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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

Congress can’t agree on much before the 2024 summer recess, there’s one bipartisan stroke of political pens in Washington, DC, that could provide some satisfaction for both patients and doctors: bring telehealth back to patients and providers permanently. S 2016) and second, re-introduce and sign the Telehealth Modernization Act.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare It News

Much more than mere video chats, telehealth uses intranets and the internet networks to observe, diagnose, initiate or otherwise medically intervene, administer, monitor, record, and/or report on the continuum of care people receive when ill, injured or wanting to stay well. and sending it electronically to another site for later evaluation.

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How telehealth can help inpatient care, and what a hybrid future looks like

Healthcare It News

Telehealth opens up many new avenues to expand access to care, streamline the delivery of care, create new workflows and improve patient outcomes. Hopefully the Congress and state legislatures will act soon to ensure the temporary reimbursement expansions for telemedicine will continue after the public health emergency ends.

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How Essen Health Care used an AI virtual care assistant to make thousands of patient calls in just days

Healthcare It News

The New York State Health Home program is designed for the neediest Medicaid patients and aims to reduce overall healthcare costs by decreasing inpatient costs (and utilization) by addressing social determinants of health such as housing, transportation and food. "We think of her as a virtual assistant to our care coordinators.

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The Large Health System Lee Health Is Expanding Its Capabilities In The Home

Home Health Care

One of Florida’s largest not-for-profit public health systems — Lee Health — is beefing up its virtual- and at-home care capabilities. When looking for a strategic partner, Lee Health was focused on a variety of factors, according to John Witenko, the system director of virtual health and telemedicine at Lee Health. “We

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Health Care In the COVID-19 Era – PwC Finds Self-Rationing of Care and Meds Especially for Chronic Care

Health Populi

34% “thought twice” before asking their doctor for a prescription when they felt sick. hospital will have to run at 110% of previous capacity for sixth months straight to recover the patient volume “lost” during the pandemic due to patients avoiding care as we see in the PwC data.

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Accenture’s findings bode well for the maturing telehealth platform companies like Amwell, Doctor on Demand, and Teladoc, among others who have garnered major multi-million investments in the second quarter of 2020.