Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2019

The American Telemedicine Association has elected Dr. Joseph C. Kvedar, vice president of connected health at Partners HealthCare and a professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, has served as ATA president before – from 2004-2005 – and also served on its board for several years. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

I always love watching the evolution of connected health. In the early days, many of the wearable devices weren’t connected to much of anything. Now, connecting those devices to the cloud is key and essential to all of the remote patient monitoring companies out there.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 23, 2020

"Telehealth is now a household world," said American Telemedicine Association president Dr. Joe Kvedar during his keynote address Monday, the first day of the virtual ATA2020 conference. "We have the opportunity to reimagine healthcare delivery." " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 5, 2021

In a recent study, researchers examined data from nearly 150,000 unique patients who scheduled telemedicine visits from March 16 to May 11, 2020. They investigated who completed those visits, and how. Like what you hear? Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or Google Play !

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 11, 2021

Kajeet, a vendor of wireless connectivity and software and hardware solutions for controlled Internet access, has debuted Kajeet Connected Health, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution designed to enable the secure and reliable delivery of telemedicine services. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

With the sudden easing of restrictions by the government and equally sudden reimbursement from payers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s very clear telemedicine has never been more used or more vital. Hospitals and health systems have gone from dozens to thousands of telehealth visits per week. " Jason Bellet, Eko.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

"We look forward to bringing this critical technology to additional customers around the world as we deliver on our vision of Advancing Connected Care." Connected health devices run the gamut from wearable heart monitors to Bluetooth-enabled scales and Fitbits. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Verizon virtual care product BlueJeans Telehealth announced this past week that it had enabled integration with the Apple Health app with the aim of allowing patients to share data with clinicians during telemedicine visits. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 1, 2024

Too often, this fragmentation places the burden on the consumer, the only one who holds the keys to the ‘source of truth’ for healthcare information. Add to that the surge in digital health solutions, including mobile apps, wearable devices, and telemedicine platforms.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 17, 2023

Together, telehealth consults and an array of emerging digital health tools are helping streamline access to care and improve the patient experience for oncology and other specialty care. One place where that's proving true is The Clinic at Cleveland Clinic , that health system's joint telemedicine venture with Amell.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 24, 2022

The American Telemedicine Association announced Friday that it had launched ATA Action, a new affiliated trade organization aimed at supporting the enactment of state and federal telehealth coverage throughout the United States. Signers also included the Connected Health Initiative, the Alliance for Connected Care, the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Over the past six months, as hospitals and health systems have pursued telemedicine and remote patient monitoring programs in earnest – whether launching new one or expanding existing ones – they've all had some learning curves and growing pains to manage. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Remote patient monitoring The question of virtual care's post-pandemic staying power has been answered resoundingly: Telemedicine is here to stay. Signs point to yes – and mature remote patient monitoring and telemedicine tools will be key. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Connected Health

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

"The telehealth cliff is looming, casting much uncertainty and concern for the health and safety of Medicare beneficiaries, and the sustainability of our already overburdened healthcare system," said Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association. HIMSS is the parent company for Healthcare IT News.).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2022

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action affiliate on Monday expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would extend the virtual care flexibilities of the public health emergency another two years. They also called for the legislation to safeguard two other provisions they said were key to health equity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2021

" “Evidence-based connected care has been at the core of our nation’s health resiliency throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and has established its important role in improving healthcare quality, access, and value for all Americans," added Rob Havasy, managing director of the Personal Connected Health Alliance.

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Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? Working in telemedicine can leave you feeling disconnected from others.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2021

" At Greene County, medical and behavioral health providers use the telemedicine technology. Vendor Connect America installed the remote patient monitoring technology; Greene County hired a care manager through Connect America who has more than 20 years of experience with this kind of care management.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Kara Odom Walker, chief population health officer at Nemours Children's Health System. "The LINC to Address Social Needs Act would make such an investment in technology infrastructure to connect health care and community social service organizations, addressing the growing need for whole-child and whole-family care."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 24, 2022

"We heard from many of our patients that telemedicine video visits drained their personal data plans, so the reassurance that this part of their care was independent from their own digital environment enabled participation," she continued. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. MARKETPLACE. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 2020

Telemedicine and connected health have a reputation for being hard, but the 2020 pandemic has suddenly taken away all other options. In New York City, the hardest hit area so far, a hospital chain in just a single week put together a creative approach to monitoring patients at home.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2023

Whereas conventional systems for connected health deliver cold, generic instructions (“walk another 4,000 steps”; “take your medication now”), Sweetch intensely personalizes messages: “Why don’t you take an umbrella and walk just nine minutes through the rain to your favorite coffee shop.”

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Last week, the FTC came out with a statement clarifying the intent of their Health Breach Notification Rule when it came to health apps and connected devices.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Many people still look at telehealth solely as video consults with healthcare professionals. Make no mistake, I am a believer!

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2021

With last year’s $200M Telehealth Program and $100M Connected Care Pilot Program, this combined $550M investment is the government’s largest investment into connected health devices and services. Applications for the FCC’s $250M Telehealth Program are due tomorrow (5/6) at noon. As […].

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2020

As some of you may know, connected health company Withings just finished raising $60 million to build a strong presence in the healthcare industry. For most of its existence, Withings has focused on selling to consumers, so this marks a major turning point for the company.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 2, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. What Health IT Trend Has You Most Excited ? Read more… How Will Regulators Address AI in Healthcare ?

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 20, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… How Were the Spring Health IT Conferences ? Read more… Large Language Models Will Transform Telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2021

Remote monitoring device-maker Withings has partnered with EHR integration software developer Redox to create a wearable which connects with a wide variety of EHR platform. In addition to wearables, the Withings connected health line includes smart scales, hybrid smartwatches offering […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

News Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic The health system partnered with General Motors on an insurance product that enabled an onsite. Surgeon General declared social isolation to be a "global epidemic." The office. By Bill Siwicki | May 25, 2022. By Bill Siwicki | May 10, 2022.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

Philips, recently named as one of the largest Fortune Global Companies in 2020 (#385, up 46 spots and ranking in the top 10 largest public health care companies in the world), has been working globally with health systems since the emergence of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China in 2019. equipment and hardware).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” [i] “We have moved forward a decade in the use of telemedicine in this country, and it’s going to become and will remain an increasingly important part of physician practices going forward.” It is also recommended to review individual payer websites for any changes in telehealth policies for 2021.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 28, 2020

Withings, early pioneers of the connected health revolution, has announced a $60 million Series B funding round co-led by healthcare investment specialists Gilde Healthcare, and long-term Withings partners and investors, Idinvest Partners and Bpifrance, through their Large Venture funds, as well as BNP Paribas Développement, ODDO BHF Private Equity, (..)

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eVisit

JULY 8, 2019

Healthcare IT News. Published by HIMSS Media, this is a reliable, daily updated source for all your healthcare IT news, whether you're looking for the most recent updates on meaningful use rules, tips for implementing your EMR successfully, or are wondering how to leverage patient data to provide better care. Healthcare IT Leaders.

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Meaningful HIT News

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

As such, the company says, Topol will “impact the design, development and delivery” of connected health products and services for the AT&T ForHealth business. Meanwhile, this week we get more evidence that “connected health” may be winning the terminology battle over mobile, wireless and digital health.

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