Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association said the newly released final rules move the healthcare industry closer to a value-based care model.

Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania health system implemented eICU support for more than 60 rooms within a week.

Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania health system implemented eICU support for more than 60 rooms within a week.

Providers are also looking for full accelerated payment forgiveness for all hospitals, among other provisions.

Some patients remain wary of going into the clinic, with lack of transportation and other issues being a nagging barrier.

As part of the new Patient Experience Digital Series, two clinicians explain how a virtual care model is helping more compassionately treat patients in their home communities while improving the provider experience.

Non-COVID-19 utilization is back to 95% of baseline, and, when coupled with the cost of COVID-19 care, overall utilization is above baseline.

FAIR Health attributes the increase in telehealth utilization to the pandemic, which forced nonemergency procedures to come to a halt in March.

Black women, regardless of education or socioeconomic status, are four times more likely to die from preventable pregnancy-related complications.

Providers have looked to telehealth to continue seeing patients and revenue cycle technologies to improve efficiencies.