Telehealth
This group has difficulties accessing healthcare, resulting in risk of illness, hospitalization and death.
The health system will now be able to diagnose and treat patients remotely with physical examinations during video visits.
It will implement digital initiatives such as telehealth and an AI-powered eye care service.
Zoom’s mobile browser client would allow patients to simply click a link sent from their providers to join a telehealth appointment, nixing the need to download an app.
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Zoom Head of Healthcare Heidi West discusses the last year and a half from the videoconferencing company's perspective.
More than 90,000 digital health apps were released last year – an average of 250 per day – according to the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science's 2021 trends report.
CareVention HealthCare, a division of Tabula Rasa HealthCare, launched a remote patient monitoring service that uses biosensors and artificial intelligence to monitor patients’ vital signs and alert providers if necessary.
The company has plans to expand Nurx Now to offer additional urgent care services in the future.