Category: Telehealth

The healthcare industry, though never ceasing to operate, was severely disrupted and forever changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. With social distancing measures enacted and shutdowns occurring across the country, healthcare leaders were forced to quickly cobble together solutions that enabled patients to still receive the care they needed. For most organizations, the result was the […]

Digital health or telehealth has come into its own lime light in the past year. Telehealth visits increased 154% during the last week of March 2020 alone and telehealth claims increased by a whopping 2980% throughout 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated the adoption of virtual healthcare solutions and dispelled many of the perceived barriers […]

It’s no secret the healthcare industry has been forever changed. Telehealth services are now must-have offerings for most healthcare organizations in order to stay in operation after the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world. Some healthcare organizations are still implementing their telehealth programs while others are in the process of refining their virtual health programs and […]

As we (gratefully) close the chapter on 2020, here’s a roundup of your favorite TechSource blogs from this past year. We’re looking forward to the thought provoking topics that 2021 has in store. Iron Bow’s National Sales Conference Top 3 Takeaways Being held virtually this year didn’t stop Iron Bow Technologies’ annual National Sales Conference […]

It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic shattered the life of normalcy we once knew. With over 52 million cases and over 1 million deaths caused by the COVID-19 virus worldwide by November, healthcare workers, epidemiologists, country leaders and medical experts have been scrambling to scale their efforts to find a cure – or at […]

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Historically, our medical systems have operated on a reactive basis. Meaning, as both patients and providers we react to a medical ailment or sickness by going to the doctor for treatment. Even as technology and its impact on the medical community has improved dramatically in recent years, our healthcare system still has only tended to […]

COVID-19’s impacts on the healthcare industry have been far reaching. From the rapid response to a global pandemic, to the hurried assimilation of telehealth for routine care to the financial strain on healthcare organizations due to the lack of elective and standard health procedures, the market is poised for long-lasting change. Organizations have rolled out […]

As COVID-19, a novel form of the coronavirus, continues to spread across the United States, telehealth may be the best option to treat and protect the most vulnerable populations, including senior citizens and those with underlying conditions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged anyone feeling ill to first seek out remote care by […]

Telemedicine has made incredible strides in bridging the healthcare divide for rural and low-income patients who don’t have regular access to hospitals. But lesser-known is the impact the technology is having in hospitals, especially in intensive care units. Take, for example, a small hospital dealing with reduced staff and funding. With a lack of resources […]

Virtual care has come a long way in just the last five years. As commercial technology advances to the point where we can hold video conferences on our phones and transmit massive stores of data in minutes, these advances can help doctors deliver better care to patients who need it the most. While the upsides […]

The future of healthcare is greater access to care providers, clinicians, specialists and the like anytime, anywhere, under any circumstance. It is the use of technology to enable patients to get access to the care they need and feel like they’re in the room with their care provider. Virtual care is poised to solve two […]

[The computer] was the first machine man built that assisted the power of his brain instead of the strength of his arm. – Grace Hopper, American computer scientist and United States Navy Rear Admiral. With the holiday season kicking into high gear, it’s a good time to reflect on how we can use technology to […]