Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 17, 2021

After months of rumor, Amazon confirmed Wednesday that it would be expanding its Amazon Care app-based services to its employees across the United States this summer. The announcement also said that Amazon Care would be available this week to serve other companies based in Washington. Finally, Amazon Care's in-person service will expand to Washington, Baltimore and other cities in the coming months, according to the company.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 23, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Sandeep Pulim, MD, chief medical officer, Bluesteam Health. Telehealth, telemedicine, and virtual care are often used interchangeably to describe remote healthcare visits. But virtual care means something much more than just telehealth or telemedicine. […].

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2021

The Wall Street Journal featured the grocery chain Kroger in an article yesterday titled, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Tests Give Boost to Kroger’s Health Ambitions. “With 2,250 pharmacies and 220 clinics largely in the Midwest and the southern U.S., Kroger is the fourth-largest pharmacy operator by script count,” the Journal noted, adding details about Walmart, CVS Health, and Walgreens all fast-expanding their respective health care footprints.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 9, 2021

Smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo or the Google Nest can be used to monitor heart rhythms without physical contact as effectively as an electrocardiogram, according to research from the University of Washington published in Communications Biology.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 9, 2021

Healthcare AI adoption has been growing rapidly, and to date seems to have been producing worthwhile results most of the time. However, a new survey suggests that at least some healthcare leaders are a bit uncomfortable with the speed at which healthcare AI is being put in place, even if they still believe it can […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

Telehealth proved its mettle this past year. Now more hospitals and health systems are looking to expand their efforts beyond video visit-based virtual care, and push for expanded remote patient monitoring programs – up to and including the provision of acute care at home. But some big questions still need ironing out, as regulations and reimbursement mechanisms are in major flux.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2021

A new advocacy group called Moving Health Home launched on Wednesday, bringing together some heavy hitters – major health systems, care delivery services and technology vendors – who say they want to effect a shift in thinking about treating patients at home, and want to adjust reimbursement models accordingly. WHY IT MATTERS. Founding members of this coalition include Amazon Care, Ascension, Dispatch Health, Elara Caring, Intermountain Healthcare, Home Instead, Landmark Health and S

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 15, 2021

You've probably heard this one before: A major contributor to the telehealth explosion over the last year has been the decision to waive various restrictions on virtual care. But the future of those regulations remains murky – and with it, the continued widespread availability of telehealth. "It's unclear when those waivers will go away, and it's unclear what will be permanent and what won't be," said Heather Alleva, leading health systems and hospitals attorney a

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

Inventors at the University of Cincinnati announced this past week that they had developed a semi-autonomous drone prototype to dispatch medicine or supplies to people's homes. The drone, which is still in development, has cameras and a display screen to allow patients to communicate with healthcare professionals from within their own homes. "When the COVID-19 pandemic began, we saw a need for telehealth care delivery drones to provide healthcare in the home and in locations where acces

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 15, 2021

Amazon's app-based healthcare service for employees, Amazon Care, will soon launch throughout the country, Insider reported this past Friday. Although it is currently only available to the tech giant's Washington-based employees, sources told the outlet that Amazon Care is gearing up to offer the service for the rest of its U.S. workers. It will also invite employers to use the service as well, said Insider.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2021

Amid the chaos of the past pandemic year, there have been many valuable lessons for CIOs and health IT leaders willing to learn them. Many were discovered while managing unusual sets of circumstances, or from the plain and simple need to shift strategies on a dime. This is the latest in Healthcare IT News' series of feature stories on lessons learned during the COVID-19 era.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 11, 2021

A recently released report from Royal Philips found that although few people have sought help from a sleep specialist via telehealth, the majority of survey respondents said they'd be willing to try it. The survey examined the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of 13,000 adults in 13 countries around sleep. Nearly three-quarters of respondents said they'd experienced new sleep challenges since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with women reporting more sleep struggles than men.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2021

A cohort study of more than 36 million people in the United States found a dramatic increase in telehealth use during the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from Blue Health Intelligence data repository – an independent data and analytics company that is a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association – researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health compared claims data from March through June 2019 with March through June 2020.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 10, 2021

NowRx is expanding into telehealth, the digital retail pharmacy and prescription delivery company announced Wednesday. NowRx Telehealth will enable provider-patient, app-based interactions, in addition to same-hour or same-day prescription medication deliveries, according to the company. WHY IT MATTERS. The rollout's first phase will focus on the provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, an HIV prevention medication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 5, 2021

