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How UPMC's virtual-first healthcare model works

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UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. "This shows that it is being used by all types of patients," Saiyed noted.

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Charting a Path Forward for Behavioral Health After the Public Health Emergency

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After the expiration of the COVID-19 PHE, analysts predict a potential loss of health insurance coverage for as many as 15 million Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees, ages 12 -64. About Talib Jaber Talib Jaber, RPh is the VP of Customer Success at Sunwave Health, Inc.,

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Why The Future of Healthcare Interfaces is Fluid

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The pen started to evolve to a keyboard about 40 years ago as EMRs (Electronic Medical Records) started to emerge. EMRs serve as the primary system of record for every healthcare institution. Sajjad also co-founded the Health insurance analytics platform Beneple which was successfully exited.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

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Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. Software developers and applications collaborating with medical institutions are also obliged to adhere to these laws.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. Software developers and applications collaborating with medical institutions are also obliged to adhere to these laws.

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How Digital Health Can Stimulate Economic Development

Health Populi

Among the clearest economic development rationales for digital health is for expanding telehealth in rural America. This was the topic of a recent meet-up convened by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, discussing the economic returns of telemedicine.

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

The product-as-a-service consists of an OMRON blood pressure monitor, a weight scale, and a data hub which sits in a consumer’s home to connect data collected by the BP monitor and scale, enabling the information to flow into the patients’ electronic medical record system.