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The future of telemedicine: purpose-built, integrated platforms

Healthcare It News

Propelled into mainstream use by the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine is becoming standard practice for many healthcare providers. Telemedicine’s technological pain points. Telemedicine’s technological pain points. While telemedicine has undoubtedly come a long way, it still has significant limitations.

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. Quality of care not as good as in-person (among 67% of older people). 24% had privacy concerns.

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Henry Schein Medical & Medpod Launches Portable Telediagnostic Solution

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Henry Schein Medical , the U.S. medical business of Henry Schein, Inc., Its connectivity capabilities help facilitate continuous patient monitoring and enable access to essential medical data, enhancing the quality of care delivered. and Medpod Inc.

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Telehealth-As-Healthcare Is a Mainstream Expectation Among Consumers, J.D. Power Finds

Health Populi

Among people who had used virtual care in the past year, telehealth-as-healthcare is now part of mainstream Americans’ expectations as a normal part of their medical care. would use virtual care to receive medical services in the future, J.D. That’s because 9 in 10 users of telehealth in the U.S.

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Large Employers Expect More Employees Will Experience Prolonged Health Impacts Due to COVID-19, the Business Group on Health Forecasts

Health Populi

Due to their delayed return to medical services and diagnostic testing in the COVID-19 pandemic era, U.S. employees are expected to sustain serious health impacts that will drive employers’ health care costs, envisioned in the 2024 Large Employer Health Care Strategy Survey from the Business Group on Health (BGH).

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Bridging The Divide: Addressing The Unique Challenges Of Rural Home Health Care Access

Home Health Care

Urban residents generally have more choices regarding providers and facilities, while those in rural areas face challenges such as longer travel distances, limited provider availability and potential concerns about the quality of care.

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Arrowhead EMS Association Awarded $5M Grant to Deploy EMS Telemedicine Services

HIT Consultant

. – The funding will support the NorthEast Advancement of Rural and Remote Emergency Medical Services (NEARR-EMS) program, an initiative to improve and expedite post-crash care in rural communities and tribal areas of Northeast Minnesota. Expedite treatment: Facilitate faster decision-making and treatment interventions.