Telehealth
Medical directors at Medical University of South Carolina share practical advice from their work establishing and growing a school-based telemedicine program.
The startup kicked off its remote VR clinics just last month.
A new report also finds that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 18% of physicians plan to retire, temporarily close their practices or opt out of patient care completely.
Nemours Children’s Health System uses multiple technologies to social distance, reduce contact and save PPE.
Five funding applications from coast to coast were approved, ranging from $380,000 to just under $1 million.
Adapting the Zoom platform and the quick development of a dashboard enabled the organization to shift two-thirds of outpatient visits to the new platform.
One telemedicine vendor, which is giving away its technology for two months during the pandemic, discusses the value of virtual care during physical distancing.
Panelists from the HIMSS20 Digital webinar “The Forgotten Ones: COVID-19’s Impact on the Underserved Communities" talk about managing the virus in vulnerable populations.
Wearables data could be used to detect viral infections, including COVID-19, explains Scripps Translational Science Institute Epidemiologist Jennifer M. Radin.
COVID-19
The director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay writes about significant acceleration of digital transformation across the UK.