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Should TikTok Doctors Owe Any Duty of Care Toward Their Followers?

Bill of Health

By Sarah Gabriele Doctors are now using social media platforms to spread medical knowledge and to interact with the communities that they are actively building. A recent survey showed that almost 1 in 5 Americans now turn to TikTok before their doctor for health advice.

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Everything You Need To Know About Telemedicine

Electronic Health Reporter

Scheduling an appointment with your doctor is usually the first thing you do when you’re feeling a little under the weather or have some questions about your health. The article Everything You Need To Know About Telemedicine appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Editorial Day Interpreting Sean Hopwood what is telemedicineThis article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Sean Hopwood, CEO, Day Interpreting.

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Doctor Anywhere buys Thailand's biggest telemedicine platform

Mobi Health News

Thailand has now become its second-biggest market.

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Telemedicine will become default, with more virtual treatments, expert says

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The boost the pandemic gave telemedicine into the mainstream cannot be understated. Many telemedicine professionals, as well as a good number of healthcare providers, suggest that as healthcare evolves post-pandemic, virtual-first is the way to go.

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How Will IoT and AI Transform the Patient-Doctor Relationship?

Healthcare IT Today

Whether you’re at the doctor’s office or in the comfort of your home, talking about your health can be overwhelming. Most of us don’t enjoy going to the doctor. We typically only discuss our health at an annual doctor visit.

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From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond

HIT Consultant

Michael Gorton, CEO of Recuro Health Telemedicine has helped improve the quality of life of patients in every corner of the world and has been successfully utilized to provide convenient care to people with limited or no access to health services.

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A Title Fight Pits Physician Assistants Against Doctors

Kaiser Health News

They complain that some patients will wrongly assume a “physician associate” is a junior doctor, much as an attorney who has not yet made partner is an associate. ” The American Osteopathic Association, another group that represents doctors, accused the P.A.s

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HIPAA Compliant Telemedicine Software: Preparing for the End of PHE

Compliancy Group

Telemedicine is one such advancement that has revolutionized the way we receive medical care. Telemedicine allows patients to receive care from the comfort of their own homes, without having to visit a doctor’s office or hospital. So which telemedicine tools comply with HIPAA?

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Opportunities For Telemedicine To Meet Socioeconomic Demands

Electronic Health Reporter

COVID-19 sent telemedicine on the fast track for widespread adoption, helping doctors manage and care for their patients — especially those at high risk — during the nationwide shelter-in-place ordinance. […]. The article Opportunities For Telemedicine To Meet Socioeconomic Demands appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Stephanie Wilding, CEO, CommunityHealth.

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The Most Influential Person in Healthcare Might Soon Be the Care Manager, Not the Doctor

Healthcare IT Today

Everyone knows that the doctor has been the center of healthcare in at least our lifetimes and likely longer. It makes sense that the doctor is the center of healthcare since they’re highly trained to provide the most effective care to a patient.

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Launches Telemedicine Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced it has collaborated with Accenture and Microsoft over the last 12 months to help develop and refine MSK Telemedicine. Patients receive a secure link to join MSK Telemedicine.

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Using telemedicine when it makes sense

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"They thought to let the interaction or the clinical situation dictate the level of care that is needed… If they can handle [visits] over telemedicine and take care of the patient, the patient doesn't need more expensive care. Telemedicine adoption.

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Telemedicine provider Push Doctor acquired by Square Health

Mobi Health News

The company merge will further innovate digital healthcare in the UK

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Wisp Launches Telemedicine Abortion Care in California

HIT Consultant

Just as it’s done with its other services, Wisp designed its medical abortion telemedicine service with patients’ safety, convenience and discretion in mind. If you are under 18 years old, the doctor has a duty to get permission from your guardian.

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5 Ways Telemedicine App Development Upgrades Patient Services

Electronic Health Reporter

Telemedicine apps are one of the most significant clinical inventions which have made easy for medical practitioners to provide care services with much more convenience even to the patients residing […]. The article 5 Ways Telemedicine App Development Upgrades Patient Services appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Editorial Doctor on Demand HIPAA pingmd telemedicine appsThis article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.

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Goulburn Valley Health partners My Emergency Doctor for after-hours telemedicine services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Goulburn Valley Health, a regional healthcare provider in the state of Victoria, has tapped telemedicine service My Emergency Doctor for additional virtual emergency doctor support. Emergency doctors from the company are fellows of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

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Antidote Health debuts telemedicine-based mental health clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The telemedicine company contends this approach is twice as effective as traditional care. With our digital user experience, patients will be able to access the clinic and attend appointments with our practitioners and doctors from anywhere at any time."

