Photo: Greene County Health Care Twenty years ago, Greene County Health Care in Snow Hill, North Carolina, was interested in installing an electronic health record system, data warehouse and practice management system. So Greene County became one of the first health center control networks to fully jump into the digital space. Telehealth and remote patient […]
The COVID-19 pandemic set the stage for a slew of conversations about health equity and access. “I read a book, probably a lot of you have read it, Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. It starts by saying, ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,’” Abner Mason, founder and CEO […]
After interviewing various stakeholders from public and private healthcare systems (in Lithuania and the US), researchers Dr. Agne Gadeikiene, Prof Asta Pundziene, Dr. Aiste Dovaliene from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania designed a detailed structure revealing added value of remote healthcare services, i.e. telehealth. Adopting the concept of value co-creation common in business research […]
Verizon Business on Monday announced its new BlueJeans Telehealth technology. The company bills it as a simple and accessible means of connecting patients and providers remotely via video. WHY IT MATTERS Expected to be generally available next month, BlueJeans Telehealth is designed to offer an intuitive experience for patients, providers and administrators, say Verizon Using […]
Telehealth has the potential to expand access to care to previously underserved populations. However, it also has the possible side effect of worsening health disparities – and it’s vital, stakeholders say, to make changes to address that dynamic as soon as possible. “The pandemic brought telehealth to the forefront of everybody’s mind,” said Dr. […]
Children’s National Hospital in Washington was in the midst of an enterprise digital-transformation initiative before the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020. THE PROBLEM The organization was transitioning telehealth platforms pre-COVID-19, and was using Zoom as an interim solution. Telehealth reimbursement realities at that time constrained a compelling business case for significant capital investment in a new […]
The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill sent to President Joe Biden on Wednesday includes a number of provisions aimed at expanding health IT. Like the coronavirus relief packages before it, the legislation acknowledges the role digital health tools can play in addressing the fallout from the COVID-19 crisis – and earmarks funds toward bolstering […]
NowRx is expanding into telehealth, the digital retail pharmacy and prescription delivery company announced Wednesday. NowRx Telehealth will enable provider-patient, app-based interactions, in addition to same-hour or same-day prescription medication deliveries, according to the company. WHY IT MATTERS The rollout’s first phase will focus on the provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, an […]
The past year has been like no other for healthcare provider organization executives. They have been put to the test, and the successful have survived intact, with many lessons learned along the way. Today, Healthcare IT News presents the latest in its feature story series talking with healthcare C-suite officers and other health IT leaders […]
Montana state senators this past week unanimously voted to pass a telehealth expansion bill out of committee. The bill, introduced by Sen. Rhonda Knudsen, R-Culbertson, by request of the state auditor, would safeguard telehealth coverage after the COVID-19 pandemic. “My constituents care about this, and this is important to everyone in Montana,” said Knudsen […]
