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Connecting Systems, Connecting Care: Improving Comms from Point of Injury to MTF

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Because of those factors, it has been incumbent on the military care providers to find workarounds in order preserve the health, safety, and longevity of each Soldier, Sailor, Marine, and Airman during the course of care. “This is a huge challenge in operational medicine,” he said.

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DEA plans to create a special telehealth registration for prescribers

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"DEA has determined that the best course of action to ensure patient access to care, while maintaining sufficient safeguards to prevent and detect diversion of controlled substances, is to establish and maintain a regulatory scheme," the agency said in the notice published Wednesday.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

There's the massive electronic health record modernization , of course, but also everything from a new National Artificial Intelligence Institute to an Apple Health Records rollout to a project focused on tablet-based telehealth. What has VA’s recent prioritization of telehealth enabled for the care veterans can receive?

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How telehealth can improve efficiency and increase revenue

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Healthcare providers must optimize their use of virtual care platforms and other technologies to deliver on these demands for convenience, self-service and efficiency." Healthcare providers need to enable this type of digital-first interaction and care navigation in their telehealth platforms.

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“Studies show that more frequent contact with primary care physicians drives better health outcomes.” Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. ” MARKETPLACE. To read this special report, click here.

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UVA Health System expands telehealth offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Through the UVA Center for Telehealth, the organization will also develop training courses for healthcare providers that help them identify and treat chronic diseases. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, as Medicare now covers a broad range of virtual care models,” Rehuban continued.

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Five Ways Digital Technologies can Address Cancer

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Getting more layered in complexity, the same cancer may experience genetic changes during its course. Connected care: apps: Connected care today includes such technologies as wearables and mobile health apps. In simple terms, cancers have genetic fingerprints which are becoming specific targets of newer drugs.