Telehealth

The telemedicine tech has helped Grand Lake Health Systems keep non-urgent patients away from hospitals and physician practices, reducing the spread of COVID-19.

Eligible organizations would get full funding for approved services and devices "necessary to provide critical connected care" until funds are exhausted or until the pandemic has subsided.

The service, which is provided by Samitivej, is available free-of-charge and all-day from 8 April to 10 May 2020. 

"My world before COVID consisted of taking care of patients one at a time," says one doctor. "Now, my duty is to serve an entire patient population." Other providers will soon have to acquaint themselves with remote monitoring and new models of care.

While new technologies are being deployed, health systems can use existing resources to help combat the coronavirus's spread.

SOC Telemed and SCP Health are augmenting emergency- and hospital-medicine capacity via telehealth – a critical capability for hospitals embattled by the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

Spanish CIOs from major hospitals explained in a HIMSS Europe webinar how they are handling the extreme situation caused by the pandemic.

The MIT COVID-19 Challenge searches for ideas to fight the coronavirus via hackathons and virtual events.

Its updated Digital Health Implementation Playbook Series offers tips and best practices for making the most of virtual consult technologies.