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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.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" "2021 will show that digital health from the patient and clinician perspective is so much more than video visits and remote patient monitoring." " Eric Jimenez, Artesia General Hospital. The team was able to roll out telehealth in days, compared with past projects that could take months to complete.

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NYU Langone Health used its FCC grant to expand Epic-linked telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The organization has offered services such as virtual urgent care, telepsychiatry and virtual post-op appointments for several years to meet the needs of patients. Telemedicine is not only cost-effective for both the patient and the hospital, it also can reduce the risk of exposure to disease for all parties, especially during a pandemic.

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RPM strategies for moving from discharge to hospital-at-home care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A variety of factors have given rise to more focus on hospital-at-home – the pandemic, persistent staffing shortages, rising costs, patient complications, such as delirium – leading CMS to increase financial incentives to provide care at home without reducing quality or access. This is at the core of population health.

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Oncology Patients experience a personalized journey with interventions and education for better care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

. “We wanted to help our patients navigate their oncology journey, figure out their new normal and participate in their care” “A few years ago, we successfully used a patient engagement care tool with our palliative patients. How does TapCloud support the oncology patient? What is the patient experience?

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The CAM Patch can serve as a remote patient monitoring system during the COVID-19 pandemic, the vendor said. Eko’s telehealth and remote patient monitoring platform powers virtual cardiac and pulmonary exams by facilitating stethoscope and ECG live streaming. It also provides medication adherence tools.

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Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" MEETING THE CHALLENGE TBRHSC automated the pre-op messaging for all surgeries across Northwestern Ontario surgical hospitals. "Another stat we know because of the analytics is that 99% of patients found the videos helpful and felt more prepared for surgery after they watched the videos," Fedell reported.

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