What You Should Know:
- Nearly 70% of patients would prefer a “virtual waiting room” than arriving at the office in person and completing the paperwork in a waiting room, according to survey results from LifeLink Systems.
- The survey, conducted by YouGov on behalf of Lifelink Systems, polled more than 2,400 U.S. adults across age, income, ethnic, and geographic groups ). Survey participants were then presented with the concept of a Virtual
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FCC to Provide Additional $249M for COVID-19 Telehealth Program
What You Should Know:
- The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau will begin accepting applications for Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 12:00 PM ET at www.fcc.gov/covid19telehealth.
- The filing window will last seven calendar days and close on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM ET. Round 2 of
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TytoCare & GIVA Care Partner to Bring Telehealth to Ukraine
What You Should Know:
- TytoCare has partnered with GIVA Care Group, a leading healthcare distribution company, to bring its all-in-one remote examination solution to the Ukrainian healthcare industry.
- The partnership with GIVA Care will mark the first implementation of the TytoCare telehealth solution in Eastern Europe. As the sole distributor
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Does Telemedicine Impede or Help the Patient-Centered Medical Home?
Traditional patient care patterns have been radically altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. And after more than a year of disruption, it’s doubtful that everyone will revert to those patterns after the pandemic.
New habits have been formed, and consumers are more willing to pursue the path of least resistance in obtaining care, such as opting for quick and easy telemedicine appointments. Both patients and clinicians have identified benefits from virtual care approaches.
However, this and other
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Unite Us and Metro United Way Invests $1M Towards Financial Efforts in Greater Louisville Area
What You Should Know:
- Enterprise coordinated care network provider, Unite Us, makes a combined $1 million investment with Metro United Way for help towards pandemic struggles and social upheaval in the Greater Louisville metro area.
- Funds will provide housing-related costs and support for Louisville residents impacted both by the COVID-19 pandemic and persistent, historical inequities.
- Financial support will come in the form of both rental/mortgage payments and flexible cash
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How a Virtual Care Mindset Leads to Greater Patient Acceptance and Sustainable Telehealth Growth
There's no question that the demand for telehealth and virtual care has grown exponentially over the last twelve months. With that growth has come a fundamental shift in the attitude toward virtual care. No longer do patients and providers take a "let's try it" approach—now, it's "we must do it." This is evidenced by the number of telehealth claims filed. In 2020, telehealth claims skyrocketed, increasing by 2,938% in November 2020 versus November 2019 as patients demanded virtual options and as
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Medtronic Launches Initiatives to Address Health Equity for People of Color Living with Diabetes
What You Should Know:
- Medtronic announced its ongoing commitment to health equity for people of color living with diabetes. The company committed investments in partnerships with the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and T1D Exchange, as well as additional research efforts, to better understand and address these disparities.
New Partnerships and Research Efforts Prioritized Over the Next Three Years to Address Health Disparities
Details of each partnership, as well as additional
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Could ‘Hospitals Without Walls’ Be the New Normal for Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring?
The statistics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be startling, despite the ever-growing mental and physical fatigue that we’ve all experienced living through this frightening, intimidating and unprecedented era. More than 125 million cases worldwide have resulted in a death toll closing in on three million, while in the United States alone, 30 million reported infections have resulted in a death toll that reached 550,000. (1) One thing that can be said for certain about
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Oneview Healthcare Launches Cloud-Based Virtual Care Experience Platform
What You Should Know:
- Oneview Healthcare collaborated with long-time client, NYU Langone Health, to roll out a virtual patient engagement platform in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- CXP Cloud Enterprise powered by Microsoft Azure technology with the use of Samsung tablets, helps engage patients, reduce non-clinical demands on care teams and optimize clinical and operational effectiveness.
- CXP Cloud Enterprise gives patients and their families the
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SOC Telemed Acquires Access Physicians for $194M to Form Largest Acute Telemedicine Provider
What You Should Know:
- SOC Telemed, today announced the acquisition of Dallas-based Access Physicians in a deal valued at $194 million in cash and stock to become the largest pure-play provider of acute telemedicine in the country.
- The company will deliver care to almost 1,000 facilities including more than 700 hospitals in 48 states. In addition to an expanded national footprint this deal will expand clinical service lines including infectious disease, cardiology, maternal-fetal
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