Health
Telehealth is growing in use, acceptance among Americans, says poll
Many Americans have used telehealth and would turn to it for mental health care, a new online poll shows.
May 31, 2021
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The doctor will see you (on the computer) now: Telehealth's time has come
During the pandemic, the old waiting room phrase "the doctor will see you now" has taken on a new meaning. So has the waiting room. Our kitchen table or living room couch is where many people do work lately, and that includes ...
May 20, 2021
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Medications
Pandemic boosts demand for postal delivery of abortion pill
Clinics that mailed mifepristone and misoprostol tablets to patients during the pandemic have experienced a high demand and have been able to safely screen and care for patients via telehealth, according to two studies recently ...
May 17, 2021
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Health informatics
Too much, too little or just right: Researchers study proper 'dosing' of telehealth
More than ever, patients are using telehealth to ask doctors and nurses about worrying blood-pressure readings, nauseating migraines and stubborn foot ulcers. But for patients with chronic conditions, how frequent should ...
May 7, 2021
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Telehealth has permanent place in mental health treatment post-pandemic, providers say
After a year of talking with patients via Zoom, phone and sometimes FaceTime, some central Ohio mental health providers are confident that telemedicine is here to stay, even after the pandemic goes away.
May 3, 2021
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Health informatics
Social factors did not impact families' acceptance of telehealth in early pandemic
Social, economic, and demographic factors that can influence health did not affect families' acceptance of telehealth for their children's cardiac care during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study presented at the Pediatric ...
Apr 30, 2021
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Virtual care spreads in Missouri health system, home to 'hospital without beds'
When Tom Becker was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat in March 2020, the 60-year-old EMS helicopter pilot from Washington, Missouri, worried he would never fly again.
Apr 29, 2021
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Medical economics
What's in it for us: Added value-based approach towards telehealth
After interviewing various stakeholders from public and private healthcare systems (in Lithuania and the US), researchers Dr. Agne Gadeikiene, Prof Asta Pundziene, Dr. Aiste Dovaliene from Kaunas University of Technology ...
Apr 13, 2021
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Cardiology
Cardiac care during pandemic reveals digital shifts
New research from the Smidt Heart Institute shows that more patients—specifically those with medical risk factors or from underserved communities—opted into telehealth appointments for their cardiovascular care during ...
Apr 6, 2021
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Health
Virtual "urgent care" may lead to higher rates of downstream follow-up care
Even before the pandemic made telehealth a hot topic, people with minor urgent health needs had started to turn to companies that offer on-demand video chats with physicians that they don't normally see.
Apr 5, 2021
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