Quantcast
Channel: telehealth – InTouch Health
Browsing all 50 articles
Browse latest View live

Population Health Requires Telehealth

Achieving ambitious population health management goals requires an enterprise telehealth platform.

View Article



Home, But Not Alone

Patients who respond well to remote home care are more receptive to high-acuity teleconsultations.

View Article

Next Generation For Real

CMS has made telehealth a cornerstone of its innovative new Next Generation ACO model.

View Article

Telehealth Goes Turbo

The pace of growth in telehealth is astounding, and expected to reach $6 billion by 2020.

View Article

Mixed Signals In Texas

In the Lone Star State, telehealth keeps taking one step forward, one step back.

View Article


Telehealth Goes Mainstream

Elite publications like Wired are saying that telehealth has indeed reached a critical tipping point.

View Article

Impressive Quality Metrics

The Dignity Health Telemedicine Network is one of the nation’s pacesetters in establishing – and continuously improving – quality and outcomes benchmarks.

View Article

Growing App-etite for Telehealth

Walgreens’ telehealth app will soon be available in 25 states.

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Consumers Have Spoken

To say that healthcare consumers want convenience is like saying that Californians want rain. But a new Advisory Board survey shows that they don’t just want convenience – they crave it. The survey...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How CIOs Can Fund Telehealth

Several recent CIO surveys indicate that many of them would like to move more boldly into telehealth, but they’re facing a host of challenges, including: Numerous “must-have” implementations like...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Skype Is Still Scary

It’s hard to believe that some health systems are still relying on Skype for remote consultations. This Microsoft-owned technology is great for chatting for free with a friend in Sweden, but it’s not...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Telehealth Combats Readmissions

In fiscal year 2016, 2,665 hospitals will receive lower Medicare reimbursements due to excessive readmissions within 30 days. But here’s the good news: 799 of those hospitals won’t be penalized at all...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Care Coordination, VA-Style

The Department of Veterans Affairs has taken a lot of heat lately, but one thing they’ve done right is to be an early and enthusiastic advocate for telehealth. Veterans with traumatic brain injuries...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Listening Drives Innovation

We listen closely to telehealth analysts and observers because they help us – and the industry in general – meet expectations and remain forward-looking. Almost a year ago, Chirag Patel from New...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

No Crystal Ball Needed

For far too long, telehealth has been touted as a future miracle that’s just out of reach. So it’s significant that the theme of a recent U.S. News Hospital of Tomorrow conference was “Telehealth Isn’t...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Telehealth – A Dementia Care Solution?

Kudos to Linda Kaufman, RN, for a thought-provoking article in Executive Insight about how telehealth can improve care and lower costs for patients with dementia. Kaufman cites some shocking numbers...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Time For FAST Action

Capital Building In the run-up to an election year, a lot of praiseworthy legislation gets stalled in committee. That’s exactly what’s happened to Senate bill S1465 dubbed the “FAST Act”, which stands...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Top 5 Reasons to Start a Telehealth Program in 2016

As we look forward to 2016, here are the top 5 reasons to start a telehealth program next year: Lower readmission rates – Telehealth is already playing a vital role in hospitals’ efforts to reduce...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How Telemedicine is Transforming Senior Health Care

How Telemedicine is Transforming Senior Health Care     By Julie Potyraj – Guest Blogger Polly, age 78, and suffering from obesity-related health issues, is sitting on her sofa on a snowy afternoon. At...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

2016 Telehealth Predictions

While some industries (like the petroleum business) are likely to have a dismal year ahead, the future has never been brighter for telehealth. Here are some bold predictions from telehealth expert René...

View Article
Browsing all 50 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images