Howard Rubin, CIO at Evara Health, an FQHC, talks about the hurdles to delivering care to his population, and how virtual care gets past these challenges.
Increases Access to Care through Telemedicine in Albania: An Analysis of 2,724 Patientstelemedicinetraumainternational healthtelehealthIntroduction: The Integrated Telemedicine and e-Health program (ITeHP) of Albania, built by the International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation (IVeH), has improved access to...
TOPLINE: Converting late cancellations and no-show appointments to telemedicine visits increases access to care without the need for rescheduling, according to new research. METHODOLOGY: Investigators identified adult rheumatology patients with late cancellations (within 24 hours of appointment) or impending...
PATIENT VALUES 76% of patients value access to healthcare over in-person visits. WIDER ACCESS Telemedicine increases access to healthcare in rural communities. COST EFFECTIVE SynchronyMD's hospitalists and specialists cost less per shift than in-person physicians.CONNECT...
The possibility of widening inequities among vulnerable people increases as the healthcare system becomes more virtual. These groups have less access to the knowledge and tools required for effective telemedicine use, and their baseline health outcomes are lower. Affected populations include members of ...
"We actually have a lot of data that shows that telehealth abortion is just as safe and effective as medication abortion provided in person and that it increases access to care," Verma says. Dr. Montida Fleming agrees: "Medication abortion is very, very safe. Using telemedicine for medication...
Telemedicine increases access to buprenorphine initiation during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021;124:108272. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108272PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 22. Riedel L, Uscher-Pines L, Mehrotra A, et al. Use of telemedicine for opioid use disorder...
The Internet of Medical Things and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Many healthcare providers hope to be a part of a future in which everyone has access to quality care. That is, of course, something that will take a long time to get to, but it is a nice perspective on how the wo...
Before implementing telemedicine programs, healthcare providers should determine whether they would receive a reasonable return on investment by evaluating all associated costs and estimating the amount of payment they can expect. As the use of telemedicine services increases, it is expected that third-...
Telemedicine has the potential to increase access and improve health care quality, especially for patients with limited access to care. To encourage greater use of telemedicine, more than half of U.S. states have passed parity laws mandating that telemedicine visits be reimbursed at the same rate...