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GoodRx acquires telemedicine company HeyDoctor to add virtual healthcare services

FierceHealthIT

GoodRx launched in 2011 as a prescription savings website and mobile app offering cost-comparison tools and medication discounts. The company is now expanding into healthcare services with the acquisition of telemedicine company HeyDoctor.

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At Children's Mercy, telemedicine boosts access to highly sought-after subspecialists

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The high demand for pediatric specialty providers and the constraints many families face regarding transportation, time off from work and school, and finances, made it obvious that traditional models of outreach healthcare were not sustainable," said Morgan Waller, director of telemedicine business and operations at Children's Mercy.

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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that provider use of a shared inpatient-outpatient electronic health record was associated with a shift toward follow-up delivered through a combination of telemedicine and outpatient laboratory tests, with no differences in 30-day emergency department visits.

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The Cost to Cover Health Insurance for a Family in America Is $22,221

Health Populi

The premium cost-growth between 2011 and 2016 was 20%, and between 2016 and 2021, 22%. The employee’s share grew from $4,129 in 2011 to nearly $6,000 in 2021, 45% growth over the decade. KFF quantified firms offering telemedicine benefits, shown in Figure H here from the report. The next chart labeled Figure 13.12

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Controlling Prison Healthcare Costs with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

When you think of a typical telemedicine visit, you might picture a patient in a rural town communicating with a big-city specialist, or a primary care provider triaging with an emergency room department. But there’s another, less visible realm where telemedicine has transformed costing savings and patient outcomes: correctional facilities.

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Australia ends support for 128 telehealth items

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A study published in October in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare pointed out from a survey that Australian patients prefer telehealth via phone than through videoconferencing, probably due to technical difficulties associated with the latter.

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Telehealth can improve cancer care in rural areas

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The hospital is located off an interstate highway and is 30 miles from Reno, Nevada, and 100 miles from Sacramento, California," Heifetz and his coauthors explained in a paper published in 2011.