Connected Health

Startups and legacy tech vendors alike are developing array applications and web services to help people track the virus, check for symptoms and offer advice on ways to help prevent exposure.

The technology enables remote monitoring, allowing for the engagement of patients in their homes and facilitating communication between quarantined people and healthcare providers.

As COVID-19 spreads, putting nursing home residents at risk, the RUSH Act of 2020 would remove Medicare barriers hindering expansion of remote care technology in skilled nursing facilities.

While Epic says it is reviewing the info-blocking and patient-access rules to see how they impact four specific areas, Cerner has voiced its "ardent support" to HHS.

American Telemedicine Association cheers the $8 billion emergency funding legislation, which it says will expand the toolkits of healthcare professionals working to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.

Monitoring coronavirus patients remotely with clinical-grade sensors and collecting data on numerous physiological signals could improve clinical decision-making for providers.

Better connectivity is enabling hospitals to leverage new technologies, improve clinical outcomes, and drive patient and physician satisfaction.

The healthcare groups, along with eHealth Initiative, Health Innovation Alliance and Personal Connected Health Alliance, want Congress to enable HHS to expand access to virtual care for coronavirus patients.

The health system has embraced change management to encourage key clinical buy-in for incorporating social determinant data into the EHR and informing care plans.

Johnathan Pascall, EMEA healthcare sales director at ANCILE Solutions, outlines how reducing clinician burnout can be supported by uPerform, which can ensure that hospitals maximize the potential of their EPR.