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During pandemic, telehealth visits soar from 10 per week to 300 at group practice

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” Initially, the other clinicians in Libby’s group practice were reluctant to use telemedicine, feeling that the personal and hands-on quality might be lost, something that is ingrained in the work values of most doctors. “Telehealth can make visits much more convenient for patients and their families,” Libby stated.

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What data and technologies are needed to propel telehealth quality?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual care aligns with strategic imperatives to improve health outcomes, enhance patient safety, and optimize the patient experience for populations with medical complexity and high healthcare needs. As a result, it will pay off if healthcare can continue the expansion of telehealth started by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stony Brook Medicine crafts a telehealth strategic plan that bears fruit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It uses telehealth technology to connect specialists and clinicians to areas of need, help monitor patients' health status and behavior remotely, promote timely and efficient care, and help providers reach previously isolated populations of patients. The opportunities telemedicine provides. Dr. Gerald J.

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Health Provider News – November 4, 2022

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Feds approve program for rural Arkansas health care but it will cost local taxpayers more. Governor Hutchinson Announces Expansion To Rural Health Services With ARHOME Medicaid Program. Feds OK Arkansas’ Life360 model incentivizing health outcomes. Las Vegas physicians offer free health screenings for the homeless.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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Beginning with foundational projects like streamlining patient-provider interactions and addressing administrative challenges, this approach will enhance operational efficiency while also satisfying new regulations. Ankit Gupta, Founder and CEO at Bicycle Health The opioid epidemic is the most acute and urgent public health crisis in America.

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Health Provider News

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Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M family sues hospital over life-altering injuries Calif.