Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association seeks to ensure that expanding telehealth programs are treated like any other healthcare delivery model and meet standards for patient safety, data privacy and information security.

Signs point to yes – and mature remote patient monitoring and telemedicine tools will be key to helping providers capitalize on the shift, one technology leader says.

How a clinic in the south of Chile drives care collaboration and patient engagement with digital communication workflows.

The commitment to telehealth from CMS offers medical specialties the freedom to innovate and provide better and more equitable care, says Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer of NextGen Healthcare and a practicing family physician.

Also, Hong Kong is pushing innovation to further digitise public health.

Various organizations have explored telepsychiatry and hybrid group therapy to offer more options for patients seeking mental health support.

That's been in med-surg and the ICU. In the ED, the health system has discharged 63% of its patients to outpatient plans with the help of telepsychiatry.

The most recent winners, including Stanford Medicine, Saint Luke's and health systems in Canada and Taiwan, are proving innovative in their use of information and technology to improve care delivery.

In one example, RPM helped detect impending potentially fatal adverse events 18 hours in advance of readmission. A wearable sensors expert discusses the benefits of RPM in cancer care.