By Anuja Vaidya
September 22, 2023 – Healthcare professionals appear satisfied with their virtual nursing and sitting solutions, with a majority noting that they have positively impacted staffing issues, according to a new KLAS report.
The inaugural…
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By Anuja Vaidya
September 19, 2023 – A new study revealed fewer differences in healthcare utilization by race and ethnicity and preferred language when a mix of virtual and in-person care options was available to patients…
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By Anuja Vaidya
September 19, 2023 – Zocdoc, a platform enabling patients to find and book in-person or virtual appointments, is releasing a free suite of tools to help healthcare providers reach and manage patient care…
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By Anuja Vaidya
September 13, 2023 – The percentage of asynchronous telehealth claim lines for mental health conditions increased nationwide, with a particularly sharp rise in the Midwest, where it doubled between May and June, according…
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By Anuja Vaidya
August 28, 2023 – While the majority of telehealth visits do not result in in-person follow-ups within a week, the fraction of virtual visits that do are for behavioral health and chronic condition…
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By Anuja Vaidya
August 25, 2023 – Virtual multidisciplinary rounds, combined with interventions like discharge huddles, can reduce patient length of stay (LOS) and observation hours, according to a new study.
Previous research, stretching back more than…
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By Anuja Vaidya
August 17, 2023 – Researchers at the University of Texas Austin (UT Austin) have modified a commercial virtual reality (VR) headset, using it to measure brain activity and better understand how humans react…
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By Anuja Vaidya
August 16, 2023 – While telehealth services related to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) skyrocketed during the pandemic, providers documented few details of the services with most leaving out the type of telecommunications system…
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By Anuja Vaidya
August 14, 2023 – Ohio-based Cincinnati Children’s is collaborating with Parkview Health to launch telehealth clinics to expand healthcare access for children seeking pediatric neurosurgery, rheumatology, and drug-resistant epilepsy consultations.
Launching in August, the…
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By Mark Melchionna
August 10, 2023 – The Managing Symptoms and Psychological Distress During Oral Anti-Cancer Treatment grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is assisting Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and other organizations in expanding…
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