant at Datavant.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

health care stakeholders are still dealing as this post goes live on the Health Populi blog. looking back and looking forward to the future of cybersecurity in health care and some wisdom to help us manage that future world of risks. JSK: What’s your origin story with health information security?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 7, 2020

It immediately recognized a need for virtual employee-health-screening to clear staff for work each day and minimize spread of the coronavirus. It was equally important for Lee Health to identify a scalable platform that could be quickly implemented to support the clear and immediate need for broader virtual care offerings.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

Telehealth always has been a key pillar of technology-enabled care delivery that helps hospitals, health systems and group practices deliver quality care at a distance – and often also gain efficiencies, improve patient and provider satisfaction and save costs. Some vendors are even giving away products and services free.

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Mend

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This article will explore the current landscape relating to the loss of healthcare workers, plus the steps your organization can take to reduce burnout and increase retention. Healthcare workers were affected by the Great Resignation in a unique way due to the unprecedented stress and challenges related to COVID-19. is estimated at $4.6

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Becoming patient centric in your organization isn’t something that you can do all at once. It’s a slow process that requires you to think about the patient experience in every single aspect of your organization. Marmmett Horton, MSW, ACM-SW, Senior Vice President & General Manager, US at Strata Health Solutions.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media. Dot Havard, Head of Global Workforce at CPSI In the US, the healthcare workforce continues to experience staffing shortages and hiring concerns.

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GlobalMed

MAY 27, 2020

While many of us are accustomed to having readily available access to healthcare, that isn’t the reality for many in remote locations. At GlobalMed we know telemedicine can bring care to remote areas , but even with advancements in technology, people in rural and remote locations continue to face limitations in accessing healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media. Now more than ever before, patients are interested in being active participants in their care, selecting the right health partner, and connecting with their providers.

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Redox

APRIL 13, 2023

And so a lot of these organizations are finding that if you’ve got somebody who’s good at business, let’s get together with them so we can get back to treating patients, and that’s what a lot of consolidated organizations are doing, whether it’s us or even hospitals. This transcript may contain errors.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to release the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare | 2018” list, which highlights hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that promote diversity within the workforce, employee engagement and professional growth. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.).

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