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China to pilot standards for virtual primary care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Chinese government is promoting the family doctor service to make high-quality primary care services more accessible to the general population and help decongest hospitals. Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Patient Access Population and Public Health Healthcare Reform Regulation Care Public Policy

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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS To identify common facilitators and barriers to telehealth implementation, researchers evaluated practice leaders' perspectives on 32 aspects of telemedicine in their practices, according to a new report published in the Annals of Family Medicine. They self-identified their point of maturation.

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Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary care providers in New York City, one of the U.S. With patients afraid to seek care in person and social distancing necessitating as little face-to-face contact as possible, many clinicians pivoted to telehealth – some with more success than others. Provide coverage for at-home monitoring devices.

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Why Telehealth is a Lifeline for Primary Care Physicians

GlobalMed

Primary care physicians are the frontline of healthcare. The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a primary care provider shortfall , with numbers landing between 21,000 to 55,000 by 2023. But other factors drive primary care barriers as well, such as affordability issues and rural shortages.

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app. But a telehealth encounter was seen as more convenient than an office visit by 56% of older people.

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New Primary Care, Retail and Tech Entrants Motivating Hospitals to Grow Consumer Chops

Health Populi

The most visible threat was seen from UnitedHealth Group, with 3 in 4 hospitals noting UHG as a formidable threat to their health system business. CVS Health/Aetna, Amazon, and Walmart rank in the next-most competitive group impacting hospitals, followed by new primary care models.

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Telehealth consortium to deliver after-hours service in rural NZ

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new after-hours clinical telehealth service will be offered shortly to rural communities in New Zealand. This comes after the contract to deliver the said service nationwide over three years was awarded to a consortium of telehealth providers, which is composed of Reach Aotearoa, Practice Plus and Emergency Consult.