Telehealth

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.

Telemedicine technology and the different care paradigm it enables help nurses minimize stress and the burnout it can cause, says Laura Jonsson, a nurse practitioner and chief clinical officer at Matrix Medical Network.

This week's top stories include Under Armour throwing all its weight behind MapMyFitness, HHS unveiling its 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and CMS approving a Georgia waiver to transition to a non-ACA private sector marketplace.

Telehealth Connection TV: Dr. Karen Abrashkin, medical director of Northwell Health's House Calls program, says virtual care tools have allowed providers at Northwell Health to connect with senior patients in their own homes.

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.

Parks Associates' Jennifer Kent says connected thermostats and fitness trackers are a good start toward smart communities, but consumers expect many digital health devices to be reimbursed or provided by public or industry stakeholders.

This week's top stories include the FBI and HHS warning hospitals of malicious actors looking to infect health systems on a large scale, and provider groups pushing back against Trump's claims that doctors are inflating COVID-19 numbers.

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

Telehealth Connection TV: Howard University College of Medicine's Dr. Danielle Hairston discusses with Parity Health's Iris Frye the advantages of virtual care, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

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