Telehealth

Telehealth and remote care may present healthcare's greatest opportunity, as well as its greatest challenge.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., is piloting a teleICU initiative, with plans for a full rollout in August, according to a Bennington Banner report.

An estimated nine out of 10 physicians see the benefit of virtual care technologies, although many also voice concerns about their current functionalities, according to a new survey from audit and consulting firm Deloitte.

Two-thirds of physicians agree the use of interoperable virtual care technology would encourage them to offer telehealth services, according to a new survey from audit and consulting firm Deloitte.

Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, Ga., part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System, launched telemetry monitoring services in partnership with Advanced ICU Care.

CMS made a series of suggestions to expand telehealth in its latest Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program, a 1,473-page proposal released July 12.

The World Telehealth Initiative recently launched as a nonprofit humanitarian group.

Brendan Carr, a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, is visiting healthcare facilities and accepting applications for the agency's new connected care pilot program, according to the Memphis Daily News.

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System opened a telehealth center at a Trinity, Fla.-based YMCA in June as part of an ongoing effort to expand healthcare services in the Tampa Bay community.

Telehealth platform InTouch Health and drug store chain Rite Aid have signed a letter of intent to partner and expand patient access to care via telehealth.