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Arizona agency's omnichannel approach to home health includes telehealth and RPM

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The new offerings will include remote patient monitoring, telehealth, a brick-and-mortar clinic at HonorHealth Scottsdale, and traditional in-home services. This transformation positions us to meet the evolving needs of our community here in the Phoenix metro area, ensuring we provide accessible high-quality care across multiple channels.

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Lehigh Valley streamlines ED triage with virtual docs and nurses

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To confront the problem, Lehigh Valley began using telehealth and telecommunications technologies to mobilize resources to optimize a patient’s waiting time – while reducing the number of patients leaving the ED without being seen. The tests included physicians, nurses, technicians, scribes, EKG techs, etc.,

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Application period for FCC Connected Care Pilot Program now open

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The Connected Care Pilot Program, first formalized on March 31, 2020, is open to nonprofit and public eligible healthcare providers nationwide. Provider broadband data connections. Other connected care information services. Tpen for the next 30 days, through December 7. WHY IT MATTERS. Certain network equipment.

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How virtual nursing can help solve many workforce shortage woes

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Hospitals across the nation are facing workforce challenges with nurse staffing shortages posing one of the biggest threats to care delivery. More than 100,000 nurses exited the U.S. The American Nurses Association projects that the nursing shortage could reach up to 1.13 million additional nurses needed by 2028.

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New outlook for telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Western NSW, where Dr Nott is based at, covers about 250,000 square kilometers (about the size of Germany in terms of land mass) with 35 smaller rural community hospitals and 3 larger hospitals that provide sub-specialty care. In those 35 smaller hospitals, there are significant challenges in medical workforce coverage and nursing.

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When integrating EHR and telehealth, one size doesn't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The explosion of telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered, in turn, conversations about how to achieve seamless electronic health record integration. Some telehealth platforms offer agnostic integration with a host of EHR systems, while some EHRs offer their own in-house telehealth option.

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

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Social distancing is a key factor in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and tele-visits can be a safe and secure means for providers to deliver certain types of care for their patients. " Lorraine Breuer, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation. THE PROBLEM.