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India prioritising shift to remote care: survey

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The findings from India revealed an imminent shift toward prioritising remote care, adopting digital health technologies and implementing sustainable healthcare practices. THE LARGER TREND. There has been a noticeable uptick in the number of telemedicine platforms and services being launched around India lately.

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Telehealth trends in 2023: Virtual-first, health equity and more

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This year is likely to be another big one for telemedicine. We interviewed Gorton to get his expert perspective on what may be the big trends in telehealth this year. You suggest this year will see the continued transformation of virtual care to virtual-first. There's lots going on, to say the least.

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Researchers to facilitate telemedicine for managing chronic illnesses in rural Pakistan

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A research team from the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is looking to implement telemedicine for managing chronic diseases in Pakistan to study whether it can be used by specialists in the cities to support health providers in rural communities. THE LARGER TREND.

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Malaysia’s Sunway Medical Center launches Telemedicine Command Center

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Sunway Medical Center, a private healthcare provider under Malaysia’s Sunway conglomerate company, has launched a Command Center for Telemedicine Services in early 2021, the private tertiary hospital recently announced. The first phase of the Telemedicine Command Center provides first level healthcare advisory services to patients.

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Bipartisan bills in House, Senate seek to increase telehealth in nursing homes

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THE LARGER TREND. Earlier this month, after urging from the American Telemedicine Association, HIMSS and other groups , Congress voted to waive some restrictions for Medicare telehealth coverage as part of its new COVID-19 supplemental funding package. THE LARGER TREND.

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ATA, businesses ask Congress to expand telehealth options for workers

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The American Telemedicine Association this week sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting that they continue allowing telehealth and remote care services to be treated as an excepted benefit. THE LARGER TREND. "The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the immense benefits of telehealth and remote care services.

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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

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WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies. THE LARGER TREND In the throes of the pandemic, the study's primary author, A.

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