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How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

Health Populi

I was scheduled to meet with Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader of Connected Care at Philips, at HIMSS in Orlando on 9th March 2020. This second graphic diagrams a patient journey map for the coronavirus, across the continuum of care settings from the community and home to primary care, emergency, hospital, and post-acute.

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Telemedicine found to be effective for diabetes management in KSA and UAE

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

During lockdown, not only did telemedicine play an important role in continued, connected care, it also proved to be a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative, the paper stated.

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Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. In addition to this important reminder, here are three insights for HIEs and health system leadership from the Civitas for Health 2022 event. .

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Latin America’s Virtual Care Revolution

GlobalMed

On Thursday, August 14, the new TeleMeditar program officially launched during a special event at the U.S. It was attended by the Ministry of Health, healthcare CEOs, physicians, and academic and religious leaders – demonstrating how passionate Argentine leaders are about telemedicine’s potential to transform healthcare for their citizens.

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In charting a future course for healthcare, let’s think bigger

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The result is more of a bolted-on capability than an integrated whole that can truly transform healthcare delivery in ways that improve outcomes, lower costs, reduce health disparities and re-imagine the patient experience to a fully evolved and connected care journey. Some important considerations.

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NYC elder care provider using FCC funds for telehealth, protecting seniors from COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” Because residents will have the opportunity to receive primary care services in a safer environment through telehealth, Parker will contribute to public health goals of reducing the spread of COVID-19 while reducing excess burden on the hospital systems throughout New York City that may be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

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Why Temporary Telehealth Policies Should Be Made Permanent

SteadyMD

Unfortunately, many telehealth waivers were created to be temporary and limited to the duration of the COVID-19 PHE–even though they have improved patient access to care and affect both public health programs and private health coverage.