In light of these concerning figures and effects, healthcare organization operations are turning their focus toward reducing wait times and improving patient outcomes. This fits well as part of an overall strategy to increase quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery. Below, we will focus on h...
Telehealth for the elderly is a segment in the telehealth industry, which is making rounds for a while. It has been very effective in improving their quality of life by maintaining age-related health issues and reducing healthcare expenses. Moreover, it even supports independent living, along wi...
Activated and engaged patients are more likely to follow their treatment plans – and this could be a major benefit for healthcare providers as the use of telehealth tools continues to rise in the wake of the pandemic.
Seeking to shed stigma, Erica Land tells her story. And she offers a look at what it's like on the frontlines of telehealth as a clinical operations specialist at VirtualMed Staff.
Broadly speaking, the Great Telehealth Experiment has been a monumental success. In the spring of 2020, telehealth appointments were78 times higherthan pre-pandemic levels. Even as the dust has settled on pandemic-related lockdowns, telehealth usage remains 40 times higher than pre-pandemic lev...
In addition, RERC research has evolved to view users as able at improving outcomes through learning, exercise, and plasticity (rather than being static), which can be optimally timed. We provide examples of rehabilitation technology innovation produced by the RERCs that illustrate this increasingly ...
Pediatric telehealth services have grown in recent years, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in part because of the efforts of the Supporting Pediatric Research on Outcomes and Utilization of Telehealth (SPROUT) program, an initiative of the American Academy of Pediatrics.38 Most ...
The rise of telehealth has improved healthcare access and connected clinicians and patients in new ways, but there are some growing pains to overcome (as one would expect with a sudden and drastic shift). Some of these challenges include: ...
An Improved Approach: Early warnings are only valuable if they lead to prompt action. Through telemedicine, healthcare providers can remotely monitor patient data to identify potential problems. They can then quickly contact patients for a virtual consultation to recommend immediate treatment. Notably,...
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