Telehealth

An expert offers perspective on the complex process, and explains how automation can save time and trouble for telehealth initiatives – and help providers avoid costly errors.

One expert contends telehealth can be the key to these programs, and that virtual care can be a disease-prevention tool to help with value-based care reimbursement models.

Designed to provide affordable health monitoring and wellness support at home, the virtual assistant could help providers increase treatment adherence rates and improve health outcomes for aging and chronically ill patients.

Translational Research Institute for Space Health Chief Innovation Officer James Hury discusses collaboration and partnership opportunities, and highlights the group's programs that are most relevant to HIMSS members.

One person dies from suicide every 11 minutes in the U.S. A new study shows that telemedicine can be used to treat more severe mental illness – contrary to previous thought.

One analysis found overall, inpatient and/or observational admissions dropped by 30%, readmissions decreased by 46%, and total costs of care fell by 20%.

The goal is to advance patient safety nationally by studying and scaling telehealth as a proactive safety tool and enhance its safe use within the diverse communities served by connected care.

But "hard work continues, as we persist in pressing telehealth permanency and creating a lasting roadblock to the telehealth cliff," the group said.

The academic medical center uses tele-sitter and virtual ICU platforms for a program it calls Virtual Deterioration.

"As clinicians are passionate about patients receiving quality healthcare delivered in a timely manner, I see telehealth programs being the key to improving patient outcomes and the overall healthcare experience," he says.