Patient Engagement

The new triage tool was developed by Sana Digital, the innovation arm of Sana Kliniken AG, in cooperation with the startup Infermedica that brought its already existing version of a Symptom Checker into the cooperation. 

Eye clinic visits have declined sharply in the COVID-19 era of social distancing, threatening the sight of thousands of people with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Remote vision monitoring technology could be critical for supporting this vulnerable population.

Also, Switzerland’s Health n Go blockchain health certificate app shows the effectiveness of digitally delivered health certificates.

The VirtualCheckup program combines telemedicine, clinical diagnostics, and COVID-19 and depression screenings to offer users preventive care.

In a study, researchers also found this telemonitoring reduced hypertension more than usual care.

Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center is using FCC award funds to expand its Polycom device-based program to keep patients on schedule with mental health and general care.

Using the Mount Sinai De-Identified COVID-19 database, researchers examined information from more than 52,000 unique patients who sought care between March and May.

Using care-coordination software, the team now can identify patients requiring transitional calls within 48 hours of discharge and schedule follow-up visits seven to 14 days post-discharge.

Other major challenges include remote patient monitoring, interoperability, real-time data analytics, work-from-home resources and patient surveillance, according to a new KLAS report.