In order to learn more about the Free telehealth solution offered by doxy.me, we sat down with Brandon Welch, CEO and Founder of doxy.me.  Along with talking about their freemium telehealth model, we learn more about how COVID has impacted their business, how they've responded, and where they see themselves taking their product in the future.  Plus, we ask Welch to share where he says telehealth reimbursement in the future.  

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When the pandemic hit, healthcare organizations went through a period where it was a challenge for some to get the cash they needed to run their operations.  While many market sources of cash were closed, banks remained open and provided a much needed source of cash.  To learn more about how COVID has impacted healthcare organizations financially, we sat down with Bret Schiller, Head of Healthcare for Corporate Client Banking and Specialized Industries at J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking, to hear what he saw happening with healthcare organizations during COVID.  We also dive into what strategies healthcare organizations should be using to ensure they're prepared for future challenges.  Schiller also shares a look at where healthcare organizations are at today compared to the start of the pandemic.  

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Laura Bastardi, winner of the 2020 HITMC Award for Rising Star at an Agency, started at Matter Communications as an intern after she graduated. Her role quickly evolved and in a short time she worked her way up to a Public Relations Senior Account Executive on the Matter Health team. Learn more about Laura's journey into the world of healthcare marketing and the amazing clients she works tirelessly to help get their stories out to the masses.   

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Hear Claire Pfarr discusses marketing staffing - hiring internal versus external and why marketing needs to have a seat at the leadership table.    

With 15+ years of experience in professional communications and marketing, Claire brings an undeniably infectious passion to everything she does. Her time spent in roles on both the client and agency side of the fence, has given her a wealth of knowledge on which marketing staffing models work well and which don't.   

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After learning about the business agreement to combine UpHealth with Cloudbreak Health, I wanted to sit down with Jamey Edwards, CEO & Co-Founder at Cloudbreak Health, to understand more about the combined companies and how it fits into Cloudbreak Health's vision of Humanizing Healthcare.  Plus, we couldn't resist the urge to talk about the telehealth explosion, what it meant for Jamey's company and where he sees telehealth going in the future.  

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One area of healthcare that's exploding is the use of AI and chatbots.  It makes sense that healthcare is having to do more with less and there are a lot of opportunities in healthcare to automate many processes.  We sat down with Greg Johnsen, CEO of LifeLink, to talk about how healthcare chatbots are being implemented in healthcare.  He breaks down the different types of healthcare chatbots and shares how patients and healthcare organizations react to the idea of chatbots in healthcare.  

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50% of respondents to a recent survey said EMAIL was the most effective form of hospital-wide communications during the pandemic. This easily beat out secure messaging which was chosen by only 20% of respondents. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Donna Scott, SVP of Marketing at Spok to discuss this result and other interesting findings from their survey.   

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COVID vaccinations are not happening at the pace we need. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can simplify the planning and logistics of administering the vaccine by: identifying optimal vaccination sites, prioritizing populations, matching sites to populations, inventory management and targeted info campaigns. Este Geraghty CMO of Esri speaks with Healthcare IT Today about the power of GIS for vaccination planning.   

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Larry Kaiser, winner of the 2020 HITMC Award for Health IT Marketer of the Year, started his career in healthcare marketing writing RFP responses for a company that sold two different EMRs. From there he rose through the ranks until he was leading the marketing team. Learn more about Larry's story, his thoughts on the current state of healthcare marketing and what we can expect in 2021.   

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PointClickCare, the market leader in the long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) space, makes its first meaningful foray into the acute care market with the acquisition of Collective Medical, a platform that helps care teams collaborate to support vulnerable patients. We sat down with Dave Wessinger, President of PointClickCare and Chris Klomp CEO at Collective Medical to learn why this acquisition happened, what it means for acute care providers and what their plans are for the future.    

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