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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare It News

The lack of a sufficient number of clinicians to support these underserved communities can be reduced by the use of telepsychiatry services that permit clinicians who do not live in those areas to provide remote care from wherever they live, provided they are licensed in the state of the patient’s residence.

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Swift Medical Secures $8M to Power AI-Driven Wound Care

HIT Consultant

Their platform empowers over 20,000 clinical users to deliver standardized, accessible, and equitable care to patients through: – Advanced, high-precision imaging: Capturing detailed wound images for accurate assessment and monitoring.

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Key Barriers Could Limit Adoption of Home-Based Care Models

Home Health Care

Providers turned to remotely caring for patients through a combination of telehealth and in-home services at a rapid pace. Meanwhile, the surge in virtual care was driven by quick decisions by Congress and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove limitations on the use of telehealth in Medicare.

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Unique Factors to Consider When Selecting Enterprise Data Platforms for Virtual Healthcare Apps

HIT Consultant

As a healthcare technology solution provider targeting the remote care market, you’re required to have both the clinical and the technological expertise needed to design, build and integrate a complete solution that can address the challenges with virtual patient care and monitoring. Privacy and Data Jurisdiction.

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Debunking 4 Myths About Virtual Care to Drive Health Equity

HIT Consultant

Achieving health equity is now a primary goal for providers, payers, regulators, and patient advocates seeking to ensure that healthcare is accessible and effective for all. Leveraging remote care to connect with this population can better support socioeconomically challenged seniors while increasing convenience and accessibility for all.

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Debunking 3 Myths About Virtual Care to Drive Health Equity

HIT Consultant

Achieving health equity is now a primary goal for providers, payers, regulators, and patient advocates seeking to ensure that healthcare is accessible and effective for all. Leveraging remote care to connect with this population can better support socioeconomically challenged seniors while increasing convenience and accessibility for all.

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Is there an ROI on AI?

Health Blawg

Though, of course, at a certain point, an AI tool used in healthcare becomes subject to regulation by the FDA as a medical device ; folks need to be aware of those lines, and of the shifting regulatory landscape.) The hope, of course, is that the clinical uses can prove themselves out and become more widely adopted.