Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2021

In March 2020, the number of new COVID-19 infections was rapidly increasing in Washington. With no vaccination or specific treatment on the horizon, Howard University Hospital, an academic medical center in the district, prepared for a major surge of COVID-19 patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 2, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a new factor into hospitals' calculations about how to proceed with current and future healthcare IT implementations. " Some key IT staff in provider organizations are feeling the brunt of the COVID-19 surge, said Cash of KLAS.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 31, 2020

By Waseem Ghannam, MD, MBA, MHSA, president, TeleHealth Solution Across the country, well over 100,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, and these numbers continue to climb along with rising positivity rates. Similar to the […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 1, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep across the United Kingdom in March 2020, the government quickly moved to impose a stay-at-home order. "Our neonatal service would not have survived in its current state without telemedicine," Dewhurst continued. in Venetian Marco Polo 701.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has been pushing the limits of the healthcare systems in many European countries, among them, Spain, where COVID-19 is causing thousands of deaths and is requiring an unprecedented amount of medical resources. Data saves lives.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2022

A University of Iowa study published this month in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare found that an at-home telemonitoring program was an effective and sustainable way to manage COVID-19 for patients. required hospitalization, and 1.2% Hospitalizations were much more frequent for high-risk patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

A qualitative RAND Corporation study finds that psychiatrists offering telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic have had largely positive perceptions of the transition. Many, however, say they plan to return to in-person care when possible, due to the challenges psychiatric telemedicine entail.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Indonesian government will be extending its free telemedicine service for COVID-19 patients outside its capital, Jakarta. Accessible through a government website, the service is intended for asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 patients under self-isolation. WHAT IT'S ABOUT. THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

Jaan Sidorov, CEO of the Population Health Alliance in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a network of 152 independent community-based providers, says he and his colleagues are quickly learning how the COVID-19 crisis will change their practice patterns. "Now, my duty is to serve an entire patient population." A changing landscape.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

The special consultation service was created for those with may display symptoms of COVID-19 or at high risk of contracting of the coronavirus. The special consultation service was created for those with may display symptoms of COVID-19 or at high risk of contracting of the coronavirus. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Population Health Telehealth Workflow Workforce On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, UW has ramped up telemedicine capabilities and made immediate changes to its EHR to support COVID-19 care. Additional details can be found on the UW Medicine COVID-19 Resource Site.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 The continuum runs from the home or community setting – through to an acute hospital setting.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

Telehealth Women In Health IT Workforce The pandemic has underlined the importance of nurses working together and ensuring we are better prepared for any future crisis, as highlighted during the 'European Nurses Facing COVID-19' webinar. Similarities in cross-border community challenges. Digital is gaining momentum.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

Social distancing is a key factor in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and tele-visits can be a safe and secure means for providers to deliver certain types of care for their patients. Parker is using the Healow application by eClinicalWorks for its telemedicine program. ” PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2020

For the clinics and physicians, the pandemic brought a double challenge: providing access to care for COVID-19 patients and keeping chronically ill patients under control so that they can stay safe at home. “During the novel coronavirus pandemic, telemedicine facilitates workflows, freeing up local healthcare capacities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 26, 2021

Telemedicine provider Medgate saw a 170% increase in teleconsultations in Philippines last year, with an 80% case resolution rate. Our high case resolution rate is proof of telemedicine’s efficiency as a platform for delivering quality care,” said Medgate Philippines President Stavros Athanasiou in a statement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This was true even before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the main focus was provision of tertiary specialty services to patients living in rural communities on Oahu and to those on neighboring islands. "Over the last five years, we built out clinic-to-clinic telemedicine and scheduled direct-to-patient telehealth.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Developing smart hospitals has been a way for South Korea to meet the growing demand for more personalised healthcare in their fast-ageing society. " KHIDI piloted the smart hospital project in 2020. It involved 17 partner hospitals that were supported in their transformation into model smart hospitals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 15, 2023

South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare has released its report on the conduct of temporary telemedicine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. million) were home treatments for COVID-19 cases while about 1.36 million) were home treatments for COVID-19 cases while about 1.36

