Telehealth

Connected Care initially will be aimed at improving stroke outcomes by connecting patients in ambulances or ERs to neurologists.

Connected care, upskilled workers, tax reform, a Southwest Airlines approach, private equity and the Affordable Care Act all will impact healthcare organizations in 2019, a new PwC report says.

The health system saw an opportunity to leverage Information Technology Infrastructure Library best practices and key concepts to improve its remote care.

PerfectServe plans to integrate Telmediq’s technology into its cloud-based care team collaboration platform.  

"There have been key moments when being a woman was not an advantage," she says.    

The healthcare industry is on the cusp of significant change in telehealth as both Congress and CMS have come around to virtual health's power.

St John Ambulance WA is now using mobile and virtual reality in its first aid training, allowing people to use virtual reality to learn how to respond to an emergency, hone lifesaving skills and make first aid more available.

Australia’s healthcare industry and government stakeholders need to focus on four key areas – technology development, regulation, investment and implementation – to stimulate a thriving digital health industry.

Among his pre-show predictions? It's finally telehealth's time to shine. "It's the overnight success story that was 30 years in the making."

Almost 40 per cent of Australian healthcare professionals have nominated better information sharing as their number one wish for improving population health.