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About one in six doctor’s office visits by older Americans no longer takes place in an actual doctor’s office, but rather online or over the phone, a new analysis of telehealth visits billed to Medicare in the past two years finds. The total number of such visits—the kind focused on evaluating a medical condition or […]
Masimo_Podcast_1.mp3 This short discussion with a hospital automation expert Devesh Menawat, Director, Hospital Automation, breaks down what the buzz term “hospital automation” actually means in terms of hard deliverables, and delves into the specifics of how automating some aspects of healthcare can benefit clinicians, care teams, informaticists, Biomed/IT, and telehealth and aftercare specialists streamline workflows, […]
Photo: Metro Health Metro Health/University of Michigan Health is an osteopathic teaching hospital serving more than 250,000 patients per year throughout western Michigan. THE PROBLEM Metro Health had been exploring telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) vendors for almost two years before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. The team believed that telehealth and RPM […]
IMO_Podcast_Cut.mp3 Healthcare organizations responsible for managing and analyzing large amounts of clinical data have experienced unusual challenges due to the pandemic. Data aggregators such as HIEs, clinical data registries and data and analytics technology vendors have had to rapidly adopt telehealth and manage a deluge of data from disparate sources. This podcast looks at how […]
B2B software comparison website Capterra has published the results of a study with over 1,000 Australians, detailing their perspectives and considerations about telehealth. Data was collected in April 2021 from Australians aged 18 and over, who had visited the doctor at least once a year, and had had a healthcare appointment within the last 12 […]
Photo: Cisco Troy Yoder, global healthcare leader at Cisco, leads healthcare innovation at the company and has helped healthcare provider organization clients double down in the last year – especially in virtual care. He believes this is just the beginning for telehealth and that this style of healthcare delivery will only accelerate in growth and […]
Photo: Blessing Health System As rural communities strive to maintain access to quality healthcare, providers increasingly are forced to think outside the box to make sure patients receive the care they need and deserve. The Bureau of Health Workforce Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) found that 62.93% of primary care health professional shortage areas […]
At the start of 2020, widespread adoption of remote patient monitoring was still in the distance. The technology was struggling to get off the ground despite it being available for years. Most of the hesitancy on RPM implementation seemed to be because of limited reimbursement opportunities as well as lack of incentives for providers offering […]
When COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, the Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic in New Orleans (EPIC-NOLA) quickly transitioned to virtual mental health for an especially vulnerable population of teens and young adults. Despite logistical challenges, remote therapy improved engagement, mitigated symptoms and reduced repeated hospitalizations, according to a joint study by the […]
Lynn County is a rural area in West Texas. The county consists of four incorporated towns: Tahoka, O’Donnell, Wilson and New Home. The population of the county is 5,915. Lynn County Hospital District (LCHD) is headquartered in Tahoka, the county seat. The hospital serves Lynn County, Garza County, Borden County and portions of Dawson County. […]