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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

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"Now that the dust has settled and telehealth is a part of many providers' daily activities, it’s important to identify the gaps and barriers that are preventing patients from being able to access and utilize telehealth for their healthcare. Our team reads the patient comments from these surveys monthly.

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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. Many telemedicine professionals, as well as a good number of healthcare providers, suggest that as healthcare evolves post-pandemic, virtual-first is the way to go. In the meantime, people got comfortable with telemedicine during the pandemic.

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

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" The pandemic also further reduced access to routine care leading to an increase in preventable complications due to chronic conditions, including emergency room visits, hospitalizations and overall healthcare costs, she added. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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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.,

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

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With phone calls, through an app and teleassistance or telemedicine they can check up on them and have a clinical evaluation of patients. However, heat-related deaths are preventable, and these new technologies are a valuable contribution to public health practice. They can refer them to a hospital or change their medication.

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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 (..)