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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

Healthcare It News

Montana has unique challenges in providing healthcare to its widely dispersed population of just over 1 million people. Out of 56 counties in Montana, 55 are designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), limiting access to both urgent and routine medical visits. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL.

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WVU Medicine uses $781K grant to greatly boost telehealth to rural patients

Healthcare It News

This lack of public transportation limits those living in rural areas from accessing healthcare and other social and educational services. "Telemedicine directly to patients also was used to address the ongoing healthcare needs of patients with chronic illnesses to reduce in-person clinic visits," she continued. MARKETPLACE.

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What COVID-19’s Attack on Healthcare Cybersecurity Taught Us About Its Shortcomings

HIT Consultant

In the early chaos of the coronavirus pandemic, the healthcare industry struggled to keep up with an influx of patients amidst a shortage of necessary resources. Cybercriminals took advantage of the opportunity, and since the start of the pandemic to late 2020, cyberattacks on healthcare firms in the U.S.

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Albert Einstein Medical Center serves up telehealth from 4 vendors with FCC grant

Healthcare It News

"Although the statewide mandates have been lifted for care delivery, we still use telehealth as a solution for our patients who feel safer at home. "Both vendors are HIPAA-compliant and work with healthcare providers nationally. " Both vendors pitched the ability to seamlessly connect and stay connected. MARKETPLACE.

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11 Marketing Strategies that Support Personalized Healthcare

Healthcare Success

More companies are making high-quality healthcare easier to access and more affordable by embracing data and technology. While healthcare has historically been among the slowest to accept new technologies, the pandemic has sped adoption. What is personalized healthcare, and how can you incorporate it into your marketing strategy?

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Day 3 Notes from the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Sheppard Health Law

The Hinge model uses a care team of physical therapists, health coaches, doctors and orthopedic surgeons to actively manage patients and also provides both virtual physical therapy and a wearable pain management/nerve stimulation device, Enso. . If inpatient services (i.e., The Game of Risk.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

States such as Texas, Wyoming , and New Jersey are adopting Medicaid reimbursement of collaborative care services and are addressing capacity to transition to CoCM. It is operational across 231 hospitals and medical practice sites in the U.S. These updates offer more detailed data for improvement and regional variation tracking.