Telehealth

COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, has entered the lexicon as if it was always there. Everyone has an opinion. Globally the response has divided and united populations and no less so in the UK, says global digital adviser and NHS clinician Dr Sam Shah. 

In this episode of The Alessi Agenda, Woodlands Health Campus CEO Dr. Jason Cheah discusses how global examples of EMRs, robotics and telehealth helped shape the digital transformation and patient journey in Singapore.

“One of the most apparent shifts we’ve seen is how COVID-19 is spurring the move to virtual care,” said Caroline Clarke, Executive Vice President and Market Leader, Philips ASEAN Pacific.

Revenue-cycle vendor Conifer Health and architecture and design firm Gensler are among the other new members on the platform, which offers digital health resources to hospitals as they race to roll out virtual care, remote monitoring, chatbots and more.

The VA St. Louis Healthcare System is partnering with telecom vendor Uniper Care in a pilot program to give veterans access to social support to address loneliness and depression.

Current patient deferral of nonurgent services could lead to a "care debt" down the line, say Duke researchers. To meet those needs, health systems should be building out a robust telemedicine infrastructure.

Kuldeep Singh Rajput, CEO and founder of Biofourmis, discusses using remote monitoring tech to reach patients at home and reduce contact with COVID-19-positive patients.

With the COVID-19 pandemic having already set the stage for a massive increase in telehealth consults, the research firm sees an even bigger future – as demand for one-stop virtual visits and remote patient monitoring grows as much as seven-fold.

The plan is available at a lower premium than standard PPO plans, and offers a specialist referral process.

Just 36% of people making less than $25,000 say they have access to telehealth, according to a new study, but this percentage increases as income rises.