Telehealth

Patient-generated health data is proving to be critical in the shift to value-based care.

By Marc Sebes, VP of Product Management In-home clinical devices are among a number of digital health technologies that are being used to streamline clinical trial processes and enable pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations (CROs) to monitor participants remotely.

Practice Fusion veterans, including former chief executive Ryan Howard, on Tuesday announced a new company called iBeat.

Proponents of virtual care say it is the wave of the future. But while the healthcare industry might not find much disagreement with the practice in theory, it is in the potential limitations that skeptics might find flaws.

The platform has the potential to create a national virtual healthcare system, American Well chief Roy Schoenberg says. 

Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Health David Shulkin said it will establish the centers this summer in South Carolina, Utah, Pennsylvania and the Pacific Northwest. 

The new deal is part of a larger initiative to transform Penn State Health into a hub of telehealth services that cater to patients in Central Pennsylvania. 

(SPONSORED) There is an unprecedented convergence occurring between healthcare and technology – and telemedicine is an increasingly important initiative in the connected health market.

Getting pharmacists involved in patient-centric activities, including being part of clinical care teams, is a little easier thanks to telepharmacy technology.

Project ECHO, a health IT pilot that launched in 2003 in rural New Mexico to connect rural doctors to specialists, is now front and center in Congress as lawmakers consider employing the model across the country.