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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The future will see chronic disease being managed more from homes and physicians' offices than in a hospital setting. Chronically ill patients may not always require visiting the hospital frequently if their follow-ups and routine checkups can be managed remotely. Infrastructure to manage chronic diseases remotely.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Much more than mere video chats, telehealth uses intranets and the internet networks to observe, diagnose, initiate or otherwise medically intervene, administer, monitor, record, and/or report on the continuum of care people receive when ill, injured or wanting to stay well. Perhaps departments of health can oversee chronic healthcare.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While Congress and CMS have considered permanently expanding access to telehealth and virtual care, there is a big price tag attached. Health providers quickly pivoted to make the most of temporary telehealth flexibilities when the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020. What do you think will happen with telemedicine in 2022?

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How communities can better prepare for post-emergency telehealth deployments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Use these buildings if they survive the disaster for seniors with health issues who have been displaced, people with chronic illnesses, and patients with non-serious injuries from the disaster if these residents don’t have easy access to other residential or healthcare facilities. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Vocal Markers Move Toward Clinical Use

Healthcare IT Today

India surpasses the world in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Sonde Health is trying to improve the tracking of COPD (along with other illnesses that can be detected through voice analysis) through a partnership with Koye, a pharma company in India. India’s second-greatest health problem.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Remote patient monitoring technologies are akin to telemedicine technologies, since they automatically observe and report on patients, often with chronic illnesses, so caregivers can remotely keep tabs on patients. Myia is an intelligent health monitoring platform for patients with chronic conditions.

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