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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare It News

"We recently provided testimony before the Missouri legislature about the ties between digital equity and telehealth, how not having internet connections at the requisite speeds means you can't have telehealth", says McClain Bryant Macklin, director of policy and strategic initiatives at the Health Forward Foundation.

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Is healthcare too hard for Big Tech firms?

Healthcare It News

The parts are scattered among different business units where they may simply limp along or quietly shut down. Aaron Martin, chief digital officer of Providence, quipped on LinkedIn: "If you're a big tech and want to exit healthcare, this is the week to do it." Google wasn't alone in making news.

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Disabilities and Accessibility in Health IT: The Need Is Constant – Part 1

Healthcare IT Today

Furthermore, the field is getting more and more digital with wellness sites, telehealth, and fitness devices—so making them accessible is crucial to making health care accessible. But services designed without disabled people in mind can be discriminatory. Accommodations, televisits, haptic feedback, etc., are great advances.

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Episode 23: The Emerging Investigatory Focus on Telehealth: What You Need to Know

Healthcare Law Today

In this episode of Health Care Law Today, Nate Lacktman and Maureen Stewart are joined by Mark Josephs, Deputy General Counsel of LifeMD to discuss the current regulatory and legal environment for telemedicine companies regarding online subscription services, and the recent investigations by the federal government of these services.

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How to win physician confidence in remote patient monitoring programs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Joyoti Goswami COVID-19 has spurred telehealth and remote patient monitoring adoption across the United States, with 36 percent of the US consumers now using telehealth to replace healthcare visits. The physician inputs can help identify and prioritize specialty services when defining the roadmap for remote patient monitoring programs.

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2020, telemedicine truly, finally hit the mainstream in the United States. When COVID-19 hit, CareMount Medical, the largest independent multispecialty medical group in New York State, with more than 650 physicians, recognized the need to restrict in-office visits and make some rapid changes to its telehealth approach.

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SQA News | Summer 2021

SQA

The SQA services for our clients will continue to be more globally accessible, and as we localize these solutions, STEPQ will provide more efficient and effective tools to review performance results. As Program Manager, she enjoys driving quality in the aerospace industry and working with inspectors all over the United States.

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