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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.

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An inside look at AdventHealth's powerful telemedicine program

Healthcare It News

Most healthcare consumers have experienced certain pain points in receiving care for family and friends. "In recent years, our users of healthcare services have had the ability to shop for services, through marketplace and many other tools offered through payers and individual platforms. Click here to read the special report.

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Patient concerns in healthcare digitalisation: Rising inequalities

Healthcare It News

Digitalisation in healthcare holds the promise of optimising processes and expanding access to care. In the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, individual healthcare providers offer their own patient portals. Time saved by opting for telemedicine over an in-person visit. A lack of interoperability is hindering effective care.

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An inside look at a national, bilingual telemedicine service

Healthcare It News

His goal is to help remove language as a barrier for access to healthcare for the 53 million U.S. 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. Please describe how you deliver virtual healthcare.

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The future of the waiting room, and how telemedicine and mobile health could change it

Healthcare It News

David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health, a primary care national healthcare organization featuring telemedicine and mobile health, believes the healthcare industry should reduce unnecessary inconveniences – such as extensive travel or wait times – from the healthcare experience.

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Telemedicine: What Slows Down the Healthcare of the Future

HIT Consultant

The implementation of remote healthcare — telehealth services — reformed medicine. With the skyrocketing investment in virtual care, new legal regulations that expand the possibilities of remote healthcare, the telehealth industry is predicted to expand from $3 billion to $250 billion. Misdiagnoses. Compensation and Parity.

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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.