Telehealth

Dr. Michael Zaroukian, VP, CMIO and CTO of Sparrow Health, says the health system had the infrastructure in place to be first in line to do virtual care when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

The COVID-19 global crisis has undoubtedly brought about huge changes in healthcare systems all over the world.

UPMC spin-off Curavi Health, CarePointe and U.S. Health Systems will work together on integrated pop health analytics and virtual-care tools for nursing homes and other underserved elder populations.

The MA FQHC Telehealth Consortium is ensuring patient access wherever it can, and generating revenue to sustain health center operations during the pandemic.

In the first episode of HIMSS Australia Digital Dialogue Series hosted by Tim Kelsey, Senior Vice President, HIMSS Analytics International, guest speakers Prof Peter Sprivulis, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Western Australian Department of Health Service, Adj.

The cloud service can enable developers to more easily create secure pipelines to handle streaming biometric data and other PHI from remote patient-monitoring devices.

This week's top stories include the Trump administration telling hospitals to bypass the CDC and submit COVID-19 data directly to HHS, and telehealth helping patients navigate complex systems.

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the usefulness of in-unit remote patient monitoring – and setting up systems doesn't always require complicated build-outs.

HealthEC is able to identify the top 10% of a client's patients who are at highest risk for a severe outcome due to COVID-19, says Dr. Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, the company's senior medical director.