Telehealth

At HIMSS23, Jodi Daniel, managing director of Crowell Health Solutions, discussed the evolving policy landscape for telehealth, remote patient monitoring and other digital health technologies as the public health emergency comes to a close.

At HIMSS23, panelists discussed why health systems need to consider the unique needs of their patient populations when implementing remote patient monitoring programs.

A data-driven workflow can navigate patients to the right care providers, according to Benjamin C. Gonzales, operations manager of virtual care for behavioral health at Geisinger.

Homeward's Amar Kendale, former chief product officer at Livongo and Teladoc, discusses how the industry must combine technology and new care models to improve access and make value-based payment successful.

Access helps create equity in healthcare, and technology will drive progress, according to Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, an otolaryngologist and AMA Board of Trustees member, who will speak at HIMSS23.

According to a study published in JAMA, audio-only visits made up one in five primary care visits and two in five behavioral health visits among patients at federally qualified health centers in August 2022.

The startup said it will use the funds to add new categories of care and therapeutic services.

According to Howard Rubin, CIO of Evara Health, an FQHC, telehealth has helped an underserved population overcome the challenges of finding care.

Medicare beneficiaries who received telehealth services for opioid use disorder during the pandemic had a 33% lower risk of fatal overdose.

Panelists at ViVE 2023 discussed the future of preventive medicine as retail chains and virtual care players push into the space and more patients avoid primary care altogether.