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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" As health systems adjusted to dramatic increases in virtual visits, they experienced a steep learning curve in a very short time. Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent. His comments underscore another reality about telehealth; it takes a long time to get the programs right and deliver care seamlessly.

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Healthcare's newest pivot: consumer identity as the cornerstone of digital health

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We are now entering an era of multi-modal care that goes beyond substituting an in-person visit for a virtual visit. As patients start getting comfortable with in-person and virtual care, health systems also have to create hybrid care experiences relying on the continuity of data and authenticated states of patient interactions.

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

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As multiple startups emerged with models to provide mental health services using a virtual care model, health systems have turned to these startups to extend their mental health services to their patients and employees. Region Tag: Global Edition. He is the founder and CEO of Damo Consulting.

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2020 rings in new decade at Penn Medicine, closes chapter of big change

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Artificial Intelligence Network Infrastructure Precision Medicine Privacy & Security Telehealth Its CIO looks ahead to a future with advances in mobility, imaging, telemedicine, virtual reality, 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, data security, genomic sequencing and translational research.

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Technology is radically improving care for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Using cutting-edge tools such as 3D printing and virtual and augmented reality, clinicians are able to treat patients in ways that were unimaginable in previous decades. to virtually “step into” field hospitals and assist physicians, in real-time, when treating wounded service members.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

There are jammin' technologies gaining traction and spawning telehealth applications everywhere: artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, virtual reality, augmented reality. Video may have killed the radio star (as the Buggles once sang on MTV), but it definitely gave life to telehealth during the pandemic.

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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electronic patient record configurations, and virtual clinics and consultations.

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