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Despite the fact that it “remains a valuable tool for managing long-term health issues and for populations with mobility challenges or those who require frequent check-ins,” telehealth is on the decline, according to David Chou. In this piece, he examines the key factors behind the trend and what leaders can do to ensure virtual care remains an option.
The only way to solve the many problems plaguing physicians is by involving those who “understand the work, understand the problems, and live them every day, and partnering them with technology experts.” In this interview, Eve Cunningham, MD, Chief of Virtual Care and Digital Health at Providence, talks about her team’s objectives, the clinical support decision tool that could change the game for clinicians, and why she’s a champion for telehealth.
Despite the myriad benefits, including increased patient engagement, telehealth remains an option, not an imperative. As a result, “we are still underperforming as an industry compared to the promises made and the vision we’ve spun,” said Joseph Kvedar, MD. In this piece he examines why that’s the case and how healthcare can turn the tide.
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.
Opioid addiction is an extremely complex disease, but by sharing best practices from a “living document” and making it as easy as possible for clinicians to follow care pathways, leaders can help turn the tide, according to a panel discussion at CHIME23. “That’s how we can change hearts and minds.”
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.
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.
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 has come a long way since the Covid-induced boom, but a lot hinges on its continued success, according to Joseph Kvedar, MD. In this piece, he examines the impact it has had, the vision for what telehealth can be, and the steps organizations can take to get there.
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.
