Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 9, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telehealth out of necessity. Patient and provider response to telehealth has been quite positive. However, increased telehealth adoption and use also is elevating patient expectations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

In-person visits are still perceived more positively than virtual visits when it comes to telehealth quality, outcomes, convenience and utility, according to a soon-to-be-released healthcare survey of more than 6,000 consumers in the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, Australia and Germany. Overall, three value features for health stand out.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The MAVEN Project is a nonprofit organization serving Federally Qualified Health Centers and free and charitable clinics, connecting expert specialty physician volunteers with clinic providers. Using telehealth technology, volunteers are working hand-in-hand with those on the front lines. THE PROBLEM In the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Telehealth continues to grow as a crucial part of patient care, especially when supporting patients who live in remote areas and senior citizens. Research firm Frost & Sullivan forecasts a sevenfold growth in telehealth by 2025 – a five-year compound annual growth rate of 38%.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 30, 2023

Eric Bacon, President at AMD Global Telemedicine, Inc The adoption of virtual health has increased dramatically since March 2020, with 150 million telehealth claims in less than two years. But the pandemic era is soon coming to an end, leaving telehealth to settle into a new normal. The healthcare industry is changing rapidly.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Although we were forced into fully remote operations with COVID-19, we have been making modifications along the way and have discovered how beneficial it can be to our organizations and our patients. To make further strides though, we have to understand where we’ve come from, where we are now, and how it is making an impact.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

Hospitals and health systems have gone from dozens to thousands of telehealth visits per week. ” "For these more complex visits to be successful, CIOs must also prioritize telehealth that is equipped to maintain rules of engagement for both patients and physicians." " Dr. Roy Schoenberg, Amwell.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

"Promoting access to care and health equity using telehealth has great potential to mitigate healthcare disparities for patients living in underserved communities," Aftab continued. The COVID-19 pandemic unlocked new avenues to extend care beyond brick-and-mortar facilities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In 2013, Cincinnati Children's Hospital wanted to establish a Center for Telehealth. At the time, the interest in video visits and other forms of telehealth was growing, and the provider organization had a few clinical programs already up and running. THE PROBLEM.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 17, 2023

All these factors have made it imperative to leverage AI automation in healthcare operations to create efficiencies. But we must be careful of where and how the industry leverages AI. Nearly every industry is evaluating the advantages and disadvantages associated with incorporating this technology into their processes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

If so, how? Technology leaders need to have a vision that looks beyond the affluent customer and embraces the entire patient population. How can telehealth address health disparities for vulnerable populations to promote health outcomes and equity? We have to rely on a combination of telehealth tools.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2022

In Cedar’s latest Healthcare Consumer Experience Study , for example, the share of consumers who said they won’t pay a bill if they cannot understand the administrative experience tripled from 2020 to 2021, to 37%. Using those resources to create a more retail-like digital customer journey would be a good starting point.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

HRI also interviewed numerous thought leaders from throughout the industry and frontline clinicians to understand their on-the-ground experiences during a historic year. This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

Whether integrating disparate sales and marketing resources, or redefining the buyer journey, HealthTech companies must ensure they understand how best to reach, influence, and prioritize their intended customer base. Research suggests the number of Telehealth companies will increase by 29% by 2025.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

After the pandemic quickly mainstreamed telehealth and prescheduling technologies, patient wait times were significantly reduced. Healthcare IT News interviewed Berg to gain some of his telehealth and mobile health expertise. How can physicians work to mitigate long patient wait times by using prescheduling tools?

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 15, 2024

Strategic Partnerships New Consortium Aims to Ensure Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare A new initiative, the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), was announced at the HIMSS 2024 Global Health Conference.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2021

COVID-19 has no doubt been catastrophic, but let it also be the wake-up call we need to improve experiences for both patients and healthcare providers alike. COVID-19 has no doubt been catastrophic, but let it also be the wake-up call we need to improve experiences for both patients and healthcare providers alike.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

While providers are rewarded for higher quality care, determining how to get there is left to hospital leaders. With the industry moving toward value-based care, the emphasis has shifted from volume of services to the actual value or outcome of care delivered.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement Telehealth With its three-pillar approach to modernization, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is transforming its technology systems to create foundational change, says its chief modernization officer.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 14, 2022

