Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2020

Even before the COVID-19 crisis, the healthcare industry faced a number of challenges: physician shortages, clinicians overwhelmed by changes and population health needs. The center of care has also shifted, noted Mike Braham, CEO of the connected health platform Trapollo, during a recent sponsored HIMSS20 Digital session. "There was a big focus on 'aging in place,'" said Braham during the session, Leveraging Connected Health Solutions for COVID-19 and Beyond.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 19, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jeff Fallon, chairman and CEO, eVideon Healthcare. Hospitals are changing their approach to patient care as a result of COVID-19. Though this may seem obvious, most healthcare technology conversations about COVID-19 revolve around the […]. The article No Surprise: Most Healthcare Technology Conversations About COVID-19 Revolve Around The Adoption of Telehealth appeared first on electronic

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Health Populi

AUGUST 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic hastened digital transformation for both the health care industry and for individuals — as health consumers, patients, caregivers, and health citizens. Two new reports from Accenture update our understanding of the changed health consumer in the context of both “home: and the health care ecosystem. These reports are Accenture’s annual Digital Health Technology Vision 202 0 , and an analysis of the firm’s Wave 7 of consumer research, answering the que

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 17, 2020

This year's collection of fast-growing digital health, health IT, medical device and consumer digital wellness companies dwarfed the 61 spotted by MobiHealthNews on last year's list.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

More than 70 percent of respondents polled by cybersecurity firm CynergisTek say they'll keep using telehealth services, even once the pandemic subsides. But they also say privacy and data security are big concerns – and that breaches involving virtual care technologies could cause them to stop using telehealth or switch physicians. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 17, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered service delivery in a big way. Even services such as healthcare that rely heavily on in-person meetings have had to bow to the “new normal,” with practices being forced to […]. The article How To Prepare For Your Telemedicine Visit appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 19, 2020

Fitbit may be able to detect COVID-19 in patients before they start to feel symptoms, based on early findings from the company’s “Assessment of physiological signs associated with COVID-19 measured using wearable devices” preprint study. The study includes preliminary data that has yet to be peer reviewed by a medical journal.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2020

MEBS Counseling, a community-based behavioral health provider, offers children and their families evidence-based behavioral health services in the Northern Kentucky area. The agency delivers counseling and community-based services, including psychotherapy, behavioral health assessments and targeted case management (TCM), for children and adults with complex emotional and behavioral needs.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 17, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Devin Partida, technology writer and the Editor-in-Chief of the digital magazine, ReHack.com The healthcare industry, like many other sectors today, is becoming increasingly digitized and data-driven. This transition into a digital landscape comes with various […].

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2020

One of the big optimization lessons learned as people quickly shifted to remote work was that if one person is remote, then everyone should connect in as if they were remote (whether they’re remote or not). It creates some really tough dynamics if a few people are hopping on Zoom or Google Meet remotely and […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 16, 2020

The Abu Dhabi technology company is currently spearheading the world’s first Phase III trials of one vaccine, with volunteers from the UAE and Bahrain taking part.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

The opportunity to deliver a session for new healthcare students on the subject of telehealth is an enjoyable one. However, these sessions usually begin with a hurdle to be overcome – that of terminology. Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event taking place on 7-11 September 2020.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 21, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Life as we know has it changed in many different ways, and one of the biggest factors is how we go about our daily lives and how we may operate businesses in the future. The […]. The article Technology That Will Help Businesses Thrive After COVID appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2020

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Patric Edmondson, Chief Technology Officer and Dr. Andrew Rosenthal, Medical Director of Plastic Surgery at Modernizing Medicine. In this series, we talk with an EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Uber Health announced today it’s expanding to include pharmaceutical delivery through a partnership with on-demand digital-prescription platform NimbleRx. The partnership is beginning in Seattle and Dallas, but Uber said it “plans to grow in the coming months” to include more medication deliveries to those who need it. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. And just like those other health systems, AccessHealth faced numerous challenges at first, in trying to adapt to this new normal. THE PROBLEM. The health system faced patient, staff education, infrastructure and reimbursement challenges.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 21, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The duties of a registered nurse remain very much hands-on and in person. However, much of the learning and training to become an RN is done digitally. The trend took off during the coronavirus pandemic, […]. The article The Role of Digital Resources In Preparing Nursing Students appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2020

