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Telehealth slashes ER overflow hours
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Telehealth slashes ER overflow hours

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CaroMont Regional Medical Center reduces ER overflow hours from 1,700 to just 148 by using telehealth, reports Healthcare IT News Managing Editor Bill Siwicki in a recent case study.

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Mary's Center innovates with 'facilitated telemedicine' in the home

The provider organization's CEO explains how specially trained medical assistants (dubbed "tele-MAs") travel to patients' homes and enable full exams virtually.

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The provider organization's CEO explains how specially trained medical assistants (dubbed "tele-MAs") travel to patients' homes and enable full exams virtually.
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EHR/HIE slash opioid use by 46%

Adding clinical decision support and the ability to see patient activity outside the four walls of the hospital enabled, among other things, a 94% reduction in Dilaudid use at CalvertHealth in Maryland.

EHR/HIE slash opioid use by 46%
Adding clinical decision support and the ability to see patient activity outside the four walls of the hospital enabled, among other things, a 94% reduction in Dilaudid use at CalvertHealth in Maryland.
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Patient engagement tech during COVID-19 pandemic yields positive results

The 72-practice Community Care Physicians has used patient engagement tech to improve its no-show rate by 35% and send 776,000 COVID-related newsletters to patients, also reminding them of their telehealth appointments during the pandemic.

Patient engagement tech during COVID-19 pandemic yields positive results
The 72-practice Community Care Physicians has used patient engagement tech to improve its no-show rate by 35% and send 776,000 COVID-related newsletters to patients, also reminding them of their telehealth appointments during the pandemic.
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