Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

Fourth Acquisition Bolsters Remote Patient Monitoring Company’s Presence in Primary Care and Cardiology CoachCare , a leading remote patient monitoring (RPM) and virtual health company, has acquired Nashville, Tennessee-based RPM company Verustat , for an undisclosed amount.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Primary care and bariatrics were the first to successfully conduct video visits while behavioral health increased its telephone visits substantially. ” "Our offices started by offering routine scheduled appointments that could be easily conducted through telemedicine such as follow-ups, medication reviews and post-op."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 16, 2022

The most common telehealth solution involves primary care consultations that take place online (e.g., Healthcare institutions' motivations for innovation are to improve patient experience, stay relevant and support the changing care model (i.e., remote care and monitoring). chat, video conferencing, etc.)

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2020

And, presuming some pressing regulatory questions are sorted out on a go-forward basis, RPM and home-based care seems set to continue to expand, with all the challenges and opportunities that entails. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While the telehealth waiver has been extended for two years in the 2022 Omnibus , the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

” The other challenge United Methodist faced was facilitating specialty and primary care physician visits for residents. The lockdown and quarantine restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic put a significant burden on residents who required routine specialty and primary care. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Challenges addressed by virtual-first care include: Addressing healthcare needs of an exploding population coupled with a shortage of primary care physicians, nurses and clinical resources. Reducing associated provider, payer and patient costs in value-based care arrangements.

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Digital Health Global

MARCH 26, 2025

By expanding Lp(a) screening, training primary care providers in advanced cardiovascular risk assessment, and connecting patients with specialists via telehealth, the initiative aims to bridge the healthcare gap in rural communities. .

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 9, 2023

Elevate Patient Experiences According to Forrester’s Healthcare Predictions for 2023, retail clinics are projected to become larger players and have a greater share of the primary care space throughout the year. What’s the driving force behind this growth?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

"New realities" The American Telemedicine Association asked Congress last week to include further measures addressing barriers to virtual care in the next COVID-19 legislation. Its requests include additional funding, regulatory flexibility for federal health programs and ensuring continued access to remote care.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As Deeptha Khanna, Philips’ Chief Business Leader for Personal Health, said in the company’s virtual press conference, “We have [also] witnessed the reinvention of our homes as a core element of the healthcare pathway, with telehealth, virtual and remote care technologies as the key drivers for change during COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

"While perhaps well-intentioned, CMS proposes new changes to remote patient monitoring codes that are not consistent with current practice," said Mond Johnson. "The ATA looks forward to working with the agency to solve these issues and ensure that this type of remote care is available to patients."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

In the UK “remote care and telemedicine had to rapidly jumpstart, and many nurses with little experience of telehealth have had to adapt and learn quickly in the last month,” Gregory said and added that the long-term digital agenda had suddenly been implemented due to investment and urgent need.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The good news is that more and more patients are accepting and trusting of remote care technology. At the Connected Health Conference in Boston this past month, five longtime leaders in telehealth took the stage to discuss what's next for virtual care and remote monitoring. THE LARGER TREND. Their vision?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2024

As with the rest of the industry, the organisation too had to accelerate its digital transformation by embracing digital tools for delivering remote care. THE PROBLEM It began during the pandemic. However, they had to make do with little technologies available to them back then.

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AMD Telemedicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Telehealth technology in hospitals provides better assessments, primary care, and chronic condition management, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. At-home care is proven to raise patient satisfaction while decreasing the cost of care by 38%.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

Access to Telehealth Services Private Health Insurance Coverage for telehealth and other remote care services will vary by state and private insurance plans. Such technology-based remote care services might include e-visits , remote patient monitoring , and digital therapeutics , including wearables and virtual reality , to name a few.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2023

Exalta describes itself as a “faith-based nonprofit healthcare center that offers accessible, compassionate care for the whole person.” ” Its primary care physicians and volunteers serve thousands of patients annually. The majority (59 percent) speak one of 18 languages other than English, primarily Spanish.

