Telehealth
Shannan Moynihan, MD, deputy chief of space and occupational medicine, explains at HIMSS18 how telemedicine is used aboard the International Space Station.
Over the course of year, the health system has cut hospital length of stay and saved $62 million with help from the company's remote care platform.
The Connect Care Pro program aims to reduce costs and length of stay for patients by extending medical services outside traditional hospital walls.
The telemedicine vendor will announce at HIMSS18 that technologies it acquired when it bought Best Doctors last year are now bolstering oncology expertise.
The rollback will come into place in just two months and healthcare organizations should prepare for several potential changes that could touch telehealth, blockchain, AI and connectivity.
The vendor will show Avizia Connect, a software add-on designed to work make initiating a video consultation easier.
HIMSS Senior Director of Congressional Affairs broke down how the massive spending bill will boost telehealth, Medicaid and other crucial health IT needs.
A partnership with Philips’ eICU and LiveOnNY is helping the massive New York health system tackle the organ supply shortage in New York.
The agency should also consider directing those funds to areas most impacted by the opioid crisis, typically rural areas with poor populations.
Telemedicine and telehealth implementation strategies, case studies, regulatory issues and more will be covered.