Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 17, 2020

WakeMed Health & Hospitals is based in the heart of a dynamic, fast-growing market – an area known as the Triangle, which includes Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, and surrounding communities. Hospitals and health systems across the country are rolling out telemedicine services for patients. THE PROBLEM.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Millions of dollars and developers’ time have been invested in conceiving and making digital health tools. Use of mobile apps to track personal health activity fell from nearly 1 in 2 consumers to 1 in 3. Use of wearable tech nearly halved, from 33% to 18%, between 2018 and 2020.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

the health/care ecosystem warmly embraced social determinants of health as a concept in 2019. A few of the mainstreaming-of-SDoH signposts in 2019 were: Cigna studying and focusing in on loneliness as a health and wellness risk factor. CVS building out an SDOH platform , collaborating with Unite US for the effort.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

and the issue of pandemic preparedness for the next “Disease X” became part of global public health planning. But the biggest health threat to human life is climate change, according to a new report from the World Health Organization titled The Health Argument for Climate Action.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate Maslak, Founder & CEO at Ribbon Health. The ability to seek treatment from a doctor specializing in your specific medical need is beneficial and improves health outcomes. Ultimately, personalization increases patient engagement and improves outcomes. . million in 2020.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the legislation every 90 days. But by definition, an "emergency" can't last forever. What's at stake.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Stephanie Jamison, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Greenway Health. Recent McKinsey reports reveal that telehealth use has stabilized at levels 38 times higher than before the pandemic. Plus, several studies show that telehealth is not only effective in improving patient outcomes but increasing practice revenue as well.

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