Telehealth

With telehealth, the health system was able to reduce time to caregiver from 20 minutes to just five – and also significantly reduce length of stay.

LifeBridge Health responded to the crisis with mobile clinics, digital patient monitoring and on-site PPE production, says Pothik Chatterjee, executive director of innovation and research.

Kester Nahen, CEO of Notal Vision, says patients are showing an increasing appreciation for remote diagnostic eye care.

As a result of a rapid response plan, COPE Community Services continued to deliver healthcare at a pre-pandemic rate, and patients were seen with little disruption.

Dr. Joe Kvedar, senior advisor of virtual care at Mass General Brigham, talks about the future of virtual care and what seniors need as the population ages.

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Within two weeks of beginning virtual care at the beginning of the pandemic, the number of telemedicine visits grew from 10 to more than 6,000, a gigantic increase of 59,900%.

Although it may seem counterintuitive, telemedicine can act as a bridge between vulnerable pregnant people and their providers.

Laura Jonsson, a nurse practitioner and Matrix Medical Network's chief clinical officer, shares how telemedicine technology and the different care paradigm it enables help nurses minimize stress and the burnout it can cause.

The new initiative offers $100 million in network equipment and services for providers offering innovative telehealth and remote care services to low-income patients and veterans.