Telehealth
With more than 750 WiFi-enabled tablets funded by the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program, the partners aim to increase affordable broadband access and provide psychosocial oncology care to the underserved.
This is part of the Victorian government's Better at Home initiative.
Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, an otolaryngologist and AMA Board of Trustees member, says technology can give care access that helps with health equity. He is speaking at HIMSS23.
Further, the Pennsylvania health system has seen a reduction in the percentage of patients who leave the emergency department without being seen, thanks to its telehealth program.
The company says the new HIPAA-compliant integration can reduce specialist visits, improve patient access and minimize administrative overhead with customizable algorithms that route patient referrals.
Specially trained medical assistants (dubbed tele-MAs) travel to patients' homes and enable full exams virtually, the provider organization's CEO explains.
But change management is important, and visionary nursing leadership is critical, its chief digital health executive says.
Some wins so far? Huge reductions in patient falls and increases in HCAHPS patient satisfaction scores.
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Anticipate and prevent poor telehealth experiences.
Howard Rubin, CIO at Evara Health, an FQHC, talks about the hurdles to delivering care to his population, and how virtual care gets past these challenges.