Telehealth
High school and college kids are feeling depressed, hopeless and even suicidal. Experts say they need access to mental healthcare on their terms – and virtual care fits the bill.
The revised telehealth rules will take effect in September.
A nationwide pilot of the service is now ongoing.
New research found that experienced practice leaders most often cited visit-triage rules and telemedicine-specific staffing and scheduling protocols as two key areas most needed for telehealth implementation and maturation.
Through its virtual care and remote monitoring programs, University of Alabama at Birmingham has increased the census and case-mix index of rural hospitals, among other successes.
It features video consultation and remote vital signs monitoring.
What can be expected in healthcare and health IT? What should CIOs and other health IT leaders be doing to address new virtual care challenges? An expert consultant has answers.
Also, the South Korean government is helping expedite the approval of a VR-based therapy for treating visual impairment.
Bronwyn Spira is CEO and cofounder of Force Therapeutics, a digital care management platform for musculoskeletal conditions.
The IT director at the Central Ohio provider describes how telemedicine capabilities were built up from scratch to become an important part of practice.
