mHealth Intelligence: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patients Report Satisfaction With Telehealth During Pandemic According to a study published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, about 42 percent of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients received care related to their condition via telehealth, and a majority (77 percent) reported they were satisfied with the virtual care. Results showed that far [...]
Journal of the American Heart Association: Effectiveness of Telemedicine Visits in Reducing 30‐Day Readmissions Among Patients With Heart Failure During the COVID‐19 Pandemic A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that telehealth follow-up appointments can boost care for heart failure patients. The study found that patients who received telehealth follow-up had [...]
McKnights Long-Term Care News: Telemedicine helped nursing home residents avoid ER visits, research finds Findings published in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine found that skilled nursing facilities (SNF) were able to limit emergency room visits after implementing a more robust telemedicine program. The study was part of an effort to determine if telemedicine services could provide [...]
On March 1, 2022, President Biden announced his strategy to address the national mental health crisis during his first State of the Union. This strategy will strengthen system capacity, connect more Americans to care, and create a continuum of support to transform our health and social services infrastructure to address mental health holistically and equitably. [...]
Mobi Health News: Report: About a quarter of Americans used telehealth during COVID-19 According to Trilliant Health’s 2022 Telehealth Trends report, 25.6 percent of Americans accessed care using any type of telehealth from March 2020 through November 2021. Nearly 80 percent of users had between one and four visits, with 45.7 percent accessing only one telehealth [...]
American Academy of Pediatrics: Telehealth: Opportunities to Improve Access, Quality, and Cost in Pediatric Care The American Academy of Pediatrics published an article examining how telehealth can improve access, quality, and cost in pediatric care. Telehealth has the potential to transform the way care is delivered to pediatric patients, expanding access to pediatric care across [...]
JAMA Network: Remote Patient Monitoring During COVID-19 COVID-19 has advanced patient safety in an unexpected way. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, patient monitoring for harm and many approaches to prevent harm were linked to where the patient was treated in the hospital. A report based on data prior to the COVID-19 pandemic suggested that routinely monitoring [...]
Healthcare IT News: Telehealth revenue could hit $20B in five years, say analysts A new report by Bloomberg Intelligence predicted that the telehealth sector could bring in $20 billion in US revenue by 2027. The publication said that virtual care is set to become “a staple” of health care delivery, with analysts finding that annual revenue growth [...]
PYMTS: Telehealth Providers Race to Retool Patient Payments Experience A recent report by PYMTS and American Express found that consumers faced a range of challenges in paying for their telehealth appointments. The report found that 47 percent with out-of-pocket costs did not know if their health care provider offered affordable payment options and 40 percent said their [...]