Telehealth

At the Cleveland Clinic 2020 Medical Innovation Summit, a panel of health system IT executives gathered to discuss the big issues in digital innovation today.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based health system AdventHealth will roll out another virtual intensive care unit, this time at its hospital in Lake Wales, Fla.

The percentage of physicians using telehealth to see patients spiked from 22 percent in 2019 to 80 percent this year, according to Amwell's 2020 Physician and Consumer Survey.  

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente partnered with Best Buy Health to develop remote monitoring tools for older adults.

Levels of patient satisfaction for telehealth services are among the highest of all healthcare, insurance and financial service industries, according to consumer insight firm J.D. Power's second annual telehealth patient satisfaction survey.

Houston Methodist is teaming up with One Medical, a tech-powered primary care organization, to scale its digital transformation efforts, according to a Sept. 30 news release.

Amwell and Tyto Care are expanding their partnership by adding new workflows and tools for the TytoHome remote examination device on Amwell's telehealth platform, they said this week.

Oct. 1 marks the day when Anthem and UnitedHealth Group rolled back some virtual visit coverage, leaving members to pay more out of pocket, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The Department of Justice announced charges against several individuals in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and other government payers for telemedicine services on Sept. 30 as part of a larger effort to crack down on healthcare fraud.

Telehealth adoption has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, signaling the need for providers to examine their malpractice risks associated with virtual care.