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To Truly Address Behavioral Health Worker Shortages, We Need Telemedicine

HIT Consultant

Through telemedicine. Telemedicine makes it easier for more patients in a wider geographical area to connect with skilled providers without the challenges of transportation, childcare, or taking excessive time off work. She joined the Avel eCare team in 2019.

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Recommendations to Enhance Telemedicine in Nursing Homes in the Age of COVID-19

Briggs Healthcare

Are you already using telemedicine in your LTC facility? Recommendations to Enhance Telemedicine in Nursing Homes in the Age of COVID-19 is set to appear in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association [1]. Telemedicine activity in U.S. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Telehealth helps address many key chronic care management challenges

Healthcare It News

Our ability to effectively communicate the value of the services we deliver (or the value of any chronic care management program) is pivotal, particularly as these models emphasize outcomes and the quality of care over volume. How exactly can telemedicine help solve each of these challenges?

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City of Hope advances cancer care with hybrid telehealth and in-person visits

Healthcare It News

In doing so, its work with telemedicine technology and services vendor Amwell helped the healthcare provider organization reimagine the delivery of oncology services. Further, an integrated platform allows the organization to track telehealth visits within the same quality improvement framework that it uses for in-person visits.

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AMA, Brigham and Women's, Joint Commission target equity, quality & safety

Healthcare It News

health systems approach their quality improvement and patient safety practices with health equity top of mind. The goal of the Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network – which offers a year-long mentorship and networking program – is to improve health outcomes for historically marginalized populations.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

Patientsthe focus of all programs aimed at quality, value, and outcomesnow demand that healthcare itself (not just its data) becomes more accessible and convenient. Wearable technologies, home-medical kits for genetics and medical screenings, on-demand telemedicine, and other novel healthcare delivery models are quickly growing in popularity.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

Patientsthe focus of all programs aimed at quality, value, and outcomesnow demand that healthcare itself (not just its data) becomes more accessible and convenient. Wearable technologies, home-medical kits for genetics and medical screenings, on-demand telemedicine, and other novel healthcare delivery models are quickly growing in popularity.