article thumbnail

Patient experience is evolving as providers embrace telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More and more patients are able to take advantage of remote consults and other virtual care options as health systems have begun pursuing telehealth programs in earnest, new HIMSS Media research shows. " Of the 125 respondents asked about the telehealth projects underway at the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

article thumbnail

Health systems, care delivery groups, Amazon launch hospital-at-home initiative

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth, remote patient monitoring, digital therapeutics, provider home visits, sharable medical records have "shown that care in the home can be at least equivalent to, if not better than, care offered in facilities. Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Patient Access Care. THE LARGER TREND. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

Medicare 211
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" The technology's capabilities also were compelling to Fedell because the videos are interactive and have built-in surveys and analytics. "And with the surveys, we could do digital teach-backs to ensure the patient understood what they just listened to. They understand us and what we are trying to do."

Nursing 131
article thumbnail

How Employer Health Plans Can Utilize Telehealth as a Value-Added Service

care innovations

Much has been written about the benefits of telehealth services like remote care within the healthcare system. By improving patient engagement and healthy behaviors, telehealth has the potential to help keep employees out of the hospital. How Telehealth Helps Meets the Unique Challenges of Employee Health Coverage.

article thumbnail

Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As an ambulatory surgery center, it has to be very intentional about collecting readmission data from the regional hospital. It asks its doctors to self-report on infection control tracking and readmission tracking, and all patients fill out a survey about 30 days after surgery, which asks about their recovery.

Nursing 119
article thumbnail

A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The quickly evolving COVID-19 public health emergency has warranted the growing use of telehealth and non-invasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient monitoring while reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and possible exposure to the virus. It also provides medication adherence tools. iRhythm Technologies.

article thumbnail

150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

If the hospital exceeds its HCAHPS goal, employees receive awards of up to $600 based on their performance and work status. According to the hospital’s most recent employee engagement survey, the hospital’s overall employee engagement score was 89 percent and its employee retention rate is 92.6