Telehealth

Hospitals are expanding their telehealth platforms to improve health outcomes, lower medical costs, free up bed space and provide access to care to all patient communities.

Amwell added clinical programs for musculoskeletal care and dermatology, the telehealth platform said April 20.

To create the most effective virtual care programs, health systems should establish a framework that spans across documentation, integration, best practices and support, according to an April 19 Harvard Business Review article.

Social workers were the top speciality provider delivering telehealth services in January, according to an April 19 U.S. News & World Report article.

Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain were some of the earliest adopters of telemedicine and have been using virtual methods to improve health outcomes, lower medical cost and free up bed space. In a May 2022 Harvard Business Review article, Robert Pearl,…

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has conducted more than 3 million telehealth visits since March 2020 and is working to expand that service, according to its telehealth annual report.

Windber, Pa.-based Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center is in the process of creating a new telehealth program equipped with monitoring technology, The Tribune-Democrat reported April 15.

As health systems emerge from the pandemic, many are asking strategic questions such as: What business do we want to be in? What roles do virtual and hybrid care play? What do we do ourselves and where do we partner?

Phoenix-based Banner Health is piloting a telehealth program aimed at increasing access to obstetrical care for rural patients.

Remote care has a long and storied history. In The Lancet, an article from 1879 describes, “doctor’s appointments through the telephone to avoid unnecessary office visits”. And in the US, acute care in the home has been written about for…