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Can Telemedicine Increase Health Equity? A Conversation with Antoinette Thomas, Dave Ryan, and Me with the ATA

Health Populi

“Yes,” we concurred on our session convened by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) EDGE session today. We covered, The theory that telemedicine should increase health equity — where are we and what are the barriers to getting there? Understanding the health inequities borne by “telemedicine.

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Dear Digital Healthcare: Let’s Do Better

HIT Consultant

Digital health options like telemedicine and online pharmacies existed before the pandemic. Telemedicine and online pharma have their merits. Digital options are known to increase healthcare access and convenience for patients. Quality and consistency of care are just as important. We weren’t prepared.

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Urgency-driven innovation in healthcare

Healthcare It News

” The difference wasn’t that new patient-centric, digital technology had suddenly arrived. It was that digital alternatives were being adopted as viable solutions to meet increasing care demands. The classic example is the explosion in telemedicine, which was advanced by the need for remote care during lockdown.

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9 Major Patient Engagement Trends to Embrace in 2022

Health Care Success

While many businesses long for a return to pre-COVID normal, savvy healthcare organizations and health systems embrace virtual and digital services that champion a patient engagement future that exceeds expectations in our new reality. Success with “patient experience” is far deeper than just making patients happy.

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Physicians Lean In to Digital Health, Especially Telehealth and Remote Monitoring

Health Populi

The largest positive change in adoption was seen in telehealth and remote monitoring, and. The rise of remote care is explored in the second chart. Looking past 2020, we can also expect greater physician use of telehealth and remote care tech, based on a forward-looking question in the poll.

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Telehealth trends in 2023: Virtual-first, health equity and more

Healthcare It News

This year is likely to be another big one for telemedicine. Reducing associated provider, payer and patient costs in value-based care arrangements. Resolving barriers to care associated with social determinants of health and health equity priorities. There's lots going on, to say the least.

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11 Marketing Strategies that Support Personalized Healthcare

Healthcare Success

It includes early detection and accurate diagnosis, individualized care, fast and affordable access to optimal care, remote care and monitoring (e.g., telemedicine), and hyper-relevant digital content. Instead of relying on outdated models of care (e.g., 4 Personalized Healthcare Marketing Strategies.