Telehealth

The product, called Optum Virtual Care, is aimed at integrating in-person care, telehealth, home care and behavioral care, company leaders said on an earnings call this past week.

Training and teamwork were key, said New Jersey's Preferred Behavioral Health Group, which has made good use of a $420,000 FCC grant.

Round 2 is a $249.95 million federal initiative that builds on the $200 million program established as part of the CARES Act.

This week's top stories include the CDC and FDA pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the Mayo Clinic launching a platform that delivers advanced, AI-powered clinical decision support through remote monitoring.

The pandemic has acted as an accelerant for the development and evolution of these technologies.

Almost 88% of Americans want to continue using telehealth for nonurgent consultations after COVID-19 has passed.

Dr. John Janas, medical director of Twistle, discusses how automating communication for those with chronic diseases not only gives them better access to care but improves the patient-provider relationship.

Penn State Health CIO Cletis Earle discusses how EHR tweaks, telehealth and data sharing via CommonWell have helped the health system manage population health during the pandemic.

But a new study found that telemedicine is still being used in surgical fields at higher rates than before the pandemic.

In this episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Nakia Grayson, IT security specialist at NIST, shares unique infosec challenges inherent in delivering care from hospital to home - as well as resources that can help.