Connected Health

Ally Hunter of Henry Ford Health on virtual care
By Bill Siwicki 12:09 pm December 16, 2024
Conversations have only started in the past few years about what digital equity is and how it applies to telemedicine and virtual care. Here's what the Detroit-based health system has learned so far.
Lisbeth Votruba, RN, of AvaSure on virtual nursing
By Bill Siwicki 12:10 pm December 10, 2024
A nurse expert discusses the results of a new survey from AvaSure showing that, while virtual nursing has yet to gain traction in acute inpatient care, it holds much promise – and already is showing results that benefit both nurses and the bottom line.
Dr. Joseph Sassine of University of Oklahoma College of Medicine on RTM
By Bill Siwicki 01:03 pm December 02, 2024
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine did a controlled test and showed the odds of infection-related readmissions were decreased in the RTM group by 76% at 30 days, 80% at 60 days and 68% at 90 days.
Morgan L. Waller, RN, of Children's Mercy Kansas City on telemedicine
By Bill Siwicki 12:15 pm November 11, 2024
The number of telehealth services provided by Children's Mercy Kansas City is astounding. And they get tremendously high patient satisfaction scores. The health system's nurse director of telemedicine offers a detailed tour, with some key advice for her peers.
Franklin Square Medical Center
By Andrea Fox 02:16 pm November 05, 2024
Through its partnership with DispatchHealth, MedStar Health is now providing care in patient homes after hospital stays and emergency visits, or through virtual healthcare referrals.
Chris Baird of OptConnect on RPM
By Bill Siwicki 01:28 pm November 04, 2024
The combination of 5G and IoT could redefine remote healthcare, getting closer to a future where patients can receive hospital-grade care from anywhere. And more user-friendly and patient-centered devices should drive broader adoption.
FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Stephen Kapa, telehealth
By Bill Siwicki 11:49 am October 28, 2024
The strategy has had a big impact on patient access, bed capacity, and heart failure and all-cause readmissions – not to mention appreciation of patients and family thankful to receive care safely at home instead of having to be admitted to the hospital.
Amazon One Medical sign outside a medical practice
By Andrea Fox 01:23 pm October 22, 2024
The health system said the partnership with Amazon One Medical will bring new primary care offices to the Cleveland region to improve the patient experience at every touchpoint.
David P. Tusa of MD Home Health on RPM
By Bill Siwicki 01:13 pm October 14, 2024
MD Home Health CEO explains why the organization embraced the four-pronged, technology-infused style of home health and how the approach should streamline delivery and improve patient outcomes.
Nurse sitting in front of laptop with hands to head
By Andrea Fox 08:11 am October 11, 2024
The new artificial intelligence enhancements for healthcare promise to unlock conversational data for clinical insights and support app development, reporting, imaging and other use cases while enhancing trustworthiness.