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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

Telehealth expands access to care. It’s practically a mantra at this point – the very real ability of remote communication technology to connect underserved populations to top-notch medical care. But what happens when certain populations can’t even get access to virtual care?

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What facilitated telehealth can do to improve care for high-need groups

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association finds significant association between the use of telehealth services and improved healthcare access and outcomes in communities negatively impacted by health disparities. Peter Greenwald, Meghan Reading Turchioe, RN, and Ruth Marie Masterson Creber, RN.

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How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One way people in these rural areas still can receive access to high-quality healthcare in a convenient and cost-effective way is through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring options. They typically need to pay closer attention to their health and benefit from monitoring, support and easy access to care.

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A virtual speech therapy trailblazer offers a deep dive into this telehealth treatment

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Social communication – How well we follow rules, like taking turns, how to talk to different people, or how close to stand to someone when talking. Social communication – How well we follow rules, like taking turns, how to talk to different people, or how close to stand to someone when talking.

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The Evolution of Healthcare at Home, the Technology Driving this Change, and It’s Impact on the World of Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The world of healthcare is ever-evolving, especially when new technology is being adopted. Alaina Victoria, PT, DPT, Marketing and Sales Enablement Manager at OneStep With more patients looking for novel care options, technology has stepped in to bridge the gap between in-person care and everyday life.

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U.S. Hospitals Will Lose $323 Billion in 2020 – Before Accounting for Growing COVID Cases

Health Populi

health systems are projected to lose $323 billion in 2020 due to declining inpatient and outpatient volumes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the “normal” hospital business. ” By early June when AHA surveyed 1,360 hospitals across 48 states, average reductions across the country were 19.5%

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Telehealth helps address many key chronic care management challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

is "aging and stretched thin," with the country needing "thousands more primary care doctors." " As has been shown many times, lack of access to care is a key hurdle to health equity and chronic disease management. The reverse is now true," according to the Post.