Telehealth
There is still a demand for voice and regular mail as communication methods, but that demand is shrinking.
Two areas for financial hope are being paid for telehealth and better data sharing in a rule on health information blocking.
About 71 percent of its total facilities have shown improvement, according to the internal report, with several no longer considered high-risk.
Online health information and provider reviews were most used, and providers, payers need to be prepared to prove a patient's health information will be safe with them.
Anthem optimizes member interactions using digital solutions to leverage provider searches.
Pharmacy giant now offering telemedicine services in 10 US states with nationwide expansion planned by year's end.
Anthem plan members who own a Samsung Galaxy device are now able to use American Well's LiveHealth Online telehealth service through the Samsung Health app, the companies announced today.
American Hospital Association asked Congress to boost funding for rural telehealth, broaden their definition of rural and lift limitations like expanding the types of technology allowed.
A full 92 percent of healthcare consumers surveyed said that improving customer experience should be a top strategy this year and a crop of vendors are emerging to meet that demand.
Since not all telehealth tools are created equal and the role of certain technologies remains vague, the time has come for hospitals and vendors to answer a few basic questions.