Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

Telehealth is for everyone, and hospitals and health systems must construct a digital equity strategy to better serve patients in the digital and telehealth space to ensure all persons can use telehealth, contended Alexandra Hunter, virtual care consultant at Henry Ford Health in Detroit.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 7, 2020

Lee Health, a health system based in Fort Myers, Florida, has had inpatient telemedicine infrastructure in place since 2014, ambulatory telemedicine since 2015 and a direct-to-consumer system since 2019. Lee Health’s goal was to find a telemedicine system that could traverse its different verticals and that was scalable.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Prior to the pandemic, Franciscan Health was in the infancy stages of its telemedicine program and had not moved to an ambulatory rollout. InTouch was its primary telemedicine technology vendor. The FCC had then awarded the health system a grant to expand telehealth services. THE PROBLEM. ” PROPOSAL. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Clocktree

JUNE 9, 2020

Watch this Good Morning America segment for some very helpful tips to improve the WiFi signal in your home. Please share these tips with your clients too!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2021

At the start of the pandemic, emergency declarations and insurer policies encouraged the shift to telehealth. Telehealth usage has skyrocketed, often leading patients to grow accustomed to relying on virtual care for its convenience and cost-efficiency. Now, as states across the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

The telemedicine program of the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System was established in 1995 to enhance timely patient access to healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "In 2019, UVA Health created a multi-stakeholder strategic plan for telemedicine."

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Vidyo

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The post Coronavirus Prevention Tips and Telehealth Applications appeared first on Vidyo Blog.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The organization wanted an effective telehealth platform with new technologies to streamline the process for contacting physicians and improving documentation in its system of record. The pandemic made searching for a telehealth platform a higher priority." THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2021

Telehealth and virtual care have exploded during the current COVID-19 pandemic, building on the incremental growth and adoption seen in recent years. The following is a guest article by Matt Dickson, Vice President of Product, Strategy, and General Manager at Stericycle Communication Solutions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2022

Out of the $15 billion invested in digital health in 2020 and $29 billion in 2021, on-demand healthcare – including telemedicine streaming video or text-based visits with a healthcare provider – has been the single largest trend, although it is still just the tip of the iceberg with all of the funding activity occurring now.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2021

Early in the pandemic, New York State began allowing providers to bill Medicaid for telehealth services, which greatly impacted Goodwill NYNJ's ability to meet the needs of its mental illness population. Since implementing the telehealth technology, Goodwill NYNJ has been able to increase participation, which has increased revenue.

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Clocktree

JANUARY 4, 2021

Our friends at Porch.com have compiled some very helpful tips for increasing your available internet speed. Clocktree recommends that providers and clients have a minimum internet speed of 5 Mbps for a reliable video and audio connection. You can test your internet speed at www.speedtest.net.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“The expansion of telehealth and the offering of new telehealth services that were not previously covered really enabled physicians to care for their patients in the midst of this crisis,” said Todd Askew, the AMA’s senior vice president of advocacy, during a recent “AMA COVID-19 Update. Provider Considerations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2021

Telemedicine can have long-term health equity benefits, including allowing providers to reach more patients in remote regions without travel requirements and see an increased number of patients in need who have historically avoided care due to stigma. Q: What do you think telehealth looks like 10 years from now? Can you elaborate?

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AMD Telemedicine

JULY 5, 2022

While telemedicine is a relatively known technology in the medical field, there are still nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals who are unfamiliar with how to best apply it. Here are six tips for introducing or onboarding your staff to telemedicine and telehealth: 1. Is telemedicine legal?

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Health Recovery Solutions

MAY 9, 2023

The demand for telehealth is growing globally as it expands healthcare access to underserved populations. Telehealth, specifically telemedicine , offers an effective solution for meeting this demand by providing technology-enabled care to patients who are unable to access traditional healthcare services.

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care innovations

OCTOBER 3, 2018

After decades of increasing acceptance from patients, providers and payers, telemedicine in healthcare is reaching a “tipping point,” argue some experts. At Care Innovations®, we’ve long predicted this merging of telemedicine with the day-to-day operations of the traditional healthcare industry. It will be the standard. …

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Health Populi

MAY 23, 2019

As the early adopters of retail clinics, telemedicine visits, and food subscriptions have shared their experiences with others, these services have reached tipping point-mainstream status in the health/care landscape. I point this out in my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen.

