Telehealth
Digital solutions allow care teams to use more standardized protocols, improve clinical decision-making, increase collaboration and communication among providers, mothers and their families. To explore the use of such solutions by health care organizations, Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s…
Leaders from Houston Methodist’s DIOP team — Digital Innovation Obsessed People — outlined during the AHA’s recent virtual Leadership Summit how they evaluate, prioritize and implement digital solutions throughout the system.
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G
Washington, DC 20201
Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure:
Disruption just keeps coming in the primary care sector. Denver-based startup Everside Health Group, which offers a nationwide in-person and virtual primary care platform, is going public.
Using digital engagement to improve patient communication and safety
During the height of the pandemic, McKinsey & Company issued a startling projection that as much as $250 billion of U.S. health care could become virtualized. A new McKinsey report notes that two-thirds of the office visits and outpatient care that they forecasted would be delivered virtually…
The Federal Communications Commission released a final rule summarizing guidance adopted last month for participants in its $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, including eligible services, competitive bidding, invoicing and data reporting.
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) got a huge lift during the pandemic as record numbers of Americans opted for connected care from the safety of their homes, but will this trend continue? Ochsner Health is betting it will.
The AHA expresses support for the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act (S. 1988),
The AHA expressed support for the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act (S. 1988), legislation that would make permanent several telehealth flexibilities provided under the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency.