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Telemedicine will become default, with more virtual treatments, expert says

Healthcare It News

The boost the pandemic gave telemedicine into the mainstream cannot be understated. Healthcare IT News sat down with Sean Mehra, CEO and cofounder of HealthTap, a virtual-first urgent care and primary care clinic. Defaulting to in-person visits takes up a lot more time and money for both patients and doctors.

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Geisinger's telemedicine program shoots from 20 specialties to more than 70

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However, COVID-19 surges accelerated widespread telehealth adoption, as many couldn't leave their homes or were not comfortable coming to a doctor's office. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " David Fletcher, Geisinger. MARKETPLACE.

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How the hybrid future of telemedicine may play out

Healthcare It News

Today, the healthcare industry has started to reach a consensus that the future of telemedicine will be a hybrid of virtual and in-person care. Healthcare IT News interviewed Kristin to get her expertise on the subject of the future of telemedicine and hybrid care.

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The Rise of AI in Telemedicine: Enhancing Efficiency and Accessibility

HIT Consultant

Chu Canh Chieu, Director of Global Healthcare Center, FPT Software One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic was the rise of telemedicine. The constraints imposed by the pandemic sparked a lasting trend of patients willing and able to seek healthcare solutions virtually. from 2024 to 2030.

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How telehealth can keep people with disabilities out of the ER

Healthcare It News

Ophir Lotan is vice president of product and customer success at TytoCare, a telemedicine technology vendor, believes virtual care needs to provide comprehensive diagnostic exams and focus on a simplistic overall user design to achieve a reduction in ED visits for populations with specific considerations, such as people with disabilities.

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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

Healthcare It News

Healthcare IT News sat down with Baird to discuss the company's unique brand of telehealth and how she and her team have developed the technology for a winning endeavor. What was the strategy behind incorporating full-blown telemedicine into your business? Telemedicine has always been at the core of Hims & Hers' business.

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CIOs looking to expand telehealth and make it part of the permanent workflow

Healthcare It News

hospitals and health systems have very quickly deployed a lot of telemedicine systems to take care of patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth took hold, though, and now healthcare provider organizations face a future of hybrid care – part in-person care and part virtual care.