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Psychiatrists 'pleasantly surprised' with transition to telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A qualitative RAND Corporation study finds that psychiatrists offering telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic have had largely positive perceptions of the transition. Many, however, say they plan to return to in-person care when possible, due to the challenges psychiatric telemedicine entail. WHY IT MATTERS.

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How to get clinicians more comfortable with delivering telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While there were certainly many clinicians performing telemedicine before COVID-19 struck in early 2020, the pandemic foisted telehealth on countless numbers of additional physicians and nurses, forcing them to get up to speed and feel comfortable with the technology. Please elaborate.

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Telemedicine eases work-life balance for solo practitioner, adds revenue stream

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Seeking a way to achieve a better work life-balance, Jensen decided to explore practicing telemedicine. With the goal of spending more time with his family in Lakeside, he adopted the telemedicine app in the summer of 2019. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Scott Jensen, Jensen Family Medicine. ” MARKETPLACE.

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How a hardware overhaul made much more telemedicine possible at a small health center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To facilitate the patient sessions, the center set up a couple of rooms with televisions, computers, webcams and so forth to conduct HIPAA-compliant Zoom and Vee-See sessions with the newly contracted physicians. But the center is now down to only two physicians working remotely via telemedicine, with two additional doctors onsite.

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From Zoom to full EHR-integrated telemedicine on $245,000

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Over the course of a weekend, staff created a workflow through HIPAA-compliant Zoom so that providers could carry out appointments via videoconferencing. “Using Zoom, we were able to conduct HIPAA-compliant telehealth appointments during the first months of the pandemic,” said Ann Tucker, CEO of Portland Community Health Center.

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Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center Brings Healthcare Closer to Rural Schools

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Read More about EOMC's Telemedicine Program The Approach: Expanding School-Based Telehealth with AMD Technology Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center (EOMC) implemented a school-based telehealth program designed to bridge the healthcare gap in rural communities. Their customer service and technical support of our programs has been impeccable.”

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New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“The HIE technology was both HIPAA- and ePHI privacy-compliant. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. CSC’s four community clinics swiftly prioritized telemedicine training and changed practice workflows to incorporate the LANES platform. “On the public health side, telemedicine is brand new,” Aguilar said.

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