Connected Health

Virtual care company Teladoc Health works with 50 Medicare Advantage plans. Nine million beneficiaries can access one or more of its telehealth offerings. An expert at the company offers a deep look at the subject.

This kicks off their collaboration to turn the city into a smart city. 

Some recent staffing survey results should be scary to health system leaders. A virtual nursing expert discusses the value of two emerging tele-nurse models, and how provider organizations can get started with them.

Virtual care models can improve access and build personalized experiences for underserved patients, says Kuldeep Singh Rajput, founder and CEO of Biofourmis.

The virtual models will help researchers develop more personalized treatment plans, predict health outcomes, monitor chronic conditions and streamline drug development, a new report shows.

Healthcare organizations also want continuous monitoring and better inventory management from their remote patient monitoring systems.

Health assurance is about migrating from sick care to preventive care, and funding innovations that improve costs and experiences can help drive that shift, says Sumit Nagpal, founder and CEO of Cherish.

Through its virtual care and remote monitoring programs, University of Alabama at Birmingham has increased the census and case-mix index of rural hospitals, among other successes.

The company says it will concentrate on its home healthcare coordination platform that connects patients, providers and payers with HME suppliers.

What can be expected in healthcare and health IT? What should CIOs and other health IT leaders be doing to address new virtual care challenges? An expert consultant has answers.