Telehealth

Randy Gaboriault, chief digital and information officer at ChristianaCare, describes how the health system developed a new Alexa Skill designed for home care patients, and discusses larger emerging trends around AI and remote patient monitoring.

There's been a regression in the use of virtual health since its huge spike at the beginning of the pandemic. The Chartis Group's Thomas Kiesau and Gregg Mohrmann say the answer is changing the operating model, not better technology.

Witnesses at the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing Tuesday offered a variety of strategies for addressing the future of telehealth.

Health IT can help manage the mental health and substance abuse disorder crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, says Dr. Nishi Rawat, cofounder of OpenBeds, an addiction treatment connection service.

Given telehealth’s popularity, executives see the acquisition as part of a broader long-term growth strategy.

This week's top stories include U.S. hospitals and health systems facing a long road to recovery after COVID-19's devastating winter surge and HHS Secretary nominee Xavier Becerra signaling support for virtual care.

Penn Medicine CIO Michael Restuccia discusses the challenges of remote work for IT staff, having to hit pause on a big implementation due to the pandemic and what it means to serve the community during times of crisis.

Deep Dive: As NASA prepares for a manned Mars mission in the not so distant future, innovators discuss what the trip could teach us about human health.

Although weekly telemedicine visits shot up twenty-three-fold during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall visit volume decreased by 35%.

COVID-19 has created the need for more integrated digital tools, says Mike McSherry, CEO and cofounder of Xealth.