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Patients are just as satisfied with virtual visits, Cleveland Clinic study finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Patients seem to like the convenience of telehealth, as well as the ability to remain safe from COVID-19 transmission – especially before the vaccine rollout in the United States. The average overall satisfaction score was 4.4 WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an eye-opener for what really matters in both personal and professional life. Healthcare providers are especially faced with new challenges: balancing best-practice patient care, reworking guidelines to protect and support their personnel, and much more. Allows for Easy Patient Follow-Up.

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How the VA laid the groundwork for a pandemic-fueled telehealth spike

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2017, the VA announced a new initiative called "Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care," followed by bipartisan legislation enabling interstate telemedicine for VA providers and patients. The COVID-19 crisis, though, triggered a rapid scale-up.

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ChatGPT's potential impact on preventative care and emergency visits

Healthcare It News

How can hospitals and health systems harness ChatGPT and other LLM-based technologies to improve patient care? In the current healthcare landscape, hospitals and health systems are navigating challenging times, with financial pressures exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic's lasting effects.

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Researchers say 'essential questions remain' about telehealth's diagnostic viability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It partners with stakeholders such as patients, families and members of the healthcare community. The researchers noted that the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an enormous paradigm shift when it comes to certain telehealth needs. In 2017, a report from the National Quality Forum found that 5% or more patients in the U.S

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Stony Brook Medicine crafts a telehealth strategic plan that bears fruit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Stony Brook Medicine health system, which, before COVID-19, had already grown from a two-hospital system to a four-hospital system with the inclusion of Eastern Long Island Hospital and Southampton Hospital, reflects a diverse and geographically widespread patient population of more than 1.4

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Virtual Primary Care Reimagined With A Virtual First Health Plan

HIT Consultant

At the core of this equation is a robust and longitudinal patient-provider relationship. These positive relationships often improve patient satisfaction, yielding higher engagement and utilization of primary care services. The promise of primary care on improved health outcomes has been proven over time.