Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2021

A global survey of digital health and wellness practitioners found that although many leaders feel optimistic about the future of the industry, the overwhelming majority also perceive the sector to be relatively high risk. The report found that 89% of survey respondents feel they are operating in a "moderate to high-risk environment."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

According to a survey released Tuesday by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, the majority of physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, patient experience, cost and professional satisfaction. And, of course, the digital divide remains a problem. THE LARGER TREND.

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Health Populi

APRIL 5, 2021

Beazley conducted a survey among 376 digital health and wellness practitioners and divined four key themes from the research on risk, growth, insurance, and understanding.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 12, 2021

A report released Wednesday from Vector Remote Care found that cardiology practices taking a patient-centric approach to remote cardiac monitoring report improved clinical and financial outcomes. That said, RCM technology is still maturing. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 29, 2019

A recent American College of Physician (ACP) survey indicated effective adoption and usage of telehealth technologies in internal medicine practices may be improved with education and guidance. Nathan Eddy is a healthcare and technology freelancer based in Berlin. Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com. Twitter: @dropdeaded209.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 3, 2020

The last published eMarketer survey in 2019 sized the software voice assistant (Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa et al.) But according to a late 2019 AARP survey , only 20% of the 50+ population use voice assistants – and for the 70+, only 12%. For older adults, up next, a remote care technology ecosystem.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2021

During lockdown, not only did telemedicine play an important role in continued, connected care, it also proved to be a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative, the paper stated. ON THE RECORD.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

And in the face of this lockdown, likely more technology may be used at home by older adults than is detectable in surveys. Using the most recent data, home broadband adoption drops off notably in the upper age ranges, down to 59% of the 65+, though surveying of the older age ranges is infrequent.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

The report, titled ‘ A Resilient Future: Healthcare leaders look beyond the crisis ’, surveyed almost 3,000 healthcare leaders across 14 countries to determine the readiness of countries to address the global challenges in healthcare and see how they are working to build resilient healthcare systems. THE LARGER PICTURE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2021

The findings are based on a survey conducted from October to December 2020 from 17 countries. In particular, IT security and data privacy is ranked as the highest priority for most of the healthcare organizations that were represented in the survey.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 2, 2020

A number of companies popped into my inbox in the past week with announcements of a period of free access to remote care/engagement technologies – including and in alphabetical order CareCentrix , CareTree , Ergo , Eversound , Outpatient , Ready Responders , VitalTech , and NurseCaller. But nursing homes, specifically?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

Will results change when older adults are surveyed later this year? So we know that ‘remote care’ and ‘caring’ in its various forms, including telehealth , seem to be heating up as a priority , whether for senior living organizations , families, healthcare provider organizations. Health-related technology adoption.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 11, 2020

Nursing homes struggled to link residents to remote care telehealth services. Consider the hand-wringing that surfaced recently in that same time period about lack of access among the oldest that has contributed to social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic. A plethora of tech providers offered free or low-cost tech for seniors.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The integration of remote care management (RCM) into healthcare delivery is becoming increasingly vital, particularly for patients with chronic conditions or ongoing health issues. RCM utilizes technology to provide healthcare services remotely, outside of traditional in-person visits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an April survey conducted by physician search firm Merritt Hawkins, nearly half of 842 physicians across the country reported using telehealth to treat patients. The survey indicated that changes in payer reimbursement practices may have contributed to the increase in usage.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2020

It also cited a recent survey of its health system membership that 93 percent of respondents say it's "essential" to make the waivers permanent going forward. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 6, 2021

Current Health enables patient care at home through a remote care management platform that provides health systems with the insight into patient health at home they need to intervene early and avoid patient hospitalization, Smith said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In a survey based in the US, patients that experienced telehealth visits highly rated this type of healthcare (recommendations: > 80%) 5,6 , stating it was beneficial for their mental health as well. In a cross-sectional survey, 52.5% In a survey among telehealth patients in the UK conducted by Dhahri et al., ” 27.

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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

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Reports and Other News Nearly all consumers (95%) want an easier way to pay medical bills , and 75% of consumers say their doctors don’t take an intuitive approach to billing, according to a Flywire survey. A Gozio Health survey found 80% of healthcare leaders say their solutions for patient self-management are only somewhat effective.