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 18, 2022

What has been one digital health investment trend during the COVID-19 pandemic, and why is it important? Before COVID-19, a few companies, such as Livongo, made a splash in the digital health community by going public – Livongo in July 2019. Worse yet, COVID-19 has exacerbated mental and behavioral health issues.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 10, 2022

"These pre-existing strains have left many rural and tribal communities particularly vulnerable to broad-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Erica Woodahl, director of the L.S. Tribal members experience significant health disparities due partly to inequitable healthcare access. " PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 29, 2021

Lynn County Hospital District (LCHD) is headquartered in Tahoka, the county seat. The hospital serves Lynn County, Garza County, Borden County and portions of Dawson County. Lynn County Hospital in Tahoka is a critical access hospital, with the next larger hospital located approximately 34 miles away in Lubbock, Texas.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 10, 2023

Zsolt Kulcsar, medical director at Lee Health based in Fort Myers, Florida, says what he has learned in recent years is that telemedicine is great, but it also is a little limiting. "That was important pre-COVID, and it's important even more so post-COVID. There is only so much one can solve via a video interaction.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency may be coming to an end in May. The boost the pandemic gave telemedicine into the mainstream cannot be understated. Many telemedicine professionals, as well as a good number of healthcare providers, suggest that as healthcare evolves post-pandemic, virtual-first is the way to go.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Prior to 2020, Franciscan Health, a health system based in Mishawaka, Indiana, conducted few telemedicine visits throughout the organization. Outside of some tele-stroke and behavioral health virtual care there wasn't any robust programming for patients to participate with Franciscan Alliance providers through telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Despite enjoying bipartisan support, telehealth has yet to see meaningful action from Congress in the COVID-19 era – and many advocates appear to be getting antsy. American Hospital Association. American Telemedicine Association. Data continues to emerge about telehealth utilization rates amidst COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

Propelled into mainstream use by the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine is becoming standard practice for many healthcare providers. Telemedicine’s technological pain points. Telemedicine’s technological pain points. While telemedicine has undoubtedly come a long way, it still has significant limitations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 24, 2020

In the same way, said panelists, members of the healthcare industry should be willing to develop and use tools to continue fighting the COVID-19 pandemic – and to prepare for any future crises. " Daniel Barchi, New York Presbyterian Hospital CIO. "This is a human endeavor," said Halamka.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As it happens, Erica works in telemedicine, as a clinical operations specialist at VirtualMed Staff. When it comes to the impact of COVID-19 on telepsychiatry services, consults saw increases ranging from 38% to 105% in 2020, according to VirtualMed Staff research. What is your part in the process of telemedicine?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2021

Metro Health/University of Michigan Health is an osteopathic teaching hospital serving more than 250,000 patients per year throughout western Michigan. Metro Health had been exploring telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) vendors for almost two years before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

At Bumrungrad International Hospital, chief digital MarTech officer Wisut Ua-Anant has led the development of a comprehensive digital health application that brings the benefits of transformation directly to its Thai and international patients. The patient can also easily access their health information through the Application.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Technology has became culturally accepted as an integral part of the patient experience as telemedicine gained popularity. You have identified three trends in telemedicine for 2023. And the third 2023 trend you suggest is that telemedicine is more than just a check-up. For example, the U.S. What do you see?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2023

The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare is pushing further to institutionalise telemedicine by launching a nationwide pilot of the service. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Under the three-month pilot, telemedicine services are only offered when a doctor deems it necessary and safe for target patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Recently commissioned research by Zoom found that patients who have used telehealth once prefer a hybrid mode of care post-COVID-19. They don't have to come to the emergency room or the hospital or the physician's office. "I think our goal with telemedicine is how we utilise it when it makes sense.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Waller, RN, says she and her team were well invested in telemedicine way before COVID-19 – and have not yet paused their journey to improve access to highly sought-after medical professionals via virtual care technology. You describe your telemedicine program as mature if not advanced.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

hospitals and health systems have very quickly deployed a lot of telemedicine systems to take care of patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As such, providers are starting to give more thought to their telemedicine technology deployments. During the last two years, U.S. Why is this?

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