While telehealth and connected health aren’t new, their impact hasn’t been as profound as their proponents may have anticipated. Despite improved technology, better connectivity, and general dependence on digital apps and services, just a year ago, fewer than 10% of patients in the U.S. had used telehealth and most weren’t even aware of it as …
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Emergency department overcrowding continues to plague the healthcare system, negatively impacting the efficiency of medical centers, adding to the nation’s overall healthcare costs. In fact, 90% of emergency departments report routinely experiencing crowded conditions. In addition, when demand outweighs capacity, quality of care and physician morale and effectiveness can also suffer. The good news is …
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While the figure has seen a slight dip in the past few years, life expectancy in the U.S. has increased steadily over the past four decades. While there may be several factors contributing to people living longer lives, advances in healthcare technology are certainly a factor. But, the elderly population (65+) will have doubled from …
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Telehealth has been seen as an opportunity to improve the healthcare system for many years. The technologies that enable connected health solutions such as virtual visits, remote patient monitoring, and other forms of digital patient-physician engagement can provide new opportunities for treating patients, increasing access to needed services, and reducing friction and inefficiency in the …
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Almost one in five US adults suffer from some form of mental disorder, and the figure is only slightly lower for the youth population (17%). They range in nature and include a variety of conditions, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, eating disorders, addiction, and more. They can impact mood, thought processes, and behaviors and, if left …
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SimplyMD offers a free trial to eligible practices and aims to make it easy for private and group practices to offer a universal, safe, and simple way to connect clinicians with their patients. ATLANTA – Sept. 16, 2020 — Today, Trapollo has expanded the availability of their bold new telehealth solution, SimplyMD, enabling practices to …
During the past several months, many healthcare providers have seen their telehealth usage increase exponentially out of necessity. There simply weren’t other feasible options for treating patients, virtual visits was the only solution. The potential benefits of telehealth and other connected health services have been widely discussed, but general adoption by physicians and patients had …
More than 34 million Americans suffer from diabetes which is more than 10% of the US population. Diabetes is also the seventh leading cause of death in the country. In general, chronic diseases account for 90% of the healthcare spend in the country, making it an obvious candidate for new technologies to enable better and …
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The first half of the year has presented a new set of obstacles for the healthcare community, above and beyond the inefficiencies that have plagued it for years. The pandemic not only placed increased strain on providers to identify and treat infected patients, but to also limit the spread of the virus while doing their …
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Pilot offers 90 days free and aims to make it easy for doctors to offer a safe, convenient, and easy way to connect with their patients ATLANTA and OMAHA, Neb. – June 16, 2020 –Trapollo, a Cox Business company, announced today it will provide private and group physician practices in Omaha, Nebraska with a telehealth …