Sentences with phrase «telemedicine care»

Just three years later, the 2017 KPMG Digital Health Pulse 2017 / HIMSS Analytics study revealed that almost 75 percent of medical practitioners have digital or telemedicine care services in place.

A significant threat is the potential for nonveterinarians to offer telemedicine care services to fill the void created if veterinarians do not provide them.

However, the program does not reimburse for in - home telemedicine care.

Not exact matches

Oscar's Concierge team was accessed by 46 % of Oscar members, its telemedicine service was used by 25 % of customers, and the Care Router service — a yellow pages for finding physicians and booking appointments — was accessed by 45 % of its members.

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INFLUENZA OUTBREAK DRIVES UPTICK IN US TELEMEDICINE VISITS: Healthcare systems are showing an increasing reliance on telemedicine providers to alleviate emergency rooms during illness outbreaks, according to virtual care delivery servTELEMEDICINE VISITS: Healthcare systems are showing an increasing reliance on telemedicine providers to alleviate emergency rooms during illness outbreaks, according to virtual care delivery servtelemedicine providers to alleviate emergency rooms during illness outbreaks, according to virtual care delivery service Teladoc.

Repeal proponents have argued that providing digital fast lanes could help, for instance, people who want telemedicine services; but critics say that only bigger health care companies would benefit from the preferential treatment.

For example, Oscar's Concierge team was accessed by 46 % of Oscar members, its telemedicine service was used by 25 % of customers, and the Care Router service — a yellow pages for finding physicians and booking appointments — was accessed by 45 % of its members.

Telemedicine firm Doctor on Demand pitches a different view of health care reform.

With the relentless pressure to cut federal spending, digital solutions like telemedicine — which expands access to care and reduces costs by up to 90 % — will become a key part of that equation.»

Competition: Startups must compete against all the existing reproductive health care options available, such as primary care physicians and alternative telemedicine solutions.

The investment in telemedicine will save the company from building many new hospital beds, and make better use of the ones it has, said Guy Glorioso, director of virtual care at the organization.

Especially, as the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services makes its push to value - based, rather than fee - based care, it's likely that telemedicine, which saves costs and improves outcomes, has a role to play, said Lee.

More insurers are covering telemedicine services in 2016, which also allow consumers to access health care 24/7 from home, without the inconvenience of visiting a doctor and at a fraction of the price.

While telehealth provider American Well has focused mostly on the outpatient market, its acquisition of acute - care telemedicine firm Avizia will boost its presence in hospitals.

Telemedicine company American Well and health technology company Royal Philips anounced back in January that they would partner to integrate American Well's virtual care capabilites into Philips» consumer and professional digital health products.

Oscar leverages technology to provide insurance coverage that includes unlimited telemedicine consultations and free preventive care including checkups, flu shots and generic medication to its members.

In this role, he spearheaded efforts to integrate innovative technologies to improve patient care across the health system, including telemedicine and mHealth initiatives.

Splash Chat: Top healthtech VCs are investing heavily in technologies advancing the way we receive care and other services from walk - in clinics, urgent care clinics, to virtual care clinics using telemedicine.

March 15, 2018 6:15 pm — 7:00 pm Splash Chat: Top healthtech VCs are investing heavily in technologies advancing the way we receive care and other services from walk - in clinics, urgent care clinics, to virtual care clinics using telemedicine.

New findings from a nationwide program that links neurologists with patients with Parkinson's disease in their homes via video conferencing shows that telemedicine can successfully deliver quality care.

This study is the first of its kind to assess quality of direct - to - consumer telemedicine as compared to in - person care for common acute respiratory infections.

Telemedicine is one of the alternatives touted as a way to better provide primary health care without greatly expanding the number of doctors.

The goal of the Connect.Parkinson study was to see if telemedicine would allow neurologists to deliver care to patients in the comfort of their homes.

The researchers found that the telemedicine visits were as effective as in - person visits in the doctor's office, with the quality of life reported by the participants as no better or worse for people who received care in their homes compared with those who received standard care.

«Telemedicine as effective as in - person care for Parkinson's disease.»

Quinn is the corresponding author and principal investigator of a study on telemedicine evaluation of ROP conducted by the e-ROP Cooperative Group, a collaboration among neonatal intensive care units in 13 North American centers.

This suggests neurologists may be able to use telemedicine to manage concussions, make removal from play decisions, and close the gaps in medical care by providing all collegiate and youth athletes similar concussion care as professional athletes receive.

Telemedicine — offering online video call access to patients — for prenatal care could also be part of the solution, rural health experts say.

Participants were randomized to the telemedicine or standard care pathway.

In January, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine launched AASM SleepTM, a state - of - the - art telemedicine platform that gives all patients access to high quality sleep health care, regardless of where they live.

«Our study is the first to compare a novel, telemedicine - based obstructive sleep apnea management pathway with in - person care,» said lead author Dr. Barry G. Fields, assistant professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and the Atlanta VA Medical Center.

Telemedicine strategies for pain care have been proposed but not rigorously tested to date, according to background information in the article.

As telemedicine illustrates, the most essential ingredient of care is the people who provide it.

«Rural physicians can now provide much needed specialty care to their patients via telemedicine,» said George Rodriguez, MD, of El Centro Regional Medical Center in California, a rural community partner with UC San Diego in its STRokE DOC program and a participating spoke hospital in the clinical trial.

The results of 222 patient cases showed that telemedicine evaluation led to better decision - making than telephone consultations in the care of those patients.

Using the Telemedicine connection that links Abington's specialists with emergency physicians at hospitals throughout the region, the LH team consulted with Qaisar A. Shah, MD, director of Neurointerventional and Neurocritical Care Services at our Neurosciences Institute.

In the next 5 — 10 years, there is therefore potential to increase and improve the use of home care and telemedicine, to form

Established patients can be seen closer to home for follow - up care through our Pediatric Epilepsy Telemedicine Clinic, the only program of its kind in the state of Michigan.

Officially defined, telemedicine is the «use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance».

There are many benefits and advantages in telemedicine: the elimination of the need for travel, reduction in the cost of healthcare because of increased efficiency, and an increase in the ability to reach people in rural areas (for example) or others who may otherwise be cut - off from primary or specialized care.

The AARP Employer Pledge Program is a national effort to help employers solve their current and future staffing challenges and direct job seekers to More doctors, patients turning to telemedicine for emergency care.

We conducted a randomized, controlled pilot trial to evaluate the feasibility of providing subspecialty care via telemedicine for patients with Parkinson's disease residing in a remote community

The bill also would allow VA health care professionals to practice telemedicine regardless of the location of the provider or patient during the treatment regardless of state licensing laws.

A relatively recent healthcare trend has emerged that has reduced the cost of doctor visits without compromising care: telemedicine.

«Telemedicine is the natural evolution of health care in the digital world,» she wrote.

This new veterinary assembly line could include productivity improvements like wellness plans, pet health insurance, employer - paid pet care, high - volume limited - care models, telemedicine, veterinary nurse practitioners, private / public partnerships, pet care tax deductions, philanthropic subsidies and more.

Since your pet's medical care is our only priority, we are happy to offer one of the most inclusive telemedicine capabilities available.

Services include: internal medicine, soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, critical care, general medicine, dermatology, oncology, medical acupuncture, and telemedicine support.

Surely, it's not easier in the complex human health care world to adopt telemedicine tools than it is in pet health care.