On Monday at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Annual Meeting, the AMA announced it will adopt new guidance for ethical practice in telemedicine for physicians. The new ethical guidance will will help physicians understand how their fundamental responsibilities may play out differently when patient interactions occur through telemedicine, compared to traditional patient interactions at a medical office or hospital.Developed The new ethical guidance on telehealth and telemedicine was
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St. Vincent’s Launches Virtual Care Platform Powered by Zipnosis
St. Vincent’s Medical Center has launched its own virtual care platform making MYvirtualcare.com – an online diagnosis and treatment service making it easier for patients to receive care for common health conditions. Powered by by Zipnosis that connects patients with St. Vincent’s clinicians, MYvirtualcare.com patients can now receive prompt care for conditions such as sinus infections, female bladder infections, pink eye, or colds, coughs, and the flu – for a set fee of $35, less than the cost
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Xerox: 61% of Americans Open to Receiving Virtual Care
With meaningful use incentives on the table and increasingly frustrated health exchange patients, healthcare providers both private and public are being urged to adopt more advanced health IT solutions. Like MUSC recently did with their telehealth adoption, more and more providers are looking for streamlined virtual health solutions that patients want, but more often than not don’t have.New research released today by Xerox indicates that while only 16 percent of Americans actually receive
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SingleCare Taps American Well to Power Telehealth Visits
SingleCare, an online retail marketplace for healthcare services, today announced a partnership with national telehealth provider American Well. The partnership will provide SingleCare members access to board-certified U.S. physicians, psychologists, and registered dietitians practicing on American Well’s Amwell™ consumer platform, for online video consults 24/7/365. Founded in 2014, SingleCare pre-negotiates prices for routine care that are up to 50 percent less than the provider's standard
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MUSC Integrates Telehealth Visits with Epic EHR Via Vidyo
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has simplified access to high quality remote consultations between clinicians and patients by deploying Epic’s telehealth and virtual care workflows tightly integrated with Vidyo’s real-time video communication platform. This solution creates a seamless workflow that makes it easier for doctors and patients to schedule, conduct video consults, record and access health information securely within the Epic portal. Virtual visits are the latest addition
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CareFirst Shells Out $3M to Deliver Telemedicine to Underserved Communities
According to a company statement, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) plans to shell out nearly $3 million dollars for regional telemedicine programs to 10 health care organizations in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. The telemedicine programs will focus on expanding healthcare to underserved communities. Last year, CareFirst issued a request for proposals from public health entities and nonprofit organizations aiming to use telemedicine programs to remove common barriers
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American Well Unveils Supply & Demand Telehealth Exchange Platform: 6 Things to Know
National telehealth provider American Well, today has unveiled its newest enterprise telehealth service called the Exchange allowing healthcare organizations the ability to redistribute their services online to new patient populations. Here are six key things to know about the new Exchange: 1. With the Exchange, the virtual barriers between the supply and demand generators and their distinct telehealth services are lifted. Now, these organizations can connect and exchange their services with
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ARC Devices, VSee Partner to Create Remote Patient Monitoring Kit
ARC Devices Ltd., a provider of digital, non-touch thermometry has announced a partnership with telehealth platform provider, VSee, to design a wireless connected thermometer embedded into a remote patient monitoring kit. With this integration, ARC's thermometer will provide real-time temperature data to power a new generation of video and data-driven telehealth connectivity.Clinicians around the world agree that an accurate temperature reading is one of the most important elements of any
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Fitango Health Add Telemedicine Visits to Platform
Fitango Health, an patient centric platform for chronic care management has unveiled its new telemedicine module to facilitate telehealth visits, extending its population health platform. With Fitango Health, care providers can receive real-time clinical data when patients report on vital measurements, and may opt to receive alerts between appointments. This enables remote providers to intervene as necessary and address health issues before they escalate.How It WorksDuring a telemedicine
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38% of Executives Want to Implement Telehealth Through EMR/EHR
38% of executives most want their organizations to implement telehealth video visits through the EMR/EHR, and adopt mobile apps for provider-to-provider and patient-to-provider communications, according to recent findings from a national telehealth survey conducted by Avizia. The report, “Closing the Telehealth Gap,” surveyed more than 280 healthcare leaders from U.S. hospitals, physician groups, ambulatory centers and other healthcare groups, and exposed a major disconnect between how
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