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MAY 19, 2022

The telemedicine company contends this approach is twice as effective as traditional care. With our digital user experience, patients will be able to access the clinic and attend appointments with our practitioners and doctors from anywhere at any time." Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT. Email the writer: bsiwicki@himss.org.

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JUNE 21, 2021

He is in an excellent position to comment on the report and the potential here for telemedicine, so Healthcare IT News interviewed him to get his perspective on the issue. The Internet allows everyone access to medical information, but using "Doctor Google" can be dangerous.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2023

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. The COVID-19 public health emergency may be coming to an end in May.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 20, 2021

These changes to the healthcare landscape were helped partly by requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic and partly by the subsequent loosening of telemedicine reimbursement and licensure regulations by the government. Will the government and commercial payers continue to reimburse for telemedicine? But what's to happen in 2022?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2021

Grimm wrote in a statement on Friday that the quick pivot to telemedicine amidst the COVID-19 pandemic makes oversight, transparency, accountability and program integrity all the more important. OIG Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi A. ON THE RECORD.

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MAY 31, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS To identify common facilitators and barriers to telehealth implementation, researchers evaluated practice leaders' perspectives on 32 aspects of telemedicine in their practices, according to a new report published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 16, 2020

A telemedicine initiative aimed at providing free diagnosis, treatment, and preventive services for women around the world has been unveiled by a United Arab Emirates humanitarian organisation. The initiative is being supervised by Emirati volunteer doctors from the Young Emirati Volunteer Leaders Initiative. THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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MAY 24, 2022

With the huge initial swell in the use of virtual care in the rearview mirror, many industry experts – from health plans to big tech and practicing clinicians – are considering whether a doubling down on telehealth is just what the doctor ordered for the future of patient care. But that's not the case anymore.

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MAY 21, 2020

IHH Healthcare, Asia’s largest privately owned healthcare group, last week announced that it has rolled out telemedicine services in Singapore, Malaysia, Turkey, India and Hong Kong. In Malaysia, IHH patients can book virtual consultations with doctors at 11 Pantai Hospitals and 4 Gleneagles Hospitals. THE LARGER TREND.

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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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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Among the allegations are that Wolfe and her conspirators submitted well over $400 million in illegal durable medical equipment claims to Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans, relying on the guise of "telemedicine" to explain the unusually high volume of claims.

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MAY 26, 2021

Telemedicine provider Medgate saw a 170% increase in teleconsultations in Philippines last year, with an 80% case resolution rate. In addressing patient concerns, it employed a medical co-management approach where doctors can collaborate to establish a diagnosis and provide the best possible treatment. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, patients often had to wait for hours in hospital and doctor's office waiting rooms. All of those pages and pages of forms you get at a doctor's office? With prescheduling, doctors are able to populate your medical record before you get there.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

"They thought to let the interaction or the clinical situation dictate the level of care that is needed… If they can handle [visits] over telemedicine and take care of the patient, the patient doesn't need more expensive care. "I think our goal with telemedicine is how we utilise it when it makes sense.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Research published this week by Philips gives an insight into doctors’ experience of COVID-19 and how they believe the healthcare industry should change in response. It captures feedback from 500 doctors under the age of 40 in five countries: France, Germany, the US, China and Singapore. European Digital Event.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

Telemedicine technology and services vendor Avel eCare recently launched its inaugural annual Customer Forum and Innovation Summit focused on driving innovation in virtual care. So telemedicine helps bridge that gap in rural or other markets that may not have adequate resource availability. Connectivity is a challenge for some.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 28, 2021

NantHealth, a provider/payer collaboration IT vendor, and Sesame, a direct-to-patient telemedicine company, are collaborating on a program designed to give providers tools to offer patients direct access to virtual care while, the companies say, increasing practice revenue by reducing administrative costs. A big telehealth marketplace.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Now that telemedicine is a mainstream method for healthcare delivery, C-suite executives and health IT leaders at provider organizations must keep a sharp eye on trends in virtual care. Telemedicine is too important now to take for granted. What is one of the most important telemedicine predictions you have for 2024?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Jignesh Bhuta, Chief Operating Officer of Smartfuture first presented his startup's patient app and doctor portal. Once the patient has recorded their vitals using either video or picture format, the information will be stored in both the patient app and the doctor portal. Smartfuture's white-label telehealth platform.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Chu Canh Chieu, Director of Global Healthcare Center, FPT Software One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic was the rise of telemedicine. Specific to telemedicine, estimates suggest that AI-powered telehealth solutions could represent a multi-billion-dollar market segment within the next few years. from 2024 to 2030.

