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Optimizing online and video consultations

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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

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My firm's work with health systems on their digital health and digital transformation programs suggests that while telehealth technologies have matured rapidly in the wake of the pandemic, the implementation of virtual care programs has been a struggle. But telehealth is much more. Who is my telehealth consumer?

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

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Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Craig Settles Six years ago I had a stroke and telehealth saved my life. However, as wonderful as telehealth is, it has a serious Achilles' heel.

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The great digital health reset – and how IT leaders should plan for what’s next

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Meanwhile, the presumably well-established telehealth and virtual care companies that went IPO have seen their stocks decline, including telehealth bellwether Teladoc, which is trying to digest its $18 billion acquisition of Livongo while also dealing with declining telehealth visits as the pandemic retreats.

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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

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Telehealth In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story: The dramatic spikes in telehealth visits in March and April have dropped off, even as in-person visits have started climbing slowly. Teladoc reported that total visits rose 92%, from 1,063,000 to 2,045,000 in the past quarter.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

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Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. These networks profit the people they serve. Strategically speaking.

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COVID-19 and digital transformation

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Government & Policy Interoperability Telehealth The director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay writes about significant acceleration of digital transformation across the UK. million face-to-face consultations a day to the majority being carried out remotely.

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