Telehealth

Dr. Robert Bart sat down with Healthcare IT News to discuss UPMC's 1.25 million telemedicine visits in 2020, the value of robotic process automation, SDOH integration, the future of precision medicine and other leading-edge topics.

Rome is using technology to combat health risks caused by climate change.

This week's top stories include Verily beefing up its clinical trial platform, President Biden pushing for lower drug prices in his $3.5 trillion budget proposal, and the launch of the Teleprimary Care Certificate program.

The evolution of speech recognition will also help patients navigate the user interfaces of remote monitoring devices and personal health devices, said experts in a HIMSS21 Digital session. 

Johns Hopkins Medicine has developed a tool aimed at automatically identifying patients likely to need telehealth technical assistance.

The study looked at the number of people who engaged two online cognitive behavioural therapy service providers.

HIMSS Senior VP of Government Relations Tom Leary discusses a wide range of topics at HIMSS21, including Patient ID Now, pandemic response and the telehealth cliff.

From July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex experienced a 30% increase in clients served.

Experts at a HIMSS21 Global Digital Conference session explored the tension between broader data availability and the importance of IoT data privacy, explaining where HIPAA applies – and where it doesn't.

The program will cover a range of topics and best practices, including workflow, barriers to provision, regulatory considerations and health equity.