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Telemedicine, enabled with responsible AI, can improve the patient experience

Healthcare It News

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the integration of virtual care has become pivotal in reshaping patient experiences. What aspects of a hospital's or health system's patient experience can telemedicine touch? For patients enrolled in chronic disease management programs, telemedicine can be a game-changer.

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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

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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

Healthcare It News

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

Healthcare It News

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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Love.Life Acquires Telemedicine Platform Plant Based TeleHealth

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a nationwide telemedicine service focused on the prevention and reversal of chronic disease utilizing lifestyle medicine. What You Should Know: – Love.Life , a health and wellness company leading the convergence of food, medicine, and wellness therapies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Plant Based TeleHealth Inc.,