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VA Connected Care Chief: Telehealth Is 'Going to Become Health Care'

care innovations

“This is going to become health care,” says Dr. Neil Evans of telehealth. A physician board certified in both Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics, Dr. Evans also serves as Chief Officer for the Office of Connected Care (OCC) at the U.S. The VA Office of Connected Care & ‘Anywhere to Anywhere’ Initiative.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The sprawling provider network continues to seek new ways to deliver better care to its members where they live, in their communities and their homes. Evans, VA Office Of Connected Care. VA is piloting a health chat feature as well. At HIMSS20, Dr. Neil C. " Neil C. What have been some lessons learned?

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“Your care, your way:” Learning from the Philips Future Health Index 2023

Health Populi

That was in the midst of the fast-pivot toward virtual care and telehealth on-ramps welcomed by both clinicians and patients. Health Populi’s Hot Points: If we are good strategic planners, we’ll consider how trends will morph over time especially related to differences across generations – of both clinicians and consumers.

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Digital Health Intelligence Market Analysis: Shared Care Records - a time of transition and expansion

Lloyd Price

Digital Health Intelligence is the 'Trusted Authority on Digital Health' in the UK - Subscribe Today! They’re central to the ‘Digital Front Door’ strategy, focusing on patient-facing services, enhancing secondary care, and reducing the strain on frontline services.

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The first bill of note is the 2023 update to the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, which, among other telehealth expansions, will permanently remove the in-person requirement for behavioral health clients and patients receiving Medicare.*

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The first bill of note is the 2023 update to the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, which, among other telehealth expansions, will permanently remove the in-person requirement for behavioral health clients and patients receiving Medicare.*

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How telehealth can improve efficiency and increase revenue

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The explosion of telehealth in response to COVID-19 changed that," said Juli Stover, chief strategy officer at eVisit, a telehealth technology and services company. "Virtual engagements have given patients a taste of how technology can be applied to their care, and it is helping accelerate the consumerization of the industry.