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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.

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Nursing Facilities  – A Medical Crisis in Need of a Prescription

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Among the many challenges these staffing shortages cause is that they prevent facilities from accepting new patients because they don’t have the staff. A disproportionate number of hospitalizations occur within 10 days of admission to a nursing facility, and over 10% of patients admitted to a nursing facility never see their doctor.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

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Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. Confidentiality Laws and regulations govern the confidentiality of medical data. Simply open a mobile app and download the report to your smartphone.

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Biggest Challenges Behavioral Health Clinicians Will Face in 2021

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Beyond providing high-quality patient care, behavioral health clinicians need to navigate challenges in mental health services, such as changing regulations and an increasing shift to telemedicine. Ensuring Compliance With Regulations and Practicing Risk Mitigation. A doctor can also educate patients using telehealth.

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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

“Delaying procedures, reducing spending on preventive care and chronic care, and decreasing adherence to medications may have negative long-term impacts on health status, although the extent is unknown,” PwC notes. 34% “thought twice” before asking their doctor for a prescription when they felt sick.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. The second chart focuses in on telemedicine adoption by channel, comparing six years of Rock Health’s consumer research. Live video calls were used by most people across all age groups assessed (18-34, 35-54, and 55+).

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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains. The WeDoctor app, part of Tencent, deployed 20,000 online doctors donating time for free. The WeDoctor app, part of Tencent, deployed 20,000 online doctors donating time for free.