Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

” Telehealth leader Joe Kvedar, MD, notes in a recent blog posting , “A valid prescription is a valid prescription, and the fact that one was issued via telemedicine makes it no less so. The DEA has allowed EPCS during a telehelath visit since the beginning of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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GlobalMed

JULY 27, 2020

During a pandemic, telehealth can expand access to more care providers to quickly and more frequently screen patients with symptoms and refer critical cases to the nearest hospital before symptoms progress too far. The population of Americans over 65 grew by over a third from 2010 to 2020 to reach approximately 53 million. Contact Us.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

2008; Chóliz 2010). According to the World Health Organization ( 2015 ), phone addiction is a public health concern. What is Telehealth? Overuse of mobile phones has led researchers to examine smartphone addiction due to the many consequences associated with the overuse of digital devices.

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

In just a few short months, we made more progress in opening up Medicare and Medicaid to telehealth visits, remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools, and other connected health solutions than in the previous decade. billion in 2018.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

AUGUST 17, 2015

According to the NC Rural Health Research Program there have been 56 rural hospital closures since 2010. Turning to Telehealth. Telehealth opens a new channel of communication for rural hospitals. Embracing telehealth could be a great step for rural hospitals trying to stay open.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. The most notable impact of the non-renewal of the PHE was the end of continuous Medicaid public health insurance coverage.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 14, 2020

Rural hospital leaders say COVID-19 has magnified the need for access to telehealth – and that it's a mistake to rely on one-size, fits-all solutions for virtual care. Since January 2010, 126 rural hospitals have shut down, with nearly 600 more on the brink of closing.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Atlantic Health System (Morristown, N.J.). Atlantic Health System, which employs over 16,000 team members across northern New Jersey, was included in Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For from 2010-17. Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis). Cerner (Kansas City, Mo.).

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