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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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Covenant Health uses telemedicine to get specialists to rural areas – and much more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Covenant Health, a health system based in Knoxville, Tennessee, had a problem with telemedicine – a lack of physician specialists needed in rural communities. The health system's telehealth stroke program was begun in 2012, developing the region's first comprehensive stroke center. THE PROBLEM.

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In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

Health Populi

For context, since 2012, the annual cost increase for family premiums ranged between 3% and 5%, so the 2020 rate of 4% fell within a fairly normal range of 3-5% seen over the past eight years. In 2020, KFF found that 89% of large companies offered a telemedicine benefit, compared with 82% in 2019 and 74% in 2018. and inflation, 2.1%.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The telemedicine program of the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System was established in 1995 to enhance timely patient access to healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "In 2019, UVA Health created a multi-stakeholder strategic plan for telemedicine."

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Telehealth Awareness, Access and Adoption: Updates from J.D. Power, the ATA and FAIR Health

Health Populi

I’ll also weave in the latest insights from the ATA 2019 State of the States report updating legislative/regulatory telemedicine activity at the U.S. There’s a growing trend in direct-to-consumer telemedicine companies recently noted in JAMA in a viewpoint titled, “Prescriptions on Demand.” State level.

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Health system pieces together ‘virtual rounding’ to cope with pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” Nurses, residents and attending physicians staffing the units can use telemedicine instead of entering the room to minimize exposure and PPE use, for duties such as double-checks on medication. “This is a new form of telemedicine,” Officer stated. “We’re not going back after COVID.

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Visibly Launches Real-Time Video Consultations Through Merger With EyecareLive

Healthcare IT Today

. “With Visibly FDA-approved online vision tests and EyecareLive’s comprehensive telehealth platform which was developed by renowned doctors of Optometry in compliance with the American Optometric Association position statement regarding telemedicine, we are better equipped to achieve our mission.”