Telehealth
In a recent analysis conducted by Second Opinion, a health-tech newsletter, and the digital health firm Omada found that about 30% of care can be delivered virtually.
In this Members in Action podcast, Julia Resnick, director of strategic initiatives at the AHA, and Thomas Harris, Jr., Executive Vice President of Operations at Gillette Children鈥檚 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, discuss how Gillette Children鈥檚 virtual rehab program has enabled them to better serve鈥
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently issued a technical brief, 鈥淓valuation of Mental Health Mobile Applications鈥 to aid providers, patients, payers and others to evaluate mental health and wellness mobile apps' safety and efficacy and what consumer protections they offer.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office for Civil Rights today issued guidance on how HIPAA-covered health care providers and health plans can comply with privacy, security and breach notification requirements when using remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth鈥
Four leaders of clinical transformation, innovation and marketing from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) and Texas A&M University鈥檚 Mays Business School recently shared a blueprint in the Harvard Business Review.
MUSC in Charleston, South Carolina, has developed a school-based telehealth program that contributes to improved health outcomes for children in many rural and underserved communities across the state.
NexHealth, a patient-engagement startup, announced that it secured $125 million in funding for its digital platform.
HHS will continue to include certain telehealth services in its risk adjustment program for qualified health plans in plan year 2022.
Through a know-how agreement between the parties, KLOC Health is creating an on-demand tool for Mayo Clinic to help match nurses for immediate, short- and long-term assignments based on such data as availability, location, certifications, skill sets and interests.
Consumer experiences are far from consistent as they use virtual care, symptom checkers, chatbots, provider search apps, online scheduling and myriad other tools and apps.