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Where virtual care meets value-based care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Gary Hamilton, CEO of patient engagement technology vendor InteliChart, believes three things about virtual care that, he says, deserve more attention: Telehealth services can offer healthcare providers the opportunity and capability to reach broader populations – and they can serve as disease prevention tools for these populations.

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Telehealth is Health: It’s Telehealth Awareness Week

Health Populi

In April 2020, telemedicine morphed into mainstream medical care as hospitals and physicians risk-managed exposure to infection by meeting with patients, virtually, when possible. Welcome to Telehealth Awareness Week , a campaign mounted by the ATA to remind us that #TelehealthIsHealth. 34% used telehealth for preventive care.

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FOLX Health Meeting Patients Where They Are With Telehealth

Healthcare IT Today

FOLX uses technology, like telehealth, that allows patients to access care when it is convenient for them and in a place where they feel comfortable and safe. Douillet Guzmán, Chief Executive Officer at FOLX to find out more about their use of telehealth and their approach to delivering care to their unique patient population.

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A Hawaii health system meets island community and COVID-19 needs with telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For the last decade, Queen's Health Systems has been building telehealth services to meet these patient needs, beginning with hospital-based telemedicine and building out to direct-to-patient telehealth services. The FCC's telehealth fund has awarded Queen's Health Systems nearly $1 million.

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GNC Offers “Free Healthcare” — Telehealth, Generic Meds, and Loyalty in the Retail Health Ecosystem

Health Populi

The retail health landscape continues to grow, now with GNC Health offering a new program featuring telehealth and “curated set” of 40+ generic prescription drugs commonly used in urgent care settings. GNC has been partnering with PursueCare for their telehealth provider network. for one year’s membership. .

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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Memorial launched telehealth for all its primary care and specialty centers, and today conducts about 100,000 virtual visits per year. MEETING THE CHALLENGE Memorial was an early adopter of Keycare and became the first site to go live with pediatrics.

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The Omnichannel Imperative for Healthcare: Supporting Telehealth Awareness Week 2023

Health Populi

It’s Telehealth Awareness Week , led by the ATA. I celebrate and support the effort; this Health Populi post explains the Association’s mantra that Telehealth is Health, and that telehealth is firmly embedded into healthcare’s omnichannel imperative. So why omnichannel healthcare, and why now?