Telehealth

The health system was using another telemedicine vendor's tools when the pandemic first hit. But it quickly saw what Zoom could do for virtual care innovation across several departments and specialties.

The 10 winning digital care tech companies will use apps, algorithms, gaming, virtual reality and more for mental health support and veteran suicide prevention.

It's a free service for at-risk patients, aged care residents, and COVID-19 patients.

Heather Meade, principal at Washington Council Ernst & Young, discusses the potential effects on digital health companies and patients following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

It also reduced unnecessary hospital-to-hospital transfers by 72%.

The American Hospital Association sees nontraditional players like Amazon, CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance and Walmart owning as much as 30% of the primary care market by 2030. 

Chronic diseases cost the U.S. $3.7 trillion per year. Focusing on preventive care is central to physical and economic survival – and home-based tech can make a big difference, one expert contends.

Spreading specialty care across the country through telehealth has many benefits, says Kuldeep Singh Rajput, CEO of Biofourmis, a tech vendor turned telemedicine provider organization.

Only 40% of them are confident about their capability to protect patient data privacy.

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.