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Telemedicine racks up big cost savings and enhanced care for Nebraska hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Like many rural healthcare organizations, the facility relies heavily on advanced practice providers – nurse practitioners and physician associates. We were already familiar with Avel, having used its pharmacy telemedicine system for several years. "They function as an extension of our local care team," she continued.

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Telemedicine helps SSM Health triple volume of psychiatric care

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THE PROBLEM The demand for behavioral health services is overwhelming across the country, but it's particularly acute in Missouri, where approximately only 200 of the state's 1,000 licensed psychiatrists actually reside in the state to serve a population of about 6 million.

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At Children's Mercy, telemedicine boosts access to highly sought-after subspecialists

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"The high demand for pediatric specialty providers and the constraints many families face regarding transportation, time off from work and school, and finances, made it obvious that traditional models of outreach healthcare were not sustainable," said Morgan Waller, director of telemedicine business and operations at Children's Mercy.

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Cornell Scott-Hill makes big strides with specialist telemedicine

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Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut, as a community health center, always had faced a range of treatment barriers that made it difficult, if not impossible, for patients to attend in-person appointments pre-COVID – and for which telemedicine would have been a viable alternative. THE PROBLEM.

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AI, licensing and remote prescribing among key issues facing telepsychiatry

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually. Some parts of our practice do leverage telemedicine prescribing flexibilities, and we were part of that scramble to align with DEA’s original proposed rules.

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Taming the beast of multistate provider licensure for telemedicine

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But even if some important questions about virtual care's staying power have been answered recently , health systems and telehealth startups continue to face major challenges navigating licensing requirements to operate across state lines. Telemedicine companies encounter these challenges more frequently than traditional providers.

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Telehealth summit debrief: staffing shortages, wider acceptance but expansion barriers

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Telemedicine technology and services vendor Avel eCare recently launched its inaugural annual Customer Forum and Innovation Summit focused on driving innovation in virtual care. The lack of tenured nurses creates a risk to quality outcomes. What did you learn about expanding access with behavioral health telemedicine?