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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare It News

WHY IT MATTERS To identify common facilitators and barriers to telehealth implementation, researchers evaluated practice leaders' perspectives on 32 aspects of telemedicine in their practices, according to a new report published in the Annals of Family Medicine. They self-identified their point of maturation.

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Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

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As this field has expanded, so has healthcare in the way in which it delivers its services to its patients, specifically telehealth. Telehealth has been promising for the healthcare field to provide easier delivery of care where, when and how patients need it. Why should a health system care?

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Telemedicine will become default, with more virtual treatments, expert says

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The boost the pandemic gave telemedicine into the mainstream cannot be understated. Healthcare IT News sat down with Sean Mehra, CEO and cofounder of HealthTap, a virtual-first urgent care and primary care clinic. The fact that telemedicine hasn’t been permanently enshrined into law yet is just a function of our democracy.

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

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Montana has unique challenges in providing healthcare to its widely dispersed population of just over 1 million people. The cost of travel and long distances between healthcare providers and patients are commonly cited reasons for patients to delay or avoid medical care. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL. MARKETPLACE.

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COVID-19 telemonitoring tool adapted to prevent heat-related illness

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These telemonitoring systems allow healthcare to contact elderly and vulnerable people to provide heatwave advice such as adapting their medication or drinking more water. With phone calls, through an app and teleassistance or telemedicine they can check up on them and have a clinical evaluation of patients. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Coalition of 33 organizations endorses CMS' proposal to quickly cover new medical devices

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The American Telemedicine Association, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical are among the groups in support of the Centers for Medic | Organizations signed a letter pledging support for a CMS-backed transitional coverage for emergency technologies pathway, which they say could improve (..)

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SEO vs. SEM for Healthcare: The Difference Explained

Healthcare Success

Whether you run a multilocation healthcare organization, hospital, or health system, understanding the distinction between search engine optimization (SEO) vs. search engine marketing (SEM)—and how each distinctly helps your business—is important for several reasons. Let’s begin by defining healthcare SEO and healthcare SEM.