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An inside look at AdventHealth's powerful telemedicine program

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"Video visits grew substantially with COVID accounting for almost 75% of our outpatient visits during COVID. " MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. "Amwell became our partner in both video visits and inpatient use cases," Bard said.

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An inside look at a national, bilingual telemedicine service

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Healthcare IT News sat down with Chirichigno to get an inside look at how a national telemedicine platform works, and why bilingual service is so important to the company. "I first helped her switch her Galileo account into Spanish. Please describe how you deliver virtual healthcare. "She had recently moved to the U.S.

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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. On the legal side, telemedicine faces two main drawbacks.

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Coping with Crises: Using Telemedicine to Deliver Effective Virtual Critical Care

HIT Consultant

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that telemedicine is essential for keeping the healthcare system running during a crisis. In early 2020, as the nation’s healthcare system almost buckled under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, providers searching for a way to stay connected to their patients turned to telemedicine.

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Like it, love it, gotta have it? A health economist on different attitudes toward telemedicine

Healthcare It News

But other factors should also be taken into account, such as hearing loss disrupting audio-only services, or the social aspects of seeing a doctor in-person. She believes patients' reasons for using (or not using) telehealth have been largely overlooked.

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Is DEA putting a telehealth controlled substance registry on the table?

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The American Telemedicine Association released a statement on Friday saying that it applauds the Drug Enforcement Agency for posting a meeting notice on Friday that indicates that it is "openly considering" a special registration that would allow providers to prescribe medically necessary substances by telehealth.

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Johns Hopkins develops Epic-embedded tool to better support telehealth patients

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When telemedicine appointments skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Johns Hopkins team struggled to support patients who needed extra assistance. "Outside of this pilot program, most of our clinic sites have chosen to continue to rely on their clinical support and front desk staff to support telemedicine visits.