Telehealth
Arizona-based Banner Health and Royal Philips have extended their ongoing collaboration on connected health innovations with a 15-year agreement. They plan to determine how telehealth can improve care management for patients with chronic conditions.
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Today, 50 million U.S. consumers would switch providers to one that offers telehealth, compared to 17 million in 2015.
CHIME CEO Russ Branzell commended her for pushing the envelope of what it means to be a chief information officer and HIMSS CEO Stephen Lieber said Arora advances the connection between IT and care quality.
Investments in Arcadia, SnapMD and PeraHealth are among those pointing the way toward evolving healthcare strategies.
The virtual care management tool is now available as part of athena's More Disruption Please program.
The new entity will offer analytics, telehealth and workflow tools among its healthcare-centric products and services.
Nashville, Tennessee-based Saint Thomas Health has opened Saint Thomas Health On Demand, a virtual clinic offering round-the-clock access to healthcare via computer, tablet and smartphone.
In addition to big ticket items such as advancing precision medicine and interoperability, the new law contains a provision that targets telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries.
But telemedicine faces a challenge as consumers seek healthcare services from an ever-expanding array of providers and locations, and healthcare organizations must be prepared.