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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

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Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system. There is a wide variety of telemedicine technology vendors on the health IT market today.

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Franciscan Health expands its Epic-linked telemedicine offerings

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Prior to 2020, Franciscan Health, a health system based in Mishawaka, Indiana, conducted few telemedicine visits throughout the organization. Outside of some tele-stroke and behavioral health virtual care there wasn't any robust programming for patients to participate with Franciscan Alliance providers through telemedicine.

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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. But what's next for virtual care? And what about the blossoming trend of virtual-first hybrid care? Healthcare IT News sat down with Sean Mehra, CEO and cofounder of HealthTap, a virtual-first urgent care and primary care clinic.

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An inside look at AdventHealth's powerful telemedicine program

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"To ensure we offer the highest quality services to our recipients, AdventHealth went on a journey to provide telehealth services that can support the continuum of care, through COVID and beyond," she continued. " MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and everything shut down, it became imperative for healthcare provider organizations to adopt telemedicine to deliver care. But so many organizations had no telemedicine programs, and thus technology, in place. You've had great success in telemedicine using Zoom technology.

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At Baptist Health, Epic-linked asynchronous telehealth boosts provider and patient experience

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"Far too many digital tools have disregarded interoperability and integration with EHRs, and have actually added to the administrative burdens and unnecessary work that frustrate providers – and keep them from practicing at the top of their license and building relationships with patients. " Dr. Brett A. MARKETPLACE.

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Maimonides Medical Center completes massive digital health initiative in two years

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At the time, Maimonides was not engaged in any telemedicine or other digital health initiatives. These efforts allowed Maimonides to identify four key virtual care technologies that were areas of focus, aligned with Maimonides strategy: virtual patient visits, virtual consults, e-consults and remote patient monitoring. THE PROBLEM.