Telehealth

Hybrid collaboration enables multidisciplinary care, standardized outcome measurement and more streamlined care delivery, its CEO says.

Rural communities have been experiencing delays in healthcare delivery caused by a double whammy of staff shortage and unsustainable after-hours roster, Te Whatu Ora notes.

The chief innovation officer at Phoenix Children’s lived up to his title when he enabled inexpensive, ubiquitous, hands-free virtual care using devices meant for the home in his 750 exam rooms – with no new FTEs to support them.

Patients can access automated accessible mental health care tools, which could improve value-based care outcomes and enhance community provider workflows.

Also, Mediwave has introduced its suite of smart emergency response solutions in Malaysia. 

Network-as-a-Service architecture at Palo Alto Healthcare System will increase veterans' access to virtual care services by bringing 4G or 5G cellular and LEO satellite connectivity to those living in broadband deserts.

Informatics researchers from UCSF found that, both during and outside of scheduled hours, an uptick in telehealth use required ambulatory physicians to spend more time working in the electronic health record.

The average wait time for a specialist appointment across healthcare can be well over three months, but volunteers on this FQHC-focused initiative usually respond in less than 10 hours. Timely access to specialty care impacts health outcomes.