Telehealth

Physicians said in this year's Doximity survey that telemedicine tools have helped them improve disease management and patient access. They also said adherence to treatment plans, patient outcomes and productivity are up.

Conversations have only started in the past few years about what digital equity is and how it applies to telemedicine and virtual care. Here's what the Detroit-based health system has learned so far.

A health analytics company is partnering with pharma to allow patients to unify their health information across multiple providers. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the DTP platform analyzes medical records and makes recommendations. 

Intermountain, Mayo Clinic, MedStar, Ochsner, Stanford Health and UPMC are among the organizations taking part in the initiative, focused on innovating integration of virtual care pathways.

A recent study also revealed that Australian aged care nurses found it difficult to use multiple digital tools to perform tasks while providing end-of-life care.

A nurse expert discusses the results of a new survey from AvaSure showing that, while virtual nursing has yet to gain traction in acute inpatient care, it holds much promise – and already is showing results that benefit both nurses and the bottom line.

Tainan Municipal Hospital in Taiwan's ancient capital is eyeing telemedicine implementation as part of its digital transformation, says deputy superintendent Dr Hsing-Hsien Wu.

Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of government relations at HIMSS, says every government in every country is concerned with protecting data and training its workforce to be prepared for a cyberattack.

The health system's chief digital officer has the numbers to prove it. DTx have helped patients relearn driving after car accidents, manage the grief of losing a spouse and gain confidence to leave a career that's not working, he says.

Also, New South Wales has introduced a new virtual urgent care service for adults.