Telehealth

Whether it's after-hours coverage at skilled nursing facilities or connected tools for home health monitoring, remote care technology is reaching maturation just when it will be needed most.

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As transformative as the technology can be, providers need to be cautious not to lose the human element in their care delivery.

With increasing buzz around population health and social determinants of health, those two forces are poised to change philosophies around care delivery and how a hospital or health system works to keep the surrounding community healthy.

Until November, reimbursement for remote patient monitoring services was a gray area for providers, but the picture is becoming clear.

The company will help the academic medical center build out its Medicare Advantage plan, as well as developing new AI-powered diagnostics, clinical pathways and more.

In a bid to better understand the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer, several healthcare organisations have banded together to develop the use of VR in its diagnostics.

During the first year of tele-ICU, the technology helped save 125 lives, reduce ICU length of stay by 34 percent, reduce the sepsis mortality rate, and more.

The program uses a mix of home visits and telehealth technologies to bring more services to the home.

Samitivej Hospital Group, a private hospital brand in Thailand with a network of eight hospitals and owned by Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), recently announced the launch of its one-stop Virtual Hospital app, offering three key services: Teleconsultation – a remote telemedicine consultation service that provides round-the-clock medical advice via a video call with Samitivej’s doctors and nurses.