Additionally, strict legal requirements and internal policies govern exactly how confidential patient data can be stored and accessed. Luckily, a powerful combination of end-user computing (EUC) and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) can help solve these challenges, save money for healthcare IT and improve the patient experience.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Some patients did not have devices to connect with Mount Sinai, did not know how to use the various connectivity platforms, did not have WiFi connection, or did not have “minutes allocation” for broadband connectivity. “The devices are customized according to the specification of our various provider groups.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 29, 2022

Renton, Washington-based Providence knew healthcare was becoming more consumer-driven and believed that meant digital needed to play a role in how care was accessed and delivered. THE PROBLEM. The Digital Innovation Group at Providence was built to help the health system and the industry more confidently adopt digital solutions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 22, 2023

They include a primary care access program that facilitates consults for primary care physicians; a school-based telehealth access program for direct intervention for students; and more. THE PROBLEM At the same time, there is a critical shortage of behavioral health specialists. 570 counties in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2022

Patient portal use and telehealth visits have changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world, especially healthcare, upside down. In your hands-on experience working with healthcare provider organizations and IT, what changes have you observed in patient portals and telehealth visits since COVID-19 broke?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Neither of those concepts are new in 2024, but I predict more focus in those areas.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Now, let’s dive into the four alternative futures built off of our two driving forces we discussed in Part 1. The stories: 4 future health care worlds for 2030 My goal for this post and for the AHIP panel is to brainstorm what the person’s health care experience would be in each of these four worlds.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The enterprise health system created six distinct service lines supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. First, Urgent Care Telehealth. The program began with COVID-only evaluations in March 2020, and quickly expanded to providing a wider range of telehealth services under UCTH in July 2020."

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

MedStar Health received a $2 million grant to continue research into how telehealth access impacts health equity. The granted-funded, follow-up research will explore ways to connect patients with chronic conditions and other vulnerable populations to telehealth services. Department of Justice challenge of the deal.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2021

They are: Andrew Buscemi, director of information technology at Holyoke Health Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts. ( @HolyokeHealth ). Lord knows that through the bedlam of the past year-plus, there have been countless lessons to be learned in healthcare and health IT. But they've also been dreaming up creative solutions.

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Kaiser Permanente

JANUARY 1, 2022

With federal waivers and flexibilities associated with Medicaid in mind, there are three key trends we’ll be watching evolve in 2022: Increasing access to telehealth. Since February 2020, Medicaid enrollment has grown sharply to cover an additional 9.9 million individuals (a 13.9 percent increase). As a result, all fifty states and D.C.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 27, 2018

As the sector learns how to be more consumer and patient focused for customer experience, health care providers would be wise to leverage this highly-valued touch point. Whether in face-to-face health care, virtual/telehealth modes, or call centers, patients love and appreciate nurses.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

Check out our community’s telehealth and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

With offerings in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Michigan and California, it delivers comprehensive, integrated and person-centered care by coordinating the services of local staff, provider partners and community organizations. Telemedicine has grown to become an important part of delivering on CCA's mission.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2021

“The explosion of telehealth will certainly be a hot topic at HLTH. We believe this year at HLTH we’ll hear more about how leading health plans, vendors, and risk-bearing organizations are using technology to drive success at scale in quality, affordability, and patient and clinician experience.”.

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Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization; Mass media; and, Social media. FYI, Press Ganey, a leading health care patient experience organization, has created an impressive library of resources addressing the pandemic, linked here.]. [FYI, How do health care providers build trust? Press Ganey asks.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2021

Here, four C-suite executives and an innovation VP share lessons they've learned on such strategic imperatives as organizational evolution, good governance, virtual care, system localization, cloud infrastructure and underserved communities – and describe how they plan to put them into practice in the year ahead.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It’s about how technology can improve care and expand the reach of quality care through unprecedented methods. The latest 5G technologies, an increase in IoT devices, and the right network architecture create a perfect innovation combination for today’s healthcare sector. 5G technology can minimize those interruptions.

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