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Telemedicine: What Slows Down the Healthcare of the Future

HIT Consultant

This article explores the challenges of telemedicine and examines solutions to resolve current issues. Main Obstacles the Telemedicine is Facing Today. Not only did the pandemic accelerate the implementation of telemedicine, but remote health services became a necessity. Still, there are many challenges to overcome.

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NEC expands digital elderly care system trial to Chiang Mai

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In the second phase, a cloud-based application that allows remote health monitoring, as well as managing appointments and medication requests, will be rolled out. In the final phase, NEC will enable telemedicine services to allow patients to receive diagnoses and get on consultations with doctors from their homes.

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Patients benefit from AI-powered care navigator at Columbia Memorial Health

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"We also were keen on enhancing the overall patient experience," said Dr. Ronald Pope, vice president of medical services, care centers, at Albany Med-Columbia Memorial Health. Collect valuable population insights (demographic data, risk factors, initial symptoms, list of diagnoses, etc.).

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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

Healthcare It News

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and everything shut down, it became imperative for healthcare provider organizations to adopt telemedicine to deliver care. But so many organizations had no telemedicine programs, and thus technology, in place. You've had great success in telemedicine using Zoom technology.

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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

Healthcare It News

During the peak of the pandemic, along with other New York City health systems, NYC Health + Hospitals launched a 911 call diversion intervention with the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. There is a wide variety of telemedicine technology vendors on the health IT market today. MARKETPLACE.

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Why a Focus on Behavioral Health is Key to Improving Quality Measures

HIT Consultant

healthcare system has been moving towards value-based care (VBC) which encourages health providers to improve care quality by reimbursing them based on successful outcomes rather than individual medical services. This accounts for about 34 percent of total health care spending.

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MedArrive, Spect Form Home-Based Retinal Screening Solutions Partnership

Home Health Care

We can layer in other technologies, other services, and Spect is one of those.”. MedArrive coordinates in-person care for health systems, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and physician group partners via emergency medical services (EMS) professionals, nurses and community health workers, among others.