Tag: healthcare delivery

November 30, 2022

Despite being home to some of the world’s leading healthcare systems and research institutions, patients in the United States still face poor health outcomes in many areas. For example, the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate compared to other […]

July 28, 2020

All medical professionals will experience, at various points in their careers, situations that are shocking or traumatic, and a certain degree of emotional detachment gets triggered in these contexts to help them cope. When this happens, it’s as if a […]

November 25, 2019

Over the next month and a half, Americans will have a lot on their plates. And I don’t just mean turkey and stuffing. The upcoming holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas/Hanukkah and New Year’s) come with high expectations and, typically, high anxiety. Over […]

June 27, 2019

While artificial intelligence has tremendous potential for revolutionizing healthcare delivery, there are many possible pitfalls and ill-intended uses of this powerful technology. That’s the contention of Georgia Tourassi, director of the Health Data Sciences Institute at the Department of Energy’s […]

May 2, 2019

Broadband connectivity is critical to meet the healthcare needs of veterans, particularly in rural areas. However, 2.2 million veteran households lack either fixed or mobile broadband connections at home. That’s among the findings of a report by the Federal Communications […]

April 29, 2019

While the Department of Veterans Affairs says it is on track to implement improvements to community care by June 6 as required by the MISSION Act, the agency is still struggling with software challenges. The MISSION Act, signed into law […]

April 24, 2019

What began as a handful of telehealth pilots at The Medical University of South Carolina to help patients in need has grown into a statewide network that offers 77 unique telehealth services, from tele-ICU to remote monitoring for patients with […]

February 11, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs, which already has the country’s largest telemedicine program, conducted more than 1 million video telehealth encounters last year. The milestone—reached in fiscal year 2018—represents a 19 percent increase in video telehealth visits over the previous […]

February 6, 2019

If primary care in the United States is going to help reduce healthcare costs and improve outcomes, then patients must be allowed to receive care in their own home via telehealth technology. That’s the message Sapna Kripalani, MD, assistant professor […]

January 7, 2019

Patients recovering from vascular surgery say that telemedicine has improved their satisfaction with postoperative care as well as their quality of life. That’s the finding of a recent study published in the Annals of Vascular Surgery. The study compared outcomes […]

December 11, 2018

Healthcare is in the midst of a dramatic shift, as new players surge into the business of health. Technology giants are signaling growing interest in entering the industry and disrupting traditional ways in which healthcare has been provided. A variety […]

November 8, 2018

Designed to remotely monitor patients, the platform leverages machine learning to predict health conditions or diseases. For proof-of-concept, Verum is being tested to measure and monitor the stress levels of patients participating in clinical trials. Stress is attributed to 30% […]

November 1, 2018

A Mayo Clinic telemedicine initiative in Jacksonville, Fla., is helping to speed stroke care during patient transport to the hospital by leveraging mobile videoconferencing technology. The system from telehealth services vendor InTouch Health of Santa Barbara, Calif., enables neurologists to […]

October 24, 2018

Primary care physicians are overworked and burned out, due in no small part to the burdens of using time-consuming electronic health record systems. That’s the consensus of a panel of experts at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit who on […]

September 21, 2018

The federal agency in charge of healthcare delivery is seeking to increase the dialogue on increasing innovation and investment in healthcare. Eric Hargan, Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary, is looking to foster high-level dialogue between HHS and the private […]

September 11, 2018

A national hospital organization has voiced its support for a new $100 million Federal Communications Commission pilot program meant to boost the use of telehealth for low-income and rural Americans. The American Hospital Association on Monday sent a comment letter […]

August 28, 2018

Humana, one of the country’s largest healthcare insurance companies, plans to bolster its digital health and analytics capabilities with a new development center located in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood. The move is the latest by several of the nation’s largest healthcare […]

August 17, 2018

The Federal Communications Commission is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to ensuring that rural Americans are able to connect to quality healthcare through the deployment of high-speed broadband. Earlier this month, the FCC unanimously approved […]

August 3, 2018

The nation’s lead agency regulating interstate communications has passed a plan to expand the use of telemedicine solutions. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a new $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program supporting the use of remote telehealth […]

June 19, 2018

The vast majority of healthcare organizations lack the capabilities needed to ensure that their artificial intelligence systems act accurately, responsibly and transparently, finds a new survey by consulting and professional services firm Accenture. AI has the potential to be a […]