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Researchers from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that telehealth appointments saved 2.2 million gallons of gas for patients since the start of the pandemic.
The initiative was developed for employers and payers to help workers and members improve management of the disease.
But patients with acute conditions who had initial telehealth encounters appeared to require additional follow-up visits.
Dr. Mark Favot says learning to use point-of-care ultrasound devices can be "very humbling" for physicians – but artificial intelligence can make it easier for them to acquire new skills.
A team from Boston Children's Hospital and Yonsei University used local weather information to help forecast the possibility of patients missing scheduled appointments.
"We have shoved so many things to the bedside nurse, between monitoring and documentation I am not sure how they manage the patient anymore."
Cyberattacks are increasing in severity, and downtime can last weeks, according to Dr. Christian Dameff, professor of emergency medicine at UC San Diego.
The companies say the platform will allow patients at New York's largest healthcare provider to access a broad spectrum of clinical services.
The CMIO talks about EHR optimization, burnout and amping up patient and provider experience by taking real-time prescription data to the point of care.
This acquisition will allow quip to offer virtual dental care.