Use of telemental health services expanded quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and all signs indicate this trend is here to stay. More than half of patients (57 percent) say they prefer using telehealth for regular mental health visits, according to a recent J.D. Power survey. A study from the Kaiser Family Foundation also found that more than one-third of...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently placed healthcare among the critical infrastructure sectors that are “so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.”
While health organizations continue to recover from revenue lost during the peak of the...
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Health systems and hospitals across the country are using remote patient monitoring (RPM) to expand resources from the care center to patients’ homes. With the COVID-19 pandemic came an onslaught of adoption of patient-care technologies in 2020, including a ramping up of RPM for both chronic and acute conditions.
Between 2019 and 2022, RPM procedure claims rose 1,300 percent, according...
Healthcare systems use a variety of devices and picture archiving and communications system (PACS) tools to digitally acquire and store medical images respectively. The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) protocol ensures these various technologies can successfully communicate with each other, which leads to more efficient care and enhances patient safety.
Before DICOM was established as the global protocol,...
A panel discussion during the 2023 American Telemedicine Association Conference and Expo brought together three health system leaders to share their insights on prioritizing innovation amid economic and workforce challenges.
During the session, Sara Vaezy, executive vice president and chief strategy and digital officer at Providence, discussed how the pressures have created a sense of urgency to develop new business...
More patients prefer using telemedicine to get prescriptions and treat minor illnesses, according to a recent survey from digital health funding group Rock Health. Telehealth adoption also has seen significant increases in underserved communities, including uninsured and rural patients.
However, when it comes to health data sharing, building trust remains a challenge across the healthcare ecosystem. Still, patients are more...
1. A Conference of Moments
There were so many wonderfully curated moments at the 2023 American Telemedicine Association Conference and Expo. The opening night casino event set a relaxed and collaborative tone for the conference. The (very early) special interest group breakfast was the perfect way to kick off on Sunday as it got our creative juices flowing (along with...
As healthcare organizations operate amid workforce shortages in a tough financial landscape, many have turned to data-driven insights and an agile approach to standing up new programs.
One such program is virtual nursing. Whether fully remote or campus-based, virtual nursing augments a workforce that’s seen high turnover, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the factors driving turnover: Newer nurses may...
