Telehealth

Also known as telemedicine, this area of care helps connect doctors and patients remotely, without requiring in-person visits. This virtual care strategy is beneficial for managing chronic conditions, delivering lab test or diagnostic imaging results, post-surgical follow-ups, assessing skin conditions, online counseling and many other healthcare services. It also can improve care, care access and outcomes for patients.

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Pediatric telehealth matches in-person visits in effectiveness

Visiting the pediatrician without a fussy child can be blessing for many parents. But are remote sessions with a physician as effective as in-person visits? A recent study focused on TytoCare, a handheld mobile telehealth device, found remote visits are equivalent to in-office appointments.

Telehealth gives at-home patients their own doctors office

New York's Northwell Health Home Care Network has announced its partnership with New Jersey-based Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) to offer an extensive telehealth platform to its home-care patients.

ATA releases draft guidelines on telestroke, telehealth, telemental health

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) is requesting feedback for the recently posted drafts of practice guidelines for telestroke, pediatric telehealth and child and adolescent telemental health.

Having telehealth on the roster draws patients in

American Well, a provider of telehealth to more than 70 health systems, conducted its Telehealth Index: 2017 Consumer Survey, which showed 20 percent of patients would switch from a doctor who didn't offer telehealth visits to one who did.

Philips, Banner telehealth program cut costs, hospitalizations, readmissions

Banner Health and Royal Philips have released results of a pilot study on utilizing telehealth to better care for patients with chronic diseases while reducing costs and trips to the hospital.

Salus Telehealth creates board of directors after merger

Since acquiring VideoMedicine in September, Salus Telehealth has taken steps to reorganize its leadership as the companies adjust to the new partnership.

Acelity Embarks Upon the Next Frontier in Advanced Wound Therapy with the Launch of a Telehealth Solution for the Home Care Setting

SAN ANTONIO – Acelity, a global wound care and regenerative medicine company, today announced the launch of iOn PROGRESS™ Care Network with Remote Therapy Monitoring, a proprietary remote therapy monitoring system that delivers continuous at-home monitoring for patients prescribed negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the home. The iOn PROGRESS™ technology enables timely feedback on patients’ use of NPWT, as well as increased clinician interaction to assist with patient compliance.

5 advantages of using telehealth to battle tuberculosis

Tuberculosis was once a disease deemed ultimately fatal once contracted but thanks to modern medicine TB is curable, yet over 1 million people die annually from the disease. With 22 percent of all TB cases occurring in California the CDC recommends the high cost, travel dependent and labor intensive directly observed therapy (DOT) as the most effective treatment. The Center for Connected Health Policy has released a report on what benefits telehealth could bring to the treatment of TB.

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