Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2024

Then, three years ago, the health system expanded Nuance Dax to primary care and a number of specialties. THE LARGER TREND Epic initially announced that it would integrate Nuance's AI-powered voice and language virtual assistant to streamline clinical workflows about six years ago.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

Based on current COVID-19 recovery trends, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the US federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers will end on May 11, 2023. Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

consumers will continue to spend their disposable incomes on connected consumer devices, but will be looking for more balance in their digital lives according to Deloitte’s fourth annual 2023 Connected Consumer Survey. I’ve been tracking this study since its inception, when it focused on “Connectivity and Mobile Trends.”

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

more patients than ever are turning to telehealth for care – eschewing overcrowded emergency rooms and dormant physician practices in favor of virtual consults. Some see that trend continuing even after the pandemic has eventually subsided. As COVID-19 continues to hammer the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2021

B2B software comparison website Capterra has published the results of a study with over 1,000 Australians, detailing their perspectives and considerations about telehealth. According to Capterra’s survey findings, 92% of telemedicine users in Australia had experienced telemedicine for the first time during the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Citing Concert Health, a digital behavioral health medical group that integrