Telehealth

Cleveland Clinic and Amwell appointed new leadership to their year-old joint venture focused on scaling digital care and telehealth.

The lack of access to technology and broadband internet are the most frequently cited barriers that physicians perceive as preventing their patients from participating in telehealth, according to the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition.

Amwell posted $62.6 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2020, up 80 percent from $34.7 million during the same time last year. 

Amwell unveiled new telehealth connectivity, device and cart offerings Nov. 12 to help simplify  patient onboarding for providers using virtual care. 

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, trends showed increased interest in the use of telehealth services by healthcare professionals and patients.

Amazon Alexa launched a new feature Nov. 11 to help caregivers better monitor seniors who opt to age in place rather than move into nursing homes or assisted care facilities, according to CNBC.

Ignis Health, an analytics platform that measures virtual care program efficiency, recently licensed a telehealth implementation model roadmap from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, Cleveland Clinic decided it must adjust the role of team-based care in the new shift to telemedicine, according to Kevin Hopkins, MD, primary care medical director at the health system.

Most physicians (93 percent) have participated in the rapid virtual care adoption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but big challenges still remain for their continued usage.

A team of College Station-based Texas A&M University researchers is building an autonomous van equipped with telehealth technologies to help deliver care to patients lacking transportation options, according to local CBS affiliate KBTX.