Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan, began developing a virtual care strategy in October 2019 – well before COVID-19 struck – with the hope of leveraging the technology as a tool to support patient care and the organizational strategy, rather than as a stand-alone strategy in and of itself.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2020

Telemedicine has helped to bridge the access divide between the clinic’s rural and urban communities. The particular telemedicine solution depends on the need presented. Alternatively, direct-to-patient video telemedicine is used to offer follow-up care at a distance. ” MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

With this information, the hospital convened a group of thought leaders consisting of its post-acute care services division, which is managed as part of health system Michigan Medicine's home health agency, Michigan Visiting Nurses. It started with 250 COVID-19 kits. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, faced many challenges with telemedicine and the ability to scale quickly as the COVID-19 pandemic grew in force last year and the organization had to close its outpatient offices for elective services. Remote patient monitoring.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Although we were forced into fully remote operations with COVID-19, we have been making modifications along the way and have discovered how beneficial it can be to our organizations and our patients. The world of healthcare is ever-evolving, especially when new technology is being adopted.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 5, 2020

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Indiana, faced challenges in providing access to care because the area has transportation barriers. Patients may live miles away from the nearest clinic and may not have reliable transportation or resources. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

Remote patient monitoring allows patients to monitor their blood pressure, weight, oxygen saturation, symptoms and medication adherence in real time at home with a dedicated registered nurse who actively outreaches to patients as needed. Because of this, it hired a full-time employee to monitor the patient panel.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2022

MCHS had multiple telehealth platforms prior to COVID-19. Two additional platforms were launched in response to COVID-19. MCHS has offered telehealth services for almost 25 years, which prepared the organization to respond to COVID-19. Prior to COVID-19, less than 1% of visits were via telehealth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2021

"The only way to ensure high-quality outcomes was to give nurse practitioners, nurses and social workers telehealth capabilities," said Chad Hartmann, director of access and palliative services at TRU Community Care. The nurse also could get on a tele-visit with the patient through the capability of the tablet.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

DTx can fill that void in care and provide patients with a much-needed treatment option. Garheng Kong, Founder and Managing Partner at HealthQuest Capital Hospital-at-home (HaH) and skilled nursing at home (SNaH) are two trends driving increased healthcare in the home for more acute patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 12, 2021

These can be categorized in three areas: patient/staff safety, communication and logistics. Patient and staff safety, which are primary concerns, were especially critical after the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent mandatory shut-downs nationally. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

At Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston, Maine, the pandemic created an acute need to adopt novel tools to deliver on its commitment and ability to ensure that patients were able to receive the care they needed without increasing their risk of exposure to COVID-19. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Compliance Considerations for Best Outcomes Written in collaboration with the AIHC Volunteer Education Committee Delivering mental health services via telehealth has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine is considered to be under the umbrella of telehealth and refers specifically to clinical services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Telemedicine has had an interesting history. During what may be seen as the utopian period for telemedicine – the COVID-19 pandemic – telemedicine lived its gilded age. Healthcare IT News sat down with him to discuss telemedicine and the results of his firm's study. from 25.1%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

” "One example is dictation, saving our providers 8-10 minutes per patient that would have otherwise been spent writing progress notes on patient visits." The result has dramatically improved patient care outcomes, and, in the end, created greater revenue streams for the practice, Vangala reported.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2021

In this 11th installment in Healthcare IT News ' Health IT Lessons Learned in the COVID-19 Era feature series, we speak with three health IT leaders from points across the map, including: Dr. Andrew W. They have seen better patient engagement, lower no-show rates and higher provider and patient satisfaction."

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. In Bethel, a homegrown solution to the state’s nursing shortage. Colorado ends daily reporting of COVID-19 numbers. Nurse accused of sexual assault while working at Colorado hospital. CMS bumps ASC payments to 3.8

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 13, 2023

permit for patient tower Medical office building planned for Seven Pines community New freestanding ER planned for Winter Garden New Hospital CEO, Pilkington Discusses Hospital Billing Issues New simulation lab launches at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital BayCare announces plans to replace St. health care startup Ounce raises $5.2M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

NATIONAL 3 Stark law updates changing the healthcare landscape Agency nurse prices move higher for skilled nursing as staffing minimum nears AHA Responds to Request for Information on Drug Shortages AHA responds to GOP inquiry on drug shortages, shares impact on hospitals and patient care Biden launches new initiatives to reduce health care costs Cash (..)

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 7, 2022

At the same time, the fallout of COVID-19 has accelerated people's willingness to engage with telehealth and telemedicine. So how do hospitals and health systems deal with an influx of mental health patients seeking fast access to high-quality psychiatric care while improving patient throughput?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

hospitals and health systems have very quickly deployed a lot of telemedicine systems to take care of patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As such, providers are starting to give more thought to their telemedicine technology deployments. Virtual nursing units are a great example of this notion in action.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

By allowing AI-enhanced workflow, organizations can implement better data exchange between processes and immediately deliver results in cost and time savings, while significantly improving staff and patient satisfaction. We expect to see more smart technology and automation in healthcare (i.e. Digital health is here to stay.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Drug Enforcement Agency to implement a telemedicine special registration that would allow providers to remotely prescribe controlled substances. "In the six months since COVID-19 brought the nation to a standstill, the opioid epidemic has taken a sharp turn for the worse," the groups wrote. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 14, 2020

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. They also pointed out that providers can use telemedicine to communicate with others when patients are too sick to be transported.

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