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Report: Telemedicine, modernized licensing can help bridge health disparity gap

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When it comes to policy changes that could help bridge the gap, report authors pointed to ensuring health coverage, investing in social services, reducing administrative burdens and improving service delivery – including via telemedicine and licensure modernization. ON THE RECORD.

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Will telemedicine stagnate without regulatory reform?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

According to a report issued by the National Center of Health Statistics , the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months decreased by 6.9%. Patients are referred to urgent care or their doctor and the cost of the virtual visit does not apply to the referred care.

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The intersection of telehealth and AI: How can they reinforce each other?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine took a huge leap forward during the pandemic as more providers and patients embraced remote delivery of healthcare services. Piotr Orzechowski is CEO of Infermedica, an AI health company dedicated to improving preliminary symptom analysis and digital triage. AI also significantly enhances telemedicine adoption.

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The prominent issues telehealth must tackle when the pandemic passes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare IT News interviewed Mulcare to dig into the reversion to pre-pandemic regulations, the ethics of telemedicine across state lines, what telehealth technologies can do to increase access, and more. There will be lost opportunities for patients to achieve the health outcomes they are motivated to or need to obtain.

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Why Family Caregivers Need Help from the Healthcare Establishment

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Add to this the fact that patients with multiple chronic illnesses see multiple doctors – all creating care plans and prescribing medications to address their specialized areas. Our nation has a vital opportunity to unleash the potential of family caregivers to improve health outcomes. In addition, President Biden’s $1.9

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United Physicians finds success with telepsychiatry for virtual collaborative care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The mission at United Physicians is to advance physician performance to improve patient health outcomes. With this in mind, in working with its doctors, it noticed that patients' mental health issues increasingly were negatively impacting their health status. THE PROBLEM. In fact, they'll worsen.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

They provide health measures of patients and transmit them back to providers – or in some cases are reported back to providers – to facilitate healthcare decisions from afar. The platform also is designed for direct-to-patient telemedicine. It also provides medication adherence tools. iRhythm Technologies.

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