Telehealth

What patients want from telemedicine tools are care quality and user experience.

Interest in potentially disruptive technologies abound in the active M&A realm but so do security concerns and dissatisfaction.

Ajit Pai seeks immediate action to ramp up the Universal Service Fund’s Rural Health Care Program, which advances telehealth, for the first time since it started in 1997.

The former global CTO for DaVita is the third recent big hire for HIMSS, joining a new chief clinical officer and executive VP of international.

Its clinical use of remote monitoring is focused on congestive heart failure, advanced illness care, tobacco treatment services and inflammatory bowel diseases.

Passing with a 92-5 vote, the legislation also will mandate the agency participate in national PDMP data sharing network.

As the healthcare sector continues to shift into value-based care and consumers become more involved in the care process, telemedicine and big data will continue to hold a crucial role in advancing patient care.

Health IT can often contribute to frustrations, but smart and well-designed technology can offload work, streamline processes and generally make nurses' lives easier.

Southcoast Health shows how video-based interpretation is improving patient engagement and experience, and allaying the fears of patients with limited English proficiency.

The final rule will override state laws to create a nationwide telehealth program to improve care access and reduce wait times for veterans.