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care innovations

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

That’s according to a new survey from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ’s Center for Connected Medicine. Health Systems 2018,” the survey runs down the topics most of interest to C-suite executives at 35 of the nation’s largest health systems. Virtual & Remote Care Seen as Necessities in Value-Based Healthcare Model.

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AMD Telemedicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

A recent COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition survey found nearly 80% of telehealth patients were satisfied with the continuity of care they received. This continuity helps retain patients during their long-term care. At-home care is proven to raise patient satisfaction while decreasing the cost of care by 38%.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Studies and Reports So far in 2023, only 24% of healthcare organizations were able to disrupt a ransomware attack before attackers encrypted their data , according to a Sophos survey. Nearly nine in 10 (88%) of clinicians recognize the potential of virtual and remote care, according to the EY Global Voices in Healthcare Study.

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Enzyme Health

JULY 3, 2019

Recent patient surveys shed light on who is using telemedicine, why they are using it, and how benefits and barriers to telehealth use are rapidly shifting as adoption grows. Telehealth services are growing in popularity, and they are keeping patients from delaying medical care. Benefits of Telemedicine to Patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

While low-hanging fruit such as patient portals are commonplace at this point, the HIMSS survey shows that secure text-based and unified communication platforms are not as widespread. The good news is that more and more patients are accepting and trusting of remote care technology. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

The latest survey from Definitive Healthcare found that about 40% of healthcare professionals plan to incorporate AI and machine learning into their daily operations in the next two years , while 73% of organizations already using AI plan to expand their use.

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care innovations

JANUARY 30, 2019

Each year, telehealth and remote care services are gaining wider acceptance, and a big part of that popularity is patient demand. Virtual and remote care are built around at-home access to care, which offers patients the chance to eliminate driving to and from a clinic, doctor’s office, or other facility.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The last published eMarketer survey in 2019 sized the software voice assistant market (Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa et al.) But according to a late 2019 AARP survey , only 20% of the 50+ population use voice assistants – and for the 70+, only 12%. Lots of talk about remote care technologies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

How can telehealth and remote patient monitoring technologies help support chronic and acute care anywhere? With the right tools, extending care outside the hospital is not only feasible, but in many cases preferred. Providers need to rely on a longitudinal health record to activate the right care anytime and anywhere.

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Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

In fact, a 2017 survey found that two-thirds of healthcare consumers would prefer seeing a doctor via virtual visits. 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. Telehealth in 2019.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

I noted this Morning Consult survey , data shown here, finding that people of color who were lower-income as of June 2020 had a more difficult time paying for Internet and phone bills than white people with lower incomes. As we move to “build health care back better” in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The transition to telehealth continues to be a success: As of March 1, 2020, Executive Mental Health was providing no remote care, had not purchased any equipment to offer this service and had not conceptualized the logistics of delivering an effective telehealth model.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 19, 2020

“The first is simple, to screen patients remotely rather than having them visit the practice or hospital. They can be used to triage patients with cold and flu-like symptoms and to remotely care for those who don’t need medical intervention or could receive care at home.

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A survey of C-level healthcare execs conducted by OptumIQ finds that the overwhelming majority of those surveyed believe that there will be a positive ROI on artificial intelligence investments in healthcare. 36 percent are using AI to detect patterns in health care fraud, waste and abuse.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

More than two-thirds of cardiac rehabilitation clinicians are providing virtual care , with 48% using remote care at least have the time and 22% using it all or nearly all of the time, according to a survey from medical sensor maker Vivalink.

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A survey of C-level healthcare execs conducted by OptumIQ finds that the overwhelming majority of those surveyed believe that there will be a positive ROI on artificial intelligence investments in healthcare. The key benefits respondents expect to see form AI are more accurate diagnosis and increased efficiency.

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A survey of C-level healthcare execs conducted by OptumIQ finds that the overwhelming majority of those surveyed believe that there will be a positive ROI on artificial intelligence investments in healthcare. 36 percent are using AI to detect patterns in health care fraud, waste and abuse.

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