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Here are 22 health systems billing patients for certain EHR and text messages

Fierce Healthcare

Online messages have become a linchpin of many patients’ relationships with their doctors. | As a result, at least 22 systems across the country have added a price tag to the subset of missives demanding the most time and expertise. An influx of patient portal messages during recent years are taking a toll on clinicians.

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Amazon expanding telehealth services nationwide; Doctor on Demand, Grand Rounds merge

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Amazon expanding telehealth services nationwide; Doctor on Demand, Grand Rounds merge Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now: Primary topic: Telehealth.

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Why voice recognition is the new competitive battleground in healthcare's digital transformation

Healthcare It News

According to Stephanie Lahr, CIO and CMIO of Monument Health, voice recognition in a clinical context is complex, and Doctor-Patient encounters are hard to capture in voice recognition software. Region Tag: Global Edition. Big tech and voice-recognition in healthcare. He is the founder and CEO of Damo Consulting.

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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Technology firms such as Teladoc, Amwell, and Doctor on Demand which offer real-time video consulting and telehealth platforms have rushed to capitalize on unprecedented opportunities. The challenge will be managing expectations from patients who have tasted telemedicine and who now demand a mixed approach to their care needs.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The consolidation is the result of the threat of marginalization as much as it is due to demands from enterprise clients. From mega-deals such as Livongo-Teladoc to smaller ones such as Grand Rounds-Doctor on Demand , the pursuit of scale and continued relevance has been a driving factor driving digital health companies.

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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? One-fourth of doctors plan to implement this capability in the next two years. from Deloitte.

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COVID-19: a technologist’s tale

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Many of the online pharmacies had rapid uptake and a bit like the retailers also had to scale up their workforce to cope with demand. The doctor will see you now. It seems to have become part of everyone’s lives including the way in which we interact with doctors and other healthcare professionals.

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