By ‘red-flagging’ prescriptions that come from telehealth providers in other states, the proposed DEA rules may “inadvertently create barriers to care,” said Joseph Kvedar, MD. In this piece, he discusses recommendations from the ATA to help build pharmacists’ trust in filling remote prescriptions.
“Force Multipliers”: The Critical Steps Organizations Are Taking to Better Treat Opioid Addiction
“Too Much Pressure”: The Uphill (But Critical) Fight for Better Healthcare Policies
Cybersecurity breaches, information blocking rules, clinician burnout — there’s no shortage of areas that need attention from an advocacy standpoint. During a session at CHIME23, a panel of plugged-in leaders share insights on where the biggest hurdles exist, and what they’re doing to overcome them.
After the “Thunder”: How Organizations Can Realize Telehealth’s Long-term Potential
Rather than comparing telehealth services to office visits in terms of data collection – which is future – perhaps we should focus on integrating virtual care into the overall care picture, said Dr. Joe Kvedar in this piece. “It is time for telehealth to sit at the grownup’s table and be treated like an honest service.
Podcast: Sanford Health CDO Jared Antczak on Removing Friction, “Website Manner,” and Healthcare’s Biggest Flaw
As CDO at Sanford Health, one of Jared Antczak’s core objectives is “ensuring that we’re not just digitizing existing things.” In this podcast, he talks about the difference between digitization and digital transformation, the value of teaching “website manner,” why accessibility is such a huge area of focus, and why he loves the Chick-Fil-A app.
Telehealth Reexamined: Is This As Good As It Gets?
Q&A with Michael Hasselberg, CDHO, URMC: “We Absolutely Need to Disrupt Healthcare.”
ChatGPT isn’t going to replace providers. In fact, Michael Hasselberg, PhD, believes “it’s going to save providers from leaving the profession.” In a recent interview, he talked about his organization’s telehealth journey, how technology can help bridge the gap between supply and demand in behavioral health, and the power of 5G.
How Do We Compete With In-Person Care?
If telehealth can consistency provide a convenient virtual environment, as well as a clinical workflow that identifies which patients and conditions are appropriate for telehealth services, it’s far more likely to be able to compete with in-person care, according to Joseph Kvedar, MD, Senior Advisor, at the MGH Center for Innovation.
“We’re Putting Lives at Risk”: What the Proposed DEA Rules Mean for Behavioral Health
With the public health emergency scheduled to expire, the DEA has proposed rules that put patients at risk of “not getting critical, clinically appropriate medications, which in turn puts their lives at risk,” said Dr. Joseph Kvedar. In this blog, he provides information on how leaders can get involved and help prevent a “potential public health crisis.”