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Telehealth, supply chain monitoring key areas of investment during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped shed light on the longer-term structural reforms needed in the US healthcare system, which include telehealth investment and medical supply chain tracking and coordination improvements.

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Legislators and healthcare orgs rally in favor of bipartisan telehealth bill

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services, said Bordenick, have allowed individuals suffering from COVID symptoms to get virtual treatment. But the waivers have fulfilled another important function: "It's allowed individuals to manage their non-COVID treatment," such as cancer treatment, mental health care and diabetes management.

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How UPMC's virtual-first healthcare model works

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UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. "This shows that it is being used by all types of patients," Saiyed noted.

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Charting a Path Forward for Behavioral Health After the Public Health Emergency

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After the expiration of the COVID-19 PHE, analysts predict a potential loss of health insurance coverage for as many as 15 million Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees, ages 12 -64. And an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation found Medicaid/CHIP enrollment increased 29% from February 2020 to November 2022.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. Confidentiality Laws and regulations govern the confidentiality of medical data.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

HIT Consultant

Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. Confidentiality Laws and regulations govern the confidentiality of medical data.

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Stony Brook Medicine crafts a telehealth strategic plan that bears fruit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Stony Brook Medicine health system, which, before COVID-19, had already grown from a two-hospital system to a four-hospital system with the inclusion of Eastern Long Island Hospital and Southampton Hospital, reflects a diverse and geographically widespread patient population of more than 1.4 The opportunities telemedicine provides.

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