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Rapid telehealth rollout was beneficial for nursing homes, but had downsides too

Healthcare It News

As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive uptick in telehealth use around the country, hard-hit nursing homes also turned to the tool to try and keep patients safe. At the same time, however, relying on telemedicine had drawbacks, especially from a social perspective. Saved organizational resources. Improved access to care.

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Bipartisan bills in House, Senate seek to increase telehealth in nursing homes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation introduced in both the House and Senate, aims to enable more widespread use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities. This bipartisan bill will help transform rural health care and improve lives. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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See where your state ranks on telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Half the country is a member of both the Nurse Licensure Compact and the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact , with 16 more states claiming membership in one.

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A rural Kansas FQHC brings remote patient monitoring to the underserved

Healthcare It News

Consistently, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's County Health Rankings, Southeast Kansas and Northeast Oklahoma have some of the worst health outcomes and health factors in their respective states. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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3 Ways to Get Started With AR and VR Technology in Healthcare

HIT Consultant

Already, the integration of data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, telemedicine, and interoperability have begun to shift how healthcare is delivered; away from care that’s centered around disease management and toward care that’s more holistic, personalized, and patient-centric.

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How telehealth can help inpatient care, and what a hybrid future looks like

Healthcare It News

Telehealth opens up many new avenues to expand access to care, streamline the delivery of care, create new workflows and improve patient outcomes. Hopefully the Congress and state legislatures will act soon to ensure the temporary reimbursement expansions for telemedicine will continue after the public health emergency ends.

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Combining virtual care and personal touch to help the underserved

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine, though, cannot directly provide services to address social determinants of health, services that still remain scattered and disparate. Healthcare IT News interviewed Greenleaf to talk about the intersection of these services and telemedicine. If so, how? If not, what needs to be done?