Telehealth

An executive at its Center for Telehealth explains how the Pennsylvania health system evaluates virtual care models – and when it knows it's time for an ER visit instead.

Telehealth Connection TV: Professor Rupa S. Valdez says improvement is still needed and outlines how vendors and informaticists can boost virtual care accessibility.

Remote patient monitoring technology also has helped the health system drop its 30-day readmission rate from 14% to 6%.

In this episode of the Virtual Care Paradigm, Michelle Snyder, a partner at McKesson Ventures, discusses why a "virtual-first approach" could be the new norm.

Rick Gannotta, SVP, Chief Healthcare Administrative Officer at Masimo explains how hospital automation helps eliminate care gaps.

A new report released by the EIU shows that new hybrid models of care – involving in-person care, remote care, and predictive modelling supporting real-time care – will emerge post-pandemic.

This week's top stories include strong support for the passage of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 and a Fitbit patent revealing the wearable maker could be working on a health monitoring ring.

Researchers found that more than half of survey respondents agreed that their telehealth visit was better than an in-person one.

Health system CIOs are reducing their tech footprint and consolidating their IT systems for agility and efficiency. For digital health startups to succeed in this space, they must get three factors right: cost, scale and quality.

Jennifer Jackson, Director of Interoperability and Strategic Initiatives and Wes Madden, Vice President, Hospital Automation at Masimo discuss the how-tos of hospital automation.