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Health Populi

MARCH 7, 2018

As I wrote here in April 2017, telehealth and virtual healthcare are mainstreaming. This week at the 2018 annual HIMSS conference, telehealth is playing a mainstream role in discussions about right-sizing and right-placing healthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

" They are also given advice and self-help tips and rehabilitation tools to start them on the path to recovery. MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. But Upswing’s technology was not enough.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2021

Telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed many patients – especially those in under-resourced areas – unprecedented access to behavioral healthcare. "Like every health system in the entire country, overnight you had to flip the switch on, and essentially totally pivot to telemedicine," he said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2019

Working in partnership with vendor Advanced ICU Care, which provides telemedicine technology and services, the health system kicked off the implementation this week at Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center in Kentucky, with 11 more locations set go go live by July. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Health Recovery Solutions

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Any telehealth program, no matter the organization’s size, staffing structure, or patient demographics, is meant to be a system that will engage patients in their own care, empower them to improve lifestyle habits, and take more control in managing their condition(s).

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AMD Telemedicine

MARCH 2, 2023

Is Telehealth the Future of Healthcare? Many healthcare providers are using telemedicine technologies, electronic health records (EHRs), and other digital tools that better the quality and efficiency of care delivery. Is telehealth the future of healthcare? In short, yes.

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Enzyme Health

MAY 1, 2019

Follow these tips for working from home to stay productive, motivated, and balanced. One of the benefits of a career in telemedicine is the ability to achieve greater balance in your life, so don’t let yourself get overworked. Follow these tips for working from home to stay productive, focused, accountable, and yes, balanced.

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eVisit

JANUARY 17, 2019

What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new! I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world.

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Enzyme Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? organized, and highlight a few tips from an expert telemedicine physician traveler.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2024

However, the risks that go hand in hand with this innovative telemedicine approach could lead to data breaches, lawsuits (resulting from device malfunctions, missed readings or delays in critical alerts), and critical financial losses. Pro tip: Look for a proven track record and HIPAA compliance.

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Health System CIO

JULY 17, 2017

From determining key drivers to establishing governance, there are several steps organizations must follow to ensure a successful telehealth program, says Sue Schade.

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Geonetric

MARCH 26, 2019

Virtual care and telehealth programs are becoming more common at hospitals and health systems around the country. In fact, according to the American Telemedicine Association, over half of all U.S. hospitals now use some form of telemedicine. Read 5 Tips for Promoting Telemedicine the Right Way at Geonetric.com.

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VSee

APRIL 9, 2020

Get practical tips on choosing a technology platform that is right for your practice. Learn about how the right telehealth technology can save you and your staff valuable time in set up, onboarding, and patient flow. Set the right expectations about what telehealth can and cannot do.

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VSee

MAY 21, 2018

Telehealth lawyer Nate Lacktman recommends that when negotiating a telehealth reimbursement contract from private payers, make sure to use the language of payers (e.g. member vs. patients), and to have a plan ready for showing them how telemedicine will benefit the payers such as by saving money or having healthier members.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Check out the post on Medecision’s site to see what I saw, and why I feel this year at CES was a significant tipping point for consumer-, patient-, and caregiver-facing digital tech. The post What Health Plans, Hospitals and Health Systems Can Learn from CES 2020 appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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VSee

APRIL 9, 2020

Panel Discussion: Telemedicine in Practice View Recording now Tips from Physicians in the Trenches Hear from physicians who have made the transition from doing in-person only visits to telemedicine. Learn from their experiences and get practical advice for getting set up. Objectives: Review the value.

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VSee

APRIL 9, 2020

Panel Discussion: Telemedicine in Practice View Recording now Tips from Physicians in the Trenches Hear from physicians who have made the transition from doing in-person only visits to telemedicine. Learn from their experiences and get practical advice for getting set up. Objectives: Review the value.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2021

Healthcare IT News interviewed three CIOs and a telehealth director at four of the most prominent pediatric care institutions in the country. Morgan Waller, RN, director of telemedicine, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri. ( @MorganMwaller ). "We expedited our telehealth offerings. Keith Perry, CIO, St.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2020

It will also make wider use of what it's calling the COVID-19 Virtual Hospital – enabling positive patients to receive care for other conditions from home via telemedicine. Case in point: Atrium had embraced telehealth and virtual care for many years now. " A "tipping point" for telemedicine.

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