It has been almost six months to the day since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a worldwide pandemic. It is safe to say that we were all a little naive back in March, thinking that surely we would resume some sense of normalcy by summertime. Which is understandable as treading in uncharted medical and…
A recent article in the Concord Monitor regarding the financial health of medical facilities states that New Hampshire “hospitals collectively lost $575 million in revenue between March and July, said Kathy Bizarro-Thunberg, executive vice president of the New Hampshire Hospital Association. The group estimates hospitals will lose $700 million by the end of the year.”…
If there is a silver lining to this pandemic, for patient engagement proponents it would have to be the emergence of telehealth. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Seema Verma recently shared a staggering statistic: “in the last week of April, nearly 1.7 million beneficiaries received telehealth services—compared to about 13,000 per…
Recently, Beckers Hospital Review interviewed fifteen top Healthcare executives to get their perspective on the most promising technologies of the year. In a time when hospital systems and physicians have experienced unprecedented challenges in delivering in-person care, these insights took on increased significance. Almost across the board, the executives believe that telehealth, telemedicine, and remote…
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights eased HIPAA’s privacy compliance requirements for health-care providers using telehealth platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. This announcement, coupled with increased reimbursement opportunity for offering telehealth services, makes a pretty compelling case for diving into new technology. But just because you can skimp on…
“It is very eye-opening when they tell you “positive” and you have to give a list of every person you have come in contact with. A list of everyone that you could have unknowingly infected.” – Susan W, a nurse at a major Boston hospital system Hospital work is stressful every day. However, the stress during…
Targeted market analysis predicts that telehealth will be a $34B market by 2020; less than four short years from now. Yet, a huge gap exists between today’s available resources and adoption; which begs the question, how do we increase engagement and fulfill the promise of telehealth? That question and much more will be addressed at…
Get Real Health had a banner year in 2015 with growth and extended reach on a national and international level. There were so many highlights we decided to share them as we look forward to even greater success in the coming year. The first quarter ended with a bang when our InstantPHR product landed in…
It is one of our favorite times of the year; National Health IT Week! Kicking off on October 4th, it is a week filled with events, panels, webinars, and activities surrounding healthcare information technology. One of the events includes the annual Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Public Policy Summit. The “Congressional Asks” are a part…
