Bill Siwicki

Health system Mercy's groundbreaking facility makes robust use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring – and has the results to prove the model's success.

One person dies from suicide every 11 minutes in the U.S. A new study shows that telemedicine can be used to treat more severe mental illness – contrary to previous thought.

One analysis found overall, inpatient and/or observational admissions dropped by 30%, readmissions decreased by 46%, and total costs of care fell by 20%.

The goal is to advance patient safety nationally by studying and scaling telehealth as a proactive safety tool and enhance its safe use within the diverse communities served by connected care.

The academic medical center uses tele-sitter and virtual ICU platforms for a program it calls Virtual Deterioration.

"As clinicians are passionate about patients receiving quality healthcare delivered in a timely manner, I see telehealth programs being the key to improving patient outcomes and the overall healthcare experience," he says.

An expert walks through the issues and trends she eyes as most important in the year ahead and offers advice on how to tackle related challenges.

These three areas of health IT will be key for provider CIOs and other leaders to get right to ensure the best outcomes, one expert predicts.

The Amwell CEO reviews his successful predictions from last year and looks ahead at clinician-initiated telemedicine and virtual care shifting from transactional to transformational.

The result? Greatly improved patient outcomes and big cost savings.