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Telehealth
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Enhancing Emergency Preparedness in the Telehealth Setting

BY JILL ARVAY, MBA, MSN, RN, CCM, LORI K. BRUCE, MSN, RN, MARIA CANSECO, BSN, RN, NATISHA CARTER, MSN, RN, AMB-BC, AND SHIMECA TILLIS, MSN, BHSC, RN
Over the past decade, there has been a pivotal paradigm shift in the delivery of quality healthcare services through the utilization of telehealth, most notably since the COVID-19 global pandemic. At the forefront of this change is the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which has implemented and cultivated the innovation of home telehealth (HT) remote patient monitoring to improve access to care, especially for the rural and high-risk patients population since 2003.

Telehealth
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Innovations in Telehealth for Care Teams

BY BARBARA ROBBINS, RN, BSN, MB
The COVID-19 pandemic led to great growth in virtual collaborative care teams with telehealth tools. In one study, the use of telehealth tools in February 2021 was found to be 38 times higher than pre-pandemic levels and a catalyst to home care.

Healthcare information technology
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How Health Information Technology Is Impacting the Practice of Case Management

BY GARRY CARNEAL, JD, MA, AND PAT STRICKER, RN, MEd

With the rise of digital health and the impact of the COVID pandemic, these and other forces have changed almost every phase of healthcare in recent years. How case managers interface with their patients and the tools they use to do so is one prime example of the changing landscape. The arrival of telehealth and the constant opportunity to use emerging technology applications only adds to the complexity and excitement.

Technology
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Artificial Intelligence Will Redesign Healthcare

BY DR. BERTALAN MESKÓ, MD, PhD In June 2021, I gave a keynote speech at the CMSA 2021 Virtual Conference, concentrating on how automation, most notably artificial intelligence, will affect care in medicine. This article was explicitly rewritten as a follow-up to that speech. Artificial intelligence in healthcare has incredible potential.…

Policy Trends
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Passion to Policy

BY SUSAN PLOUGH, MSN, PHCNS-BC, CCM The CARES Act contains a variety of aspects, all addressing the needs of people across the country dealing with the COVID pandemic. In terms of healthcare, it was written to support America’s healthcare system in the fight against the coronavirus and, though meant to be…

Legacy Leaders
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A Conversation With Benjamin J. Foster, MBA

BY ANNE LLEWELLYN, MS, BHSA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN In this edition of Legacy Leaders, Anne Llewellyn caught up with Benjamin J. Foster, the CEO and founder of Nurseify, Inc. Ben is doing important work in nurse recruiting and helping nurses realize their potential as they move into new areas as well…

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