Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it's collaborating with Apple to boost the availability of telehealth services for veterans across the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS. The program connects qualifying veterans with iPads, helping 50,000 of them more easily take part in telehealth services and access other VA virtual healthcare services. The new iPad initiative has its roots in the VA's Connected Tablet program , which launched in 2016 and, research shows, has created a more satisfying pa

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In 2011, hc1 was born from the belief that every patient is unique and should be treated that way. When the high-value care movement began, healthcare organizations focused on increasing value through cutting costs, but […]. The article Healthcare’s Most Innovative Companies of 2020: hc1 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

On February 4 th , 2020, in a hospital in northern California, the first known inpatient diagnosed with COVID-19 died. On March 11 th , the World Health Organization called the growing prevalence of the coronavirus a “pandemic.”. On May 25 th , George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died at the hands of police in Minneapolis. This summer, the Dixie Chicks dropped the “Dixie” from their name, and NASCAR cancelled the confederate flag from their tracks.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The ECG app can detect over 98% of atrial fibrillation cases and was 100% accurate in identifying participants with normal sinus rhythm, according to study results.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Primary care providers in New York City, one of the U.S. epicenters of the COVID-19 crisis, were some of the first to feel the brunt of the disease's effects. With patients afraid to seek care in person and social distancing necessitating as little face-to-face contact as possible, many clinicians pivoted to telehealth – some with more success than others.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Gary Larson, executive vice president and general manager of HIE solutions, eHealth Technologies. The Strategic Health Information Collaborative (SHIEC) Annual Conference took place again, this time as a five-week virtual event from August 17 […].

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Contact tracing apps, symptom checkers and other data-driven tools provide tangible benefits, but experts say that more can be done to educate individuals on what information they collect and how it's handled.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The Taskforce on Telehealth Policy released a final report on Tuesday outlining its findings and recommendations around safeguarding the future of telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force, which was convened by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the Alliance for Connected Care and the American Telemedicine Association, represented a broad spectrum of stakeholders who spent the summer building consensus around the challenges and opportunities for virtual care.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Over the last couple of years, thermal imaging cameras have become a staple for patient care. Thermal imaging cameras are a type of thermographic cameras that work by rendering infrared radiation into visible light so […]. The article 3 Reasons Why Thermal Cameras Are Important For Patient Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Healthcare systems need to have a plan to provide better patient care and combat systemic racism. I am looking forward to discussing this with Sachin Jain, MD at the upcoming Patient Experience Symposium. Moving from a company statement about racism and diversity to an action plan is a wide gap. Dr. Sachin Jain will share […].

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Efficient distribution, dissipating stigma and an emphasis on decentralized trials are all working in favor of digital treatments, according to a panel of digital therapeutics executives and industry stakeholders.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It's no surprise at this point that the COVID-19 pandemic turned the digital healthcare world (and the rest of the world) inside-out, accelerating the use of telemedicine while throwing a wrench into the plans of anyone depending on a somewhat predictable 2020. "Back in January, I had friends who were reading reports about how telehealth had reached its apex" and the height of its expansion, said Christopher Lee, co-founder of the virtual second opinion platform InfiniteMD (recentl

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Greenway Health announces it is working to develop innovative virtual care solutions that are now essential for today’s ambulatory care practices. “At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a dramatic shift […]. The article Greenway Health Develops New Telehealth Solution appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Skyler Wason, Director of Product Management at Allscripts, and Kate Palazzolo, Vice President of Sales at FollowMyHealth. In this series, we talk with EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth. Are they developing telehealth in […].

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The 900-participant study uses learnings from Apple's Tueo Health acquisition and could inform the development of a digital biomarker for asthma.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The Connected Health Initiative on Monday published an open letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., expressing support for the Telehealth Modernization Act and stressing the urgency of safeguarding access to virtual care before the public health emergency is set to expire. The initiative, a coalition of industry stakeholders including providers, payers and vendors, applauded efforts to make permanent changes to Medicare's statutory restrictions on telehealth coverage in its letter.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Technology has impacted every industry in some way, and the health industry is particularly revolutionized by the information technology movement. The chiropractic branch of healthcare has grown over the past decade; this practice focuses on […].

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The following is a guest article by Manjula Julka, MD, MBA, PCCI’s Vice President, Clinical Innovation and Albert Karam, MS, PCCI’s Director of Data Governance and Analytics. Since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the biggest challenges for health systems has been to gain an understanding of the community spread of this […].

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FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The offering, consisting of original workout content tightly integrated with Apple Watch features, was announced at a virtual event yesterday.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In response to increasing patient demand for telehealth, Kaiser Permanente this week announced the launch of a new "virtual-first" healthcare plan in Washington state. The plan, which will be available January 1, 2021, through Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington direct to employer groups and consumers, will center telehealth as a foundational modality of care for patients with non-urgent issues.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Blake Marggraff, CEO, CareSignal. If you’re in the healthcare technology sector, you already know that business has been booming. Five years ago, the industry was valued at $125 billion. Now, COVID-19 is fueling the fire […]. The article Risk-Based Pricing Should Be the Future for SaaS in a Post-COVID World appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The following is a guest article by Carey Ketelsen and Andy Kumar from Ciox. NLP, as you probably already know, stands for natural language processing. The technology has expanded its use for the processing of health data over the last four or five years, and companies around the health technology and health plan provider ecosystems […].

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Some femtech companies struggle to get their ads approved on social media platforms due to prohibited-content rules and confusion of the rules.

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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. The health system quickly experienced patient volume declines as it postponed elective procedures and surgeries.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dimitar Karaivanov, CEO and co-founder, Kanbanize. As many know, the pharmaceutical industry is heavily regulated and specialized, with slow drug-development timelines, strict processes and quality requirements, and rigid silos. Without a direct relationship with […].

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

With technology advances, healthcare organizations gain access to improved tools and better information. While progress offers clear advantages for providers, many still suffer from archaic, interoperable electronic health record (EHR) systems. This is a challenge, given that it’s not uncommon for patients to move across hospitals, outpatient clinics, and post-acute care facilities with many of […].

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Panelists at DTx East discuss the journey to implementing digital therapeutics into pharma and say more partnerships are likely.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Science 37, the industry leader in decentralized clinical trials, today launched an electronic health record (EHR) integration feature for more than 10,000 health facilities and 280 million U.S. patients. With this connection, patients using Science […].

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The following is a guest article by Dr. Bob Monteverdi – Global Healthcare Solutions Leader at Lenovo Health. The Virtual Health Revolution is Here A virtual health revolution is occurring. Before Covid-19 few of us interacted with our healthcare providers in any way other than face-to-face. Now, a video conference call with a doctor is […].

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