There has been an ongoing debate revolving around whether a hospital should develop a home grown integrated HIMS (hospital information management system) and EMR (electronic medical record) system or purchase an off-the-shelf software platform. There are several factors to determine which of these best suits your Hospital’s needs. How specialized are your needs? Would an…

Telehealth technology acquisition models – Healthcare service providers' choices Tele Medicine also called Telehealth involves delivering healthcare services, education or information to patients from a distance. TeleHealth includes electronic communication, video chat, and remote monitoring. (EMU, 2021) Telehealth has effectively replaced over 17% of all outpatient/office visit claims with evaluation and management (E&M) services. This...

Will telehealth help reduce Nurses workload… Tele Medicine also called Telehealth involved delivering healthcare services, education or information to patients from a distance. TeleHealth includes electronic communication, video chat and remote monitoring. (EMU, 2021) Telehealth has effectively replaced over 17% of all outpatient/office visit claims with evaluation and management (E&M) services. This utilization spiked to...

Telehealth – What and the How Telehealth is the method for delivery of health care services remotely without the need for patients and doctors to be in the same room facing each other. These services include ambulatory care, preventive health, teleradiology, patient education, health information, home care and remote patient monitoring aided through digital technologies....