Patient Engagement

We spoke with a telemedicine expert to get a feel for where virtual care technology goes from here, and how near-term changes in healthcare might impact the ways it's deployed.

Its installation comes following an uptick in coronavirus infections across the state.

In a new JAMA study, researchers found that parents and guardians may be using their adolescents' personal health records to communicate with clinicians, leading to questions about confidentiality.

Also, the Pandemic Institute launches in Liverpool to speed up vaccine development. 

Health plans hire ConsejoSano to create culturally appropriate content, but the company can't reach members by text.

Burke also spent more than two decades at Cerner, where he served as president from 2013 to 2018.

More than 70% of physicians surveyed for the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey work in practices that use video conferencing, with virtual care especially popular among specialists such as dermatologists and urologists.

Involving and integrating patients in the treatment process will help drive personalized medicine, says Dr. Risto Miettunen, president of the International Hospital Federation.

Eighty-seven percent of its members said they felt as supported or more supported in a virtual care model.

Oriol Fuertes, CEO and cofounder of QIDA, says we must ensure patients remain at the center of their care by improving access, while respecting ethical aspects of healthcare.