Telehealth

More and more health systems are taking steps to "fully unleash nurse innovators at the leadership level," a new report shows, tapping their specialized expertise for technology deployment, process improvement, patient experience and more.

The MediLedger project, led by San Francisco blockchain startup Chronicled, is focused on leveraging DLT for more efficient healthcare contract reconciliation and chargeback processes.

Telemedicine technology has reduced patient no-shows by 50 percent, limited new patient wait times to less than 48 hours, and saved $150,000 in overhead in six months.

With a tele-ICU program, A/V tech and predictive analytics, the system reported 297,613 fewer ICU days and saved an estimated 15,000 lives.

The move comes as the AMA has published new data about how many physicians are actually using telemedicine technology.

Telemedicine consults have grown 73 percent annually over the last five years at the Kansas City children's hospital.

Approximately 120 apps are currently being evaluated by NHS Digital and two external assessors against key standards to be added to an NHS resource of trusted digital health and care tools for patients, citizens, healthcare professionals, and commissioners.

Cybersecurity is still the big one. But interoperability and telehealth are not far behind for leading organizations' technology goals.

The four Northern Region district health boards (DHBs) in New Zealand have started rolling out a cloud-based telehealth service.

Patients receive needed interventions quicker, resulting in better outcomes and higher levels of satisfaction.