Telemedicine initiatives may have a promising future within the American healthcare system, and could alleviate the shortage of general practitioners, increase reliable access to basic and preventative care, and reduce overall costs. Despite potential positive outcomes of telemedicine platforms, patients remain dubious about this remote option and the quality of diagnosis made during virtual appointments.
The infographic shown below illustrates the key findings of a recent nationwide study
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75% of Patients Wouldn’t Trust A Diagnosis Via Telemedicine
Approximately 75 percent of patients reported they either would not trust a diagnosis made via telemedicine, or would trust this method less than an in-doctor visit, according to a recent nationwide study conducted by TechnologyAdvice Research. The report reveals that although telemedicine initiatives may have a promising future to increase reliable access to basic and preventative care, patients remain dubious about this remote option and the quality of diagnosis made during virtual
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How Mercy Health Is Using Telehealth to Make Healthcare Easier
At Mercy Health, our promise to the community we serve is to make lives better – mind, body and spirit – and to genuinely enjoy being of service while making healthcare easier. One way we’re accomplishing this is through telehealth initiatives.
Telehealth represents the biggest entry point for providers like ours to manage the population, particularly the baby boomer and older generations, as the physician shortage looms and care between visits becomes increasingly important. In 2029, when
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Teladoc IPO Raises $157M, Shares Priced at $19
Today, Dallas-based telehealth provider, Teladoc initial public offering (IPO) debut under the symbol “TDOC" on the New York Stock Exchange at $19 per share, raising $157 million. The underwriters for the offering also have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,237,500 shares of Teladoc common stock.
Founded in 2002, the company emerged as an early leader in the growing telehealth space as self-insured employers and insurance companies look for ways to cut healthcare costs by
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Florida’s PremierMD ACO Selects eClinicalWorks for Population Health Management
Florida’s PremierMD ACO LLC (Premier), an ACO participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, has chosen the eClinicalWorks CCMR population health platform to advance its ACO objectives, coordinate care across the continuum as well as evaluate population health and quality improvement activities. eClinicalWorks will also be the preferred EHR solution for the organization.
Premier participates in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which has been created by the Centers for Medicare
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Telehealth App Approved By NHS to Deliver Prescriptions to UK Patients
Dr Now, a telehealth app that dispenses and deliver prescriptions directly to patients’ home or office has been approved by NHS England to handle NHS prescriptions using the NHS Electronic Prescription Service. Now available for Apple and Android devices, Dr Now offers instant access to UK registered doctors through video-based consultation, with NHS prescriptions dispensed and delivered in central London and overnight nationwide via its Now Pharmacy prescription hubs for free. Registered
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Report: Telehealth Video Visits to Reach 158M by 2020
Telhealth video visits will increase from 19.7 million in 2014 to 158.4 million per year by 2020, according to a new report from Tractica. The report, "Telehealth Video Consultations", examines the telehealth market and technology issues surrounding telehealth video visits for both clinical and non-clinical applications. The firm also predicts that, while clinical consultations currently constitute more than three-quarters of the market, growth over the next several years will be especially
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Heal Nabs $5M for On-Demand Doctor House Calls
On-demand doctor house call service provider Heal has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Slow Ventures, March Capital, Pritzker Capital. The round also included numerous renowned angels, including: Dr. Paul Jacobs, Qualcomm Executive Chairman; James Lassiter, founder of Overbrook Entertainment; Stephen Rader, founder of Clarity Partners; Jamie McCourt; Lionel Richie; and Mike Wortsman, former President of Univision. The funding round brings the company’s total funding to $8.7
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CHIME Urges Congress to Rethink Federal Telehealth Policies
On Monday, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) sent a letter to a Senate Finance Committee workgroup urging them to rethink the reimbursement of telehealth services, as well as how it can serve as an effective alternative for improved healthcare delivery.
In the letter CHIME stated, "inconsistencies in the definition and reimbursement policies of telehealth services in federal and state programs are hurdles to widespread adoption. While Medicaid encourages
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Population Health: 37 Healthcare Executives Define the Term
The term “population health” has been a buzzword in the health IT lexicon for the past few years. Driven largely by the healthcare industry’s transition from a volumes based model to value-based delivery, population health plays a key role in emphasizing the accountability of outcomes. The concept of population health was originally defined as “the health outcome of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group” by David Kindig and Greg Stoddart in 2013.
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