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4 Reasons Why You Should Invest In Your Telemedicine Services

Electronic Health Reporter

Many healthcare professionals are now providing telemedicine calls and video conferences as an option to their patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this is a wonderful tool for both patients and doctors, many people […].

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Will Your Smartphone Be the Next Doctor’s Office?

HealthIT Answers

The post Will Your Smartphone Be the Next Doctor’s Office? Digital Health & Telemedicine Hannah Norman Home Health Kaiser Health News Telemedicine

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Can telemedicine produce a successful preventative care program?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine tools can ensure physicians and their care teams can better manage patient care , and the associated workflow, to help their patients stay their healthiest, he added. You suggest that telemedicine services can serve as disease-prevention tools for populations of patients.

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How to get clinicians more comfortable with delivering telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While there were certainly many clinicians performing telemedicine before COVID-19 struck in early 2020, the pandemic foisted telehealth on countless numbers of additional physicians and nurses, forcing them to get up to speed and feel comfortable with the technology.

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Taming the beast of multistate provider licensure for telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Generally speaking, what are the multistate caregiver licensing challenges health systems and telemedicine companies face? Telemedicine companies encounter these challenges more frequently than traditional providers.

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Is telemedicine an answer to physician burnout and staffing shortages?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With the huge initial swell in the use of virtual care in the rearview mirror, many industry experts – from health plans to big tech and practicing clinicians – are considering whether a doubling down on telehealth is just what the doctor ordered for the future of patient care.

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No registry for telemedicine providers is a missed opportunity, says ATA

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed permanent changes to the e-prescribing of controlled medications, the American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action sent its final comments this week in two letters. Following up on its February 27 statement opposing the U.S.

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Telehealth Only Doctors and Medical Practices

Healthcare IT Today

Administration Ambulatory Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Direct Primary Care Direct to Consumer Telehealth Telehealth Telehealth Models Telehealth Only Doctors Telehealth Only Medical Practices Telemedicine

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How Doctors Rely On Digital Services to Save Money

Electronic Health Reporter

Some doctors use digital services to advertise their products while others use various software to monitor their clients as well as prescribe drugs […]. The article How Doctors Rely On Digital Services to Save Money appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Editorial electronic health records telemedicineThis article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Innovative telemedicine solutions demoed by startups during HIMSS22 APAC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Jignesh Bhuta, Chief Operating Officer of Smartfuture first presented his startup's patient app and doctor portal. Once the patient has recorded their vitals using either video or picture format, the information will be stored in both the patient app and the doctor portal.

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Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine is making a very positive contribution to healthcare during the pandemic, and is being used in a variety of ways. Further, there is a chance telemedicine could add to hospitals being overwhelmed, unless it’s used well. Telemedicine can be a tool for managing COVID19.

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Telemedicine Is the Solution Both Patients and Providers Need

Electronic Health Reporter

The average family doctor cares for 2,300 patients with visits varying from acute conditions to chronic diseases. The article Telemedicine Is the Solution Both Patients and Providers Need appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Editorial benefits of telemedicine ExamMed patient engagement Robert S. Kaufmann telemedicine the Kaufmann ClinicThis content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Robert S. Kaufmann, MD, FACP, The Kaufmann Clinic.

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Zoom's head of healthcare talks the future of telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare IT News sat down with Heidi West, head of healthcare at Zoom, to discuss telemedicine's future, hybrid in-person/telehealth care, communities that could be hurt without virtual care, and challenges to telemedicine becoming fully mainstream.

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Advances in telemedicine are on the way in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These changes to the healthcare landscape were helped partly by requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic and partly by the subsequent loosening of telemedicine reimbursement and licensure regulations by the government.

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Five Ways To Prepare For Your First Telemedicine Visit

Electronic Health Reporter

It’s 2020 and doctors are doing house calls again. Rather than a doctor knocking on […]. The article Five Ways To Prepare For Your First Telemedicine Visit appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.

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How a telemedicine pilot in Zimbabwe tapped city doctors for rural care

Mobi Health News

Yaya Mbaoua, CEO of The Mbaoua Group, will be speaking at HIMSS20 on how telemedicine could transform Africa’s healthcare

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Dr. Roboto? Stanford Medicine Foresees Digital Doctors “Maturing”

Health Populi

The vast majority of doctors are using electronic health records, and four in ten have adopted telemedicine in their workflow. One in three doctors uses genetic screening, and one in four, wearable health devices.

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Telemedicine: What Slows Down the Healthcare of the Future

HIT Consultant

Yet, many barriers are hampering telemedicine’s success. This article explores the challenges of telemedicine and examines solutions to resolve current issues. Main Obstacles the Telemedicine is Facing Today. Pandemic allowed those who were hesitant to try out telemedicine.