Azalea in the News

In the year since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, telemedicine — healthcare appointments and consultations provided at home through video conferencing and mobile apps — has increasingly become the norm. To avoid long stays in waiting rooms, and out of caution over risk of possible COVID-19 exposure, people have viewed telehealth appointments as a method…

Physicians were frustrated by the cumbersome user experience of their EHR, which made for endless clicking and time-consuming documentation. Many felt like the EHR had been designed more for regulatory compliance and billing than for improving patient care. The EHR also was exorbitantly expensive, executives said, especially for a smaller…

As we start vaccinating frontline workers and at-risk populations across the world, it seems that the end is in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic. We have a multitude of technologies, old and new, to thank for helping humanity make it through this crisis. From artificial intelligence (AI) applications to UV light, we’ll…

As telehealth users grow to 40 million + in the United States, systems are focusing on fine-tuning delivery and driving modality efficiencies Payer Consortium releases Legislative Recommendations A consortium led the by the non-partisan Catalyst for Payment Reform released its top four recommendations for lawmakers as they consider the post-Covid future of…

Kentucky-based MEBS Counseling shifted to a telehealth platform as the coronavirus pandemic took hold last year. Nine months later, the clinic is still learning about the benefits and challenges. The coronavirus pandemic forced many counseling centers to transition quickly to telehealth this past year. Some have had an easier time…

Like many other areas of healthcare, the pandemic has shown us what the wizard behind the curtain really is. And it hasn’t been pretty. To right the ship with the goals of a truly healthy population, health equity must be addressed in the forefront. These health IT experts aren’t just…