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WEDI – A Framework for Implementing Telehealth

08.1.2021

Interoperability Institute, Media Placements, MiHIN, News, Telehealth, USQHIN, Velatura

Published: 1/8/2021 - WEDI - A Framework for Implementing Telehealth Rapid Changes in Telehealth Coverage In order to enable health care providers to care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, sweeping changes resulted in expansion in telehealth access, eligible services, and technology solutions. Design and use of these solutions continues to evolve. Volume of care through telehealth grew exponentially as the pandemic worsened, with the onset of stay-at-home orders and cancelling of non-emergent in-person services...

Telehealth use soars during the pandemic

08.1.2021

Interoperability Institute, Media Placements, MiHIN, News, Telehealth, USQHIN, Velatura

Published: 1/8/2021 - Telehealth use soars during the pandemic, here to stay BY MARK SANCHEZ Sunday, January 03, 2021 05:20pm Spectrum Health entered 2020 with a goal of having half of eligible primary care patient visits with its doctors occur virtually by the end of 2022. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in physician offices in Michigan being closed for three months in the spring, leading medical practices to redirect patients to telehealth platforms to connect with their doctors for low-acuity, routine care. The result was exponential growth in virtual visits in 2020 after years of gradually gaining traction with consumers. At Spectrum Health, virtual primary care visits with doctors via the OnDemand telehealth service hit 35,000 in April 2020. That one-month total exceeded all of 2019. Dr. Kristopher Brenner, a family...

New Content Package

15.9.2020

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Published: 9/15/2020 - We're making some improvements! Look for exciting new content that will be available as we roll out our new MiHIN content package. To see what's available, simply click on the links to the right or visit mihin.org > About menu > What's New options....