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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

JULY 9, 2021

Telemedicine consultations could be “key” to addressing the growing costs of diabetes treatment and management in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a new report has found.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

The Thai government has built a telemedicine platform to monitor COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms at home and at community isolation centres. According to a local news report , the BKK HI Care platform enables remote patient monitoring by doctors. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

These may be technologies used from the home or that a doctor uses to improve or support healthcare services. Since then, CMS has now expanded coverage for telehealth and telemedicine. How can healthcare provider organizations tackle privacy issues related to HIPPA when it comes to telemedicine?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2023

But other generative AI scholars are not so sure ChatGPT's empathy replaces the doctors' How do doctors approach answering questions on social media? " How do patients respond to the advice of doctors on social media? ChatGPT is already showing potential value for an array of healthcare use cases.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Its program Focused on Feeding has helped families go from hospital bed (with malnutrition) to the dinner table – entirely via telemedicine. And how did telemedicine come into the mix? By using a telemedicine platform for feeding therapy, families can conduct the session in their own kitchen while feeding their child a meal.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2023

Telemedicine tools can ensure physicians and their care teams can better manage patient care , and the associated workflow, to help their patients stay their healthiest, he added. You suggest that telemedicine services can serve as disease-prevention tools for populations of patients. Please elaborate.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

When it comes to policy changes that could help bridge the gap, report authors pointed to ensuring health coverage, investing in social services, reducing administrative burdens and improving service delivery – including via telemedicine and licensure modernization. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

According to a report issued by the National Center of Health Statistics , the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months decreased by 6.9%. Patients are referred to urgent care or their doctor and the cost of the virtual visit does not apply to the referred care. Industry experts also see the need for clarity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

THE PROBLEM For a children’s hospital, this meant that often for the first time, parents and/or extended family could attend a doctor’s visit virtually and take a more active role in the care of their children. MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We were able to roll out various digital health tools , telemedicine , and mobile health applications that not only better the lives of our patients but also our staff. Telemedicine expands access to healthcare, providing patients with convenient options for education and clinical interventions. The following is what they had to share.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2023

Generally speaking, what are the multistate caregiver licensing challenges health systems and telemedicine companies face? This leaves many doctors, nurses and other health professionals in charge of their own licensing verification and updates, a task for which they are not formally trained, nor do they have the time.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

At the same time, however, relying on telemedicine had drawbacks, especially from a social perspective. Their interview subjects cited several positive effects of using telemedicine, including: The benefits of avoiding travel for the nursing home resident. Saved organizational resources. Improved access to care. Enhanced communication.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The American Telemedicine Association has gathered a number of speakers to share their expertise on integrating virtual care into healthcare delivery. Each session has multiple speakers including doctors and nurses, C-suite executives, operational directors, academics and others. WHY IT MATTERS.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

The partnership will see Bupa Arabia’s insured members being offered instant medical appointments with doctors “across more than 60 specialities”, as well as other digital health services via the platform.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Fortunately, after the missed appointment, I was able to conduct a telemedicine consultation via Zoom with “M,” who joined from the comfort of his own home, with his daughter logging on from her home. While I initially followed him via telemedicine visits, this is also now illegal. Telemedicine across the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2021

"Telemedicine for routine patients has become the new standard in primary care and subspecialty clinics at Avera," Burchett explained. "This physician can either be on site using an iPad, or one of the physicians off site at the Avera eCARE telemedicine hub. Virtual care for non-COVID-19 patients.

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