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Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

The reality of having virtual services available from specialities like psychiatry, dermatology, primary care, plastic surgery would mean more accessible healthcare for all, regardless of income. There is an increased reimbursement for remote care services offered by the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 19, 2020

” Telemedicine is being used extensively in the “forward triage” of patients long before they arrive in the primary care clinics, said Dr. Siaw Tung Yeng, founder and CEO of MaNaDr, a telemedicine technology and services company. Minimizing risk to healthcare workers.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 24, 2018

Dr Kailash Chand, the Deputy Chairman of the BMA has said in an article for GP Online ‘One consequence of charging patients would be to do irreparable damage to the doctor/patient relationship and to assist profit-driven private companies to oust GPs from their traditional gatekeeper role, facilitating the creeping privatisation of primary care.’

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

Products ChristianaCare launched Virtual Primary Care , a subscription-based service available to residents of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey. Hint Health debuted Hint All-in-One , an EHR, practice management, and patient communications app for direct primary care.

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But did you know virtual health is making a big impact on inmate care? When you think of a typical telehealth visit, you might picture a patient at home communicating with a primary care provider or a patient and nurse in a long-term care facility coordinating care with a specialist. Improved Care.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Meanwhile, more than 60% of medical students believe AI will become an integral part of clinical care and aid in diagnoses, treatments and patient outcomes, according to the recent Clinician of the Future 2023: Education Edition report from Elsevier.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

DUOS Adopts Measures Wanted by Medicare Advantage Plans DUOS serves Medicare Advantage plans, connecting their patients to health resources ranging from primary care visits to transportation. DUOS members achieve 80% compliance on getting in-home visits or primary care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 3, 2022

One Health, based in Hardin, Montana, is a family of Federally Qualified Health Centers that provides integrated primary care to rural and frontier communities in Montana and Wyoming. "We are very excited to be using our FCC funds for a remote patient monitoring program," Compton noted.

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Enzyme Health

MARCH 13, 2019

Blog Login Sign Up 5 Niche Telemedicine Specialties That Might Surprise You Enzyme Health Team March 13, 2019 Telemedicine opportunities extend beyond just primary care and mental health. Telecardiology also helps on-site primary care doctors treat patients more confidently and with an expert on their side.

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care innovations

DECEMBER 12, 2018

That’s according to a number of recent reports focused on telehealth research within a few specific areas of telehealth implementation — one of them focused on primary care and mental health, the other on exploring the application of telehealth and remote care technology within skilled nursing facilities.

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care innovations

APRIL 18, 2018

Demand for remote patient management services is skyrocketing among patients : A 2016 survey by the American Telemedicine Association revealed that, among those who aren’t currently using telehealth services, the majority of people still “thought telehealth would be more convenient, even though their provider did not offer virtual appointments.”.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 25, 2023

Virtual care has shown great promise, but audio-video options still fail to deliver the value of a doctor’s appointment and ultimately earn the trust of patients. The study also found that the Home Smart Clinic reduced ED visits by 24.1%, urgent care visits by 11.3%, and increased primary care utilization by 12%.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. Currently, 100mm people live in primary care physician shortage areas and 160MM live in mental health provider shortage areas.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 25, 2024

Moving care from hospitals into communities: Telehealth and remote care: Labour plans to expand telehealth services, allowing patients to consult with healthcare professionals remotely and receive care closer to home. They may also offer extended hours, making it easier to see a doctor when you need to.

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eVisit

JANUARY 7, 2019

Several years ago, I worked for a very busy primary care provider in our small community. Our practitioners were incredible: they cared, they knew their patients by name, they knew their families, and they knew what was going on in their lives.

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Enzyme Health

JULY 3, 2019

Because telemedicine can save time, money, and worry, 65% of patients surveyed are very or somewhat interested in seeing their primary care provider via video visits. Patients prefer telemedicine care for a number of reasons. When Patients Choose Telemedicine. Barriers to Telehealth Adoption.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Amy receives care at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), built to provide whole person care for patients like herself. This center provides her primary care, dental services, pharmacy, and labs. Like many patients in her situation, she is covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For patients, it is best to have messages about remote patient monitoring programs delivered by someone they trust and have a relationship with: their primary care physician (PCP). Kimberly O’Loughlin, Chief Executive Officer at HRS The time has come for remote patient monitoring.

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Digital Health Wire

JULY 31, 2024

December 2023: Verustat joins the portfolio to bolster CoachCare’s presence in primary care and cardiology. June 2024: CoachCare also closed on another soon-to-be-announced acquisition just last month, which saw Dedica Health round out the solution suite with one-to-one care management and navigation.

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