Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

With the sudden easing of restrictions by the government and equally sudden reimbursement from payers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s very clear telemedicine has never been more used or more vital. Hospitals and health systems have gone from dozens to thousands of telehealth visits per week. Just as telehealth has never been more important, it’s never been more important for healthcare provider organizations to make sure their telemedicine technology is finely tuned, so th

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 29, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. COVID-19 has changed the medical world. As the amount of cases continues to rise with more hospitalizations and deaths than ever before, the medical community is scrambling to keep up. How […].

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Mobi Health News

JULY 27, 2020

The company is looking to test the product in the U.S. and Europe, with the goal of gaining market approval for both regions by 2023.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2020

As we reported previously, the HIMSS 2021 conference is officially being moved to August. It will still be held in Las Vegas at the Sands EXPO Center, but now shifted to the summer – August 9-13, 2021. In a press briefing today, Hal Wolf, CEO of HIMSS mentioned that they have secured additional space to […].

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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2020

The Center for Connected Care at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is focused on the resourcing and diffusion of digital health solutions in partnership with the Mayo Clinic practice, extending Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise and increasing patient access to clinical care, even at a distance. THE PROBLEM. These digital health solutions include an array of modalities that reflect the wide-ranging needs of patients: synchronous, real-time video telemedicine (including outpatient

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Mobi Health News

JULY 28, 2020

Engineers from Tufts University demonstrate a new sensor for sweat detection, and Nanowear is teaming up with the New York City-Metro Health Systems to focus on remote detection of COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2020

The following is a guest article by Brian Russell, Solution Architect at Atos. Because of the shelter-in-place protocols that have been implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, remote visits to the doctor’s office have transformed from a rarely-used novelty to a necessity in many cases. Telehealth providers are seeing a significant increase in demand […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

Lots of industry groups want to see the temporary government waivers enacted early on during the COVID-19 public health emergency – the ones enabling the vast expansion of telehealth and remote patient monitoring over the past four months – to be made permanent once the storm has subsided. And some legislators do too. But many, many medical associations do not – at least not those related to scope of practice and licensure.

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Health Populi

JULY 28, 2020

This week, announcements from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Withings further bolster the case for the private sector bolstering public health in this pandemic…and future ones to come beyond the Age of the Coronavirus. Since the pandemic emerged, CTA has been reaching out to members and stakeholders to be a useful resource for the consumer electronics industry and its customers.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 31, 2020

Dexcom president and CEO Kevin Sayer is “incredibly proud” of what the company is calling “resilient growth” in the second quarter of 2020, according to an earnings call on Tuesday. Despite having some uncertainty in the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dexcom was able to produce significant year-over-year growth in Q2 2020. Sayer attributes much of the growth to a steady increase in knowledge of the company’s continuous glucose monitor (CGM), the Dexcom G6, among patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 28, 2020

After our extremely popular virtual meetup on “How Healthcare Organizations are Integrating Virtual Chronic Care Solutions to Adjust to the Next Normal,” we decided we needed to do a follow up conversation with our panelists to cover areas of virtual care we weren’t able to get to in our first discussion. In the first discussion, […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 30, 2020

For years, staff at the Petersen HIV clinic in Tucson, Arizona, had been working on implementing a telemedicine protocol for their patients in the region. They knew HIV care could be provided efficiently via telehealth and had been studying best practices of other facilities around the country. But they'd been stymied by hurdles, particularly when it came to getting administrative buy-ins.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 29, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in numerous unexpected changes in the health sector. The government and the public are looking to the medical field to generate a cure for the virus. At the same time, […]. The article How COVID-19 Is Changing the Medical Profession appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 30, 2020

The WNBA is teaming up with the Oura smart ring for the upcoming season as part of the initiative to prioritize the players' and league staff’s health, safety and privacy. This comes just a month after the NBA announced it too would provide Oura rings to all teams and league staff members.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2020

Being a hospital CIO can be an unenviable – and sometimes nearly thankless – job even at the best of times. Things have arguably gotten even worse for health IT leaders as COVID-19 caseloads mount and the need to slap together solutions addressing the pandemic grows. Given this level of chaos, it’s predictable that cyberattackers […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

On Day 1 of the HIMSS APAC Malaysia Digital Health Summit, Dr Shannon Nott, Director of Medical Services, Western New South Wales (NSW) Local Health District and Shehaan Fernando, Regional Director Population Health Management and Connected Care Informatics, ASEAN Pacific, Philips, together with HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer, Dr Charles Alessi gathered virtually at the session titled ‘New Outlook of Telehealth’ to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the implementation of virtu

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 29, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Khalid Al-Maskari, CEO and founder, Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) Telehealth has been a hot topic during COVID-19, but the technology powering virtual care consultations has been around for more than half a decade. […]. The article The EHR and the Future of Telehealth appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 29, 2020

The study also found that individuals experienced a greater remission in anxiety than those in the control group.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2020

The following is a guest article by Dr. Bob Monteverdi – Global Healthcare Solutions Leader, Lenovo. Want to know what’s top of mind for Healthcare IT leaders today? Of course, the global pandemic, but even in the midst of COVID-19, IT leaders are evaluating the impacts of new virtual technology on day-to-day operations, evaluating the […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 27, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jeffrey Sullivan, chief technology officer of the cloud fax division, J2 Global, Inc. Time may heal most wounds, but it has done little to lessen the sting of prior authorization. Despite decades of streamlining […]. The article A Pain Point for Every Healthcare Stakeholder: Easing the Sting of Prior Authorization appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.

Mobi Health News

JULY 30, 2020

Virtual primary care customers living in specific regions will have the option to use Alto's app and services at no additional cost.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2020

The following is a guest article by Diana Warner, MS, RHIA, CHPS, CPHI, FAHIMA, Director, Client Relations and Account Management at MRO. Health information management has seen many new processes quickly evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 forced the healthcare industry to change how healthcare is delivered, with telehealth taking a front row seat.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 29, 2020

As conversations continue to swirl about the future of telehealth writ large, questions have been raised about specialties that seem to require greater levels of hands-on care – dentistry among them. To help ease the way for nonemergency dental care, Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts announced this week that it would further expand access to dentistry telehealth services for its members.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 30, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Everyone involved with healthcare knows how vital IT data is to the medical profession. It is an industry that generates millions of pieces of data via monitors, wearable tech, medical devices, tests, and doctors’ visits […]. The article Medical IT Data Has Involved People More In Their Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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