Telehealth

Digital health has been a reality for 20 years. Since its humble beginnings – during the days of the Sony Walkman and Palm Pilot – technology has evolved and the market is set to explode. But much work remains to be done.

A new public-private partnership comprising more than 30 healthcare experts will advise the administration on ways technology can help improve healthcare quality across the Commonwealth and increase job growth.

There's a lot up in the air for healthcare policy following Donald Trump's surprising win. But a complete repeal of the Affordable Care Act won't be possible – at least not initially, say two HIMSS policy experts.

NYP Ventures follows the health system’s NYP Innovation Center and NYP OnDemand digital health suite in advancing emerging technologies.

The deal will enable joint clients to manage care virtually and provide access to patients via a portal. 

Ensuring uniformly high-quality telehealth requires providers, technology vendors and ethicists to address and answer some big questions about the efficacy of remote vs. in-person care.  

The system is building out its suite of telehealth care services with a native iOS app and website so patients can speak with doctors from home. 

The hospital, which is already using telemedicine services for emergency and stroke patients, will advise Avizia in improving its platform with a focus on increasing care while reducing costs.

Big opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings mean cloud should become 'the archetype for small organizations' (and some big ones too).

Supply of mobile health apps greatly exceeds the demand for them, based on research2guidance’s report on the mHealth App Developer Economics 2016, analyzing the status and trends of the mobile health apps market.