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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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Rural hospitals need more than telehealth to survive the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Rural hospital leaders say COVID-19 has magnified the need for access to telehealth – and that it's a mistake to rely on one-size, fits-all solutions for virtual care. Since January 2010, 126 rural hospitals have shut down, with nearly 600 more on the brink of closing. Twitter: @kjercich.

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