Telehealth

According to an IQVIA study, U.S. patients made 10 times more digital health visits in March 2021 than March 2020, showing that patients have come to appreciate telehealth’s speed and service. Adopting omnichannel patient communications enables healthcare organizations (HCOs) to connect with patients according to their communication preferences.

Through a new telehealth partnership with Trustmark Small Business Benefits, employees can access nonoperative musculoskeletal care to address muscle and joint pain.

UpScriptHealth specializes in this approach to virtual care, including for female pelvic health and opioid withdrawal symptoms. Its founder talks about how this form of telehealth can boost outcomes and help fill gaps caused by specialist shortages.

Adding long-range healthcare drones into prescription delivery and lab services, along with supporting health-at-home programs, can reduce care costs and delays, and improve patient experiences, says Keenan Wyrobek, cofounder of Zipline.

The health system deployed comprehensive virtual care devices in all of its urgent care clinics, vastly improving the patient and provider experiences and boosting the bottom line.

Women will be able to receive a prescription for Axena's Leva Pelvic Health System during an online consultation with an UpScriptHealth provider.

It is expected to keep persons in custody out of hospital emergency departments.

Also, the National University Centre for Oral Health Singapore is leveraging data and AI to improve dental care.

Also, the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department is now providing online consultations to patients with diabetes.

The app Fitterfly Klik allows people with diabetes to analyze their meals using a picture and AI that examines portion size, calorie count, and macronutrients and micronutrients.