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Trinity Health's RPM program drops 30-day readmissions rate from 16% to 6%

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In 2017, the health system – which has 100 continuing care locations, including home care, hospice, PACE programs and senior living facilities – was in a bind, facing double-digit hospital readmissions of 16% across its high-risk Medicare population. Trinity Health has 94 hospitals across 24 states. THE PROBLEM.

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VA Connected Care Chief: Telehealth Is 'Going to Become Health Care'

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“This is going to become health care,” says Dr. Neil Evans of telehealth. A physician board certified in both Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics, Dr. Evans also serves as Chief Officer for the Office of Connected Care (OCC) at the U.S. The VA Office of Connected Care & ‘Anywhere to Anywhere’ Initiative.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

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Intuitive software tools can help to connect care teams and patients. J Nurse Pract. 2017; 7: e016242. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016242. Clinician behaviors in telehealth care delivery: a systematic review. Telehealth and eHealth in nurse practitioner training: current perspectives. Gajarawala et al.

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8 Key Telehealth Partnerships and What to Expect in 2019

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Doctors and nurse practitioners are likely to see a growing demand in the telehealth space - increasing job security and opportunities in an alternative career path that is only becoming more prevalent. You may be wondering, what does this mean for my patients and my telemedicine practice? The VA, Philips, and T-Mobile.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

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Tribal lands sometimes have the lowest rates of broadband adoption; many Indian Health Services facilities lack the bandwidth to offer virtual care. FCC initiatives such as Connected Care NPRM and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund strive to bring telehealth services to patients in underserved, rural and tribal areas.

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VA seeks to end telehealth copays and fund virtual care access in rural areas

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" THE LARGER TREND Also, in September, the agency announced that veterans nationwide who are unsure if they are having a health emergency can contact VA Health Connect and speak to a clinical triage nurse who can connect them to tele-emergency care when needed.

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Government Agencies & Industry Groups Push for Telehealth Policy Reform

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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that remove restrictions preventing doctors, nurses and other clinicians from treating patients in other states. And in a 2017 news conference announcing the expansion of telehealth services within the VA , the president himself expressed his approval. New policies from the U.S.