Telehealth
Mobile Health IT
Early research says using drones could save $21 billion annually to the broader UK economy.
Analytics
The center will focus on developing predictive apps from data in EHRs, wearables and other digital health tools.
Telehealth
American Hospital Association called on Congress to advance remote patient monitoring, reduce restrictions on tech, and include more hospitals in the Rural Health Care Program.
Accountable Care
Health system uses communications platform to go from a 65 percent patients seen rate for case managers to 91 percent – with a reduced number of FTEs, official says.
Electronic Health Records
The startup is working in conjunction with Cape Fear Valley Health pilot test to add social features for Medicare beneficiaries with congestive heart failure.
Electronic Health Records
Industry groups like easier quality reporting and advance applications of telehealth, but some say docs shouldn't have to make expensive EHR upgrades for 2019.
MACRA
The rule would mean the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will pay doctors for telemedicine visits as well as evaluation of images and videos.
Patient Engagement
With 92 percent of healthcare consumers saying improved patient experience should be a top strategic priority for hospitals, a new crop of innovators is arising to help meet that demand.
Population Health
Telemedicine platforms and tools will transform virtual care by incorporating emerging technologies and novel uses of data.
Mobile Health IT
UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a new NHS app that will put patients in control of their healthcare and will be available to everyone in England in December 2018.