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ThinkLabs founder on healthcare innovations: 'Convenience always wins'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Until recently, he said, there was a widespread cultural reluctance to adopt telehealth for everyday care. .'" "You fast forward, and eventually it's too convenient" to avoid, he said. "I know that I can get it on my doorstep. Convenience eventually wins."

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Circle Medical says $14M from WELL Health will enable low-cost telehealth app usage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The cash, says the company, will allow Circle and WELL to offer 200 million people in the United States support for the use of Circle's telehealth app either for no cost or a small co-pay. The telehealth platform is currently available for use in 35 states. million from the Canadian firm WELL Health Technologies. THE LARGER TREND.

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The rapid proliferation and advancement of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The previously unbreakable "Iron Triangle of Healthcare" where the constraints are healthcare systems' top priorities – Cost, Quality and Access – can now be broken with the advent of digital innovations that increase healthcare access and quality without increasing cost or even lowering cost.

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COVID-19 presents a new chance to make telehealth accessible to the underserved

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory, reimbursement and technological changes have all helped trigger a massive and rapid expansion of telehealth accessibility. "Telehealth solutions need to be deployed in a culturally competent, equitable way to ensure they reach the communities that need the most support," he said.

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What is needed for telehealth's next big steps forward

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Troy Yoder, global healthcare leader at Cisco, leads healthcare innovation at the company and has helped healthcare provider organization clients double down in the last year – especially in virtual care. How will this affect healthcare delivery and the future of telehealth? Please elaborate.

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VA, VHA, Verizon partner to increase rural veterans' telehealth access

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Veterans Affairs is offering new access to telehealth and virtual care options. WHY IT MATTERS For veterans living in areas with very limited internet availability, the VA's telehealth and telewellness services are typically out of reach. VAPAHCS is also the agency's first fully 5G-connected hospital.

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Patient experience is evolving as providers embrace telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More and more patients are able to take advantage of remote consults and other virtual care options as health systems have begun pursuing telehealth programs in earnest, new HIMSS Media research shows. " Of the 125 respondents asked about the telehealth projects underway at the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.