As the pandemic grinds on, healthcare systems are looking for ways to adapt to the situation and better meet the new demands imposed by caring for COVID-19 patients. This includes improving how they handle their communications with patients. For example, at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, they’re planning to introduce robotic process automation to direct […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 16, 2020

AIA, the largest public listed pan-Asian life insurance group announced earlier this month that they are forming an exclusive Asia-Pacific (APAC) partnership with data science and healthcare technology company Holmusk.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Motic Digital Pathology this week announced the global launch of its telepathology program, which allows pathologists to connect with labs and patients around the world. The company says the platform supports most slide formats on the market, allowing for multi-site management, international pathology and other collaborative projects. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 20, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Phyllis Miller, Ph.D., RHIA, RHIT, CHPS, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer As August 21, 2020 marks the 24th anniversary of Bill Clinton’s HIPAA Law, it is not a bad time […]. The article HIPAA Celebrates A Birthday: COVID-19, HIPAA and Your Rights appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2020

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/21 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcittoday on the topic of “Off Topic: Coronavirus Community Connection and Relaxation“. Life is hard. Coronavirus and lots of other things in the […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 20, 2020

The use of cognitive-behavioral therapy interventions, such as Big Health’s Sleepio program, has been found to improve both sleep and mental health in individuals with insomnia and clinically significant depressive symptoms, according to new research published in the Journal of Sleep Research. Sleepio is a digital sleep-improvement program that offers personalized treatment base on a user’s challenges and goals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2020

In a wide-ranging discussion, Mathematica Senior Fellow Dr. Diane Rittenhouse joins host Jonah Comstock and Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich to talk about the unique impact of COVID-19 on primary care, how digital tools like telehealth can help, and how primary care providers can move forward in this new world. We talk about why primary care is important and how technology can only go so far in what is fundamentally a very human field.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 19, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Seeking professional help in the healthcare industry has become much easier than it was before. Thanks to technology that enabled us to lead a healthy life through healthcare mobile apps. In recent times, there has […]. The article 5 Trends In Healthcare Apps Market appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2020

Having been part of the world of healthcare IT for 15 years now, it’s great to be able to look back at the history of how health IT and what’s now being called virtual care has evolved. When I started, virtually no healthcare organizations had an EHR. Now, everyone does. The iphone didn’t exist and […]. The post A Look at Virtual Care In Action first appeared on Healthcare IT Today.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 18, 2020

The company formerly known as Fit4D said that it would be using the funds to scale and accelerate market adoption of its virtual coaching and telemedicine services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2020

Jordan’s Altibbi has announced it is to provide free telehealth consultations for Beirut residents “to support the overstretched healthcare system in Lebanon.” This comes following the devastating explosions that recently took place in the capital. Dubbing itself as the “first and largest platform in the Arab region that offers telemedicine consultation services”, Altibbi will provide the free Arabic-language consultations for a month, allowing anyone who needs medi

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 19, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. AI stands for artificial intelligence. It is often portrayed in sci fi movies; for example, A 2001 Space Odyssey in which a robotic computer handles the running of a spaceship, or more recently, I Robot. […]. The article Advanced Dental: How AI Is Shaping The Dental World appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2020

New research appearing in a high-profile medical journal suggests that millions of U.S. seniors aren’t ready to participate fully – or in some cases, at all – in telehealth visits due to a lack of technical knowledge or health-related issues. The study, which was published in JAMA Internal Medicine, looked the degree to which U.S. […].

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