Telehealth
The 72-practice Community Care Physicians medical group has used patient engagement tech to improve its no-show rate by 35%, send 776,000 COVID-related newsletters to patients and remind them of their telehealth appointments during the pandemic.
Deep Dive: Health systems are leveraging advanced technologies such as AI, analytics and telehealth to manage patient populations - but are still staying focused on the basic building blocks of health and wellness.
The interim rule is extending the mitigation of shared losses back to January 2020.
HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded $5 million to develop cross-state licensure for clinicians.
The agency's goal is to ensure states and localities have the flexibility they need to ramp up diagnostic testing and access to medical care.
Consumers may take a more active role in managing health and participating in a system that is essentially being remade.
There will be a new way of living in a post-coronavirus world - but digital tools can help significantly in the fight against COVID-19 and other diseases.
The funds will go to 1,779 small rural hospitals and 14 Telehealth Resource Centers.
Lasting change will have to come from Congress, but there will be more of an impetus now that telehealth is getting its day in the sun.
Scripps Translational Science Institute Epidemiologist Jennifer M. Radin discusses using wearables data to detect viral infections, including COVID-19.