Telehealth
The health system has achieved much success. For example: With remote patient monitoring, there was a 60% reduction in hospital admissions for those who were ongoing users of the emergency departments for chronic conditions.
Trina Histon, vice president of clinical product strategy at Woebot Health, discusses incorporating digital health tools into the provider workflow.
Its Epic EHR-linked virtual care and RPM technologies score a 97% patient satisfaction rating.
University Hospitals' chatbot now helps manage capacity in EDs and urgent care centers while improving care for patients with chronic conditions.
A recent study on telemedicine and patients showed some interesting trends. Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare, which conducted the survey, explains how CIOs and other health IT leaders should focus their virtual care efforts.
Telehealth is also extending the behavioral health facility's reach into as many communities as possible: The provider had more than twice as many virtual visits in 2022 than 2021.
Unless Congress acts, patients and physicians are going to lose out on digital health innovations allowed by PHE waivers, CHI says.
The legislation seeks to offer workers stand-alone telehealth benefits, similar to dental and vision plans.
The health system has met with success so far, including upticks in nurse and patient satisfaction. Could this be an answer to the nursing shortage?
It has now served over 3,000 patients living in rural and regional NSW.