Telehealth

Dr. Patti Peeples, CEO of HealthEconomics.Com, sat down with Dr. Rich Gliklich, CEO of OM1, to discuss how big data analytics are changing the face of real world evidence (RWE).

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced that the enterprise business publication Insights Success has named HID as one of the 20 most valuable brands of 2017.

Secure messaging between patients and providers — also called "e-visits" — lead to a 6 percent increase in office visits, according to a study published in SSRN.

DocFlight, a New York City-based startup, is using telemedicine technology to provide patients in China with access to U.S. physicians, according to NBC News.

Valley Home Care, part of Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System, lowered its hospital readmission rate for heart failure patients through the use of a telehealth program.

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center launched "Care Anywhere," a telehealth platform available via smartphone, tablet or computer, July 17.

Teladoc achieved certified status for information security under the Health Information Trust Alliance's common security framework Aug. 11.

A one-year CMS study will investigate the cost effectiveness of telemedicine utilization in skilled nursing facilities.

Healthcare benefit costs are expected to rise another 5 percent in 2018, leading employers to explore alternative healthcare delivery and payment models — like telehealth — to offer their employees, according to a new survey.

As the need for mental health services continues to grow in the United States, physicians and healthcare facilities are increasingly leveraging technology to enhance access to care to patients.