We know that telehealth can be a tremendous opportunity to expand healthcare access for people who might face barriers to medical services. But it also may be replicating the digital divide. In a recent study, researchers examined data from nearly 150,000 unique patients who scheduled telemedicine visits from March 16 to May 11, 2020. They investigated who completed those visits, and how.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2021

People with intellectual or developmental disabilities are disproportionately likely to visit the emergency department. Unfortunately, when they get there, users often report unsatisfactory care. Those with IDD may have trauma relating to hospitals, can be sensitive to change, encounter discrimination or face hurdles with communication – all of which can contribute to adverse experiences in a medical setting.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2021

Care Medical, which provides medical services for the app-based Amazon Care, appears to be preparing to expand throughout the country, raising questions about the tech behemoth's future in the healthcare space. Currently, Amazon Care connects Washington state Amazon employees with Care Medical providers via an app for basic health issues like coughs or fevers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2021

Members of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce convened Tuesday to discuss the future of virtual care. Policymakers and stakeholders emphasized the importance of balancing access to care with addressing concerns around fraud and overutilization. "Modernizing telehealth policy to meet the moment" is one of lawmakers' most important responsibilities, said Rep.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2021

Telehealth experienced sudden and massive growth starting a year ago, but it didn't happen everywhere. A new report from the RAND Corporation suggests that the biggest upticks in virtual care availability occurred in more affluent and metropolitan communities, and that telemedicine services were mostly enjoyed by patients with private insurance.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 2, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dessiree Paoli, senior solution manager, Interlace Health. Even before the pandemic, rural hospitals were closing at record rates. According to a report by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, 19 hospitals in rural America […]. The article How To Create A Digital Front Door In Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General recognized telehealth's potential while cautioning that steps must be taken to ensure virtual care will not be compromised by fraud. OIG Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi A. Grimm wrote in a statement on Friday that the quick pivot to telemedicine amidst the COVID-19 pandemic makes oversight, transparency, accountability and program integrity all the more important.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 29, 2021

Lynn County is a rural area in West Texas. The county consists of four incorporated towns: Tahoka, O'Donnell, Wilson and New Home. The population of the county is 5,915. Lynn County Hospital District (LCHD) is headquartered in Tahoka, the county seat. The hospital serves Lynn County, Garza County, Borden County and portions of Dawson County. Lynn County Hospital in Tahoka is a critical access hospital, with the next larger hospital located approximately 34 miles away in Lubbock, Texas.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 24, 2021

An independent study commissioned by a pediatric virtual care company found that 92% of pediatricians and clinicians believe that telemedicine will remain part of health practices in the future. Virtually all of the 787 pediatricians and clinicians who responded to an online survey reported currently using a telemedicine platform, with 96% saying they offered telemedicine during regular business hours.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2021

Telehealth has the potential to expand access to care to previously underserved populations. However, it also has the possible side effect of worsening health disparities – and it's vital, stakeholders say, to make changes to address that dynamic as soon as possible. "The pandemic brought telehealth to the forefront of everybody's mind," said Dr.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 9, 2021

The American Telemedicine Association and the American Board of Telehealth announced Tuesday that they were partnering to expand access to training and education for virtual care. The partnership comes on the heels of the ABT's recently launched CORE Concepts in Telehealth Certificate, which consists of seven telemedicine-focused training models.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 23, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. COVID-19 has brought a great deal of change to how we live our lives. The need to maintain safe-distance protocols has seen many industries shift to remote operations wherever possible. In […].

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MARCH 29, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. It is easy to forget that doctors are entrepreneurs. They are business owners who very likely lack the formal education and experience necessary to run a successful business. That does not mean your doctor is […]. The article Why The Business of Healing Starts With Healing The Business appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 29, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Salvatore Viscomi, chief medical officer, GoodCell, and an attending physician at Baystate Health. As we round the corner on the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 sending the country and most parts of the world into lockdown, the pandemic is still ever-present […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 26, 2021

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 25, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Response from Nathan Holman, vice president of information technology, RxBenefits. How can we use data analytics to drive better decision making and lower costs in pharmacy benefits?Rising prescription drug costs are a significant concern for […].

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