Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 22, 2020
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Mobi Health News
APRIL 21, 2020
Using a designated kit ordered by a doctor, patients will be able to self-swab and mail their samples to LabCorp testing facilities. The self-collection kits will be available in "most states" in the coming weeks.
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Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 22, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Christopher Maiona, M.D., SFHM, chief medical officer, PatientKeeper, Inc. With all that the healthcare system has to worry about these days, perhaps it’s time to hit the “Pause” button on health IT deployment. Or not. […]. The article Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Propel Mobile Health IT Adoption Forward?
Health Populi
APRIL 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically disrupted every aspect of life for everyday people, ratcheting up stress across all families: The mandate to #StayHome, being physically distanced from work colleagues, beloved family and friends, and our community touchpoints. The fear and risk-management of contracting the COVID-19 virus, for ourselves and our families.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 23, 2020
Physicians are changing the patterns of their practice because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly half of them using telehealth to treat patients, up from just 18% in 2018. WHY IT MATTERS. These were the results of a survey of 842 physicians across the country that conducted by physician search firm Merritt Hawkins. It also revealed 14% of physicians indicated that they will change practice settings as a result of the outbreak.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 22, 2020
In response to recent COVID-19 guidance, the company is releasing its video game-like treatment to qualifying families at no cost, and without explicitly requiring a doctor's prescription.
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Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 24, 2020
Everyone sees the obvious when it comes to telehealth. The Stay at Home and Physical Distancing that’s come with COVID-19 has almost required telehealth. What other option did healthcare organizations have? Embrace telehealth or die? However, I think that’s actually a little simplistic. If we want to really understand what happened to make telehealth go […].
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 22, 2020
As many as 20% of primary care practices predict they could close within four weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted between April 10 and April 13 by the non-profit Primary Care Collaborative. With COVID-19 dropping non-urgent care to next to zero, the loss in revenue is putting a dire strain on resources and operations.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 20, 2020
Alongside the purchase of Amblyotech, the pharma company announced upcoming collaborations with major video game publisher Ubisoft and McGill University.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 22, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By April Gill, senior vice president, solution management, Welltok. The future of COVID-19 remains a giant question mark right now. But what is clear in this uncertain time is the significant impact everyday factors, commonly […]. The article Consumers Weigh In On SDOH: How This Can Help Providers appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 23, 2020
Last week I started a project to create a list of all of the telehealth options out there. Mostly, I wanted to be able to provide my friends and readers answer to the question I’m certain to get over the next year, “Which telehealth solution is best?” It may take me another week to finish […].
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 21, 2020
Government & Policy Interoperability Telehealth The director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay writes about significant acceleration of digital transformation across the UK. Layla McCay ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ is an old proverb proving true as health services across the world race to adapt to manage the challenges of the current coronavirus pandemic.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 22, 2020
Panelists from the HIMSS20 Digital webinar “The Forgotten Ones: COVID-19’s Impact on the Underserved Communities" talk about managing the virus in vulnerable populations.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 24, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jay Eisenstock, principal, JE Consulting and WEDI board chair. Virtual visits help providers increase productivity by adding revenue and reducing travel to different clinical settings. However, despite these obvious advantages, 2019 saw an abysmally low […].
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Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 21, 2020
The following is a guest article by Robbie Hughes, CEO, Lumeon. In this brave new world, of so called post-peak COVID, if we have no clear means of vouching whether a patient is ‘clean’, then the challenge we all have is how to bring them into an environment with other more vulnerable patients and avoid […].
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 24, 2020
The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. THE PROBLEM. A large number of the beneficiaries present multiple complex chronic health conditions with a high coexistence of mental health conditions making the coordination of care more co
Mobi Health News
APRIL 24, 2020
The telehealth vendor's deal with the state comes shortly after another agreement that provided the services to Medicaid, children's health insurance members.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 22, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Kayla Matthews, freelance journalist, Productivity Bytes. As COVID-19 cases push hospitals around the country to their limits, medical facilities are facing challenges beyond sick patients. Long hours and an uptick in cyberattacks are putting serious strain […].
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Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 23, 2020
The following is a guest article by Mark LaRow, CEO at Verato. While the federal government has relaxed some patient privacy rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic, there are still avoidable mistakes healthcare professionals make when it comes to protecting patient data. These types of lapses become much more prevalent when staff are suddenly […].
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 23, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission approved the next five funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which includes health centers from coast to coast. WHY IT MATTERS. These include NYU Langone Health in New York City; St. John’s Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles; Health Partners of Western Ohio in Lima; Banyan Community Health Center in Coral Gables, Florida; and the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 21, 2020
HIMSS launches a COVID-19 Digital Think Tank, which provides an online discussion forum where healthcare professionals and innovators to share ideas, products and best practices.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 20, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Drew Ivan, chief product and strategy officer, Lyniate. It is becoming increasingly popular to move healthcare outside of the clinic and into the community and the home with the use of telemedicine platforms, apps, […]. The article Digital Disruptors Exceling At Delivering Exceptional Digital Customer Experiences appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 20, 2020
Amazon has announced that it has made an AWS COVID-19 data lake available to the public for use in better understanding the virus. The data lake, a centralized repository of up-to-date curated datasets on or related to the spread and characteristics of the pandemic, will be hosted on the AWS cloud. Its content includes case […].
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 24, 2020
Bendigo Health in regional Victoria will become one of the first hospitals in Australia to roll-out telemonitoring used for suspected COVID-19 patients. The system has been trialed with current geriatric patients to ensure its viability in the testing for readiness. The digital care application, teamplay myCare Companion ‘Pandemic’ delivered by medical technology company Siemens Healthineers, allows clinicians to remotely prioritize and manage patients based on their clinical needs,
Mobi Health News
APRIL 20, 2020
Patients are screened about COVID-19 status and other health factors, then provided with information about the nearest donation station.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 20, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By A.J. Hanna, vice president client advocacy, SYKES. People’s knowledge of telehealth isn’t necessarily leading to usage — at least, that is what we found at SYKES as a part of our survey on attitudes […]. The article What SYKES’ Telehealth Survey Report Reveals About Americans’ Perceptions of Virtual Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 21, 2020
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 4/24 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from Healthcare Scene on the topic of “Telehealth Platforms and Features“ We don’t really need to highlight that Telehealth and Telemedicine are seeing massive […].
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 20, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, business at Gastro Health in Miami came to a halt. In order to uphold social-distancing practices, patients stayed at home and thus physicians at the practice did not have access to them. THE PROBLEM. Additionally, all elective endoscopic procedures were cancelled. Only urgent procedures were performed. There was a dramatic drop in business.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 19, 2020
In this COVID-19 era, the need for health and care systems to become agile and change is very real.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 19, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Poor indoor air quality is associated with various short-term health effects, including headaches, dizziness, eye irritation and throat irritation, as well as long-term health complications like heart disease, respiratory diseases and cancer, according to the Environmental […].
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