Telehealth

Telemedicine can help deliver healthcare to the underserved, according to Howard Rubin, CIO at Evara Health, an FQHC.  

Joe Drygas, VP of healthcare for AT&T Business, and Randy Bush, principal at Deloitte Consulting, will join HIMSS23 to talk about advanced connectivity and healthcare.

The executive director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program, Barbara Rothbaum, talks about how technology and traditional therapy join to help post-911 veterans in this two-week program.  

The partners said their deal would pair the health system's established telehealth and hospital-at-home programs with Best Buy's in-home services.

The transition of shared medical appointments from in-person to virtual formats can benefit patients and providers. Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Marianne Sumego, director of shared medical appointments, previews her upcoming HIMSS23 talk on the subject.

A representative from the DEA was invited to attend the special listening session.

The top drug agency proposed tighter limits for online prescriptions of some medications, such as Adderall and opioids.

SVP of healthcare delivery innovation at Thomas Jefferson University Judd Hollander, highlights his upcoming HIMSS23 session explaining how provider organizations must transform virtual care from an enabler of strategy to a strategy of its own.

For those with private insurance, coverage for telehealth and other remote care services will vary by plan after the end of the PHE.

Saudi Ministry of Health advisor for digital transformation Dr. Ahmed Balkhair explains how value-based healthcare helps improve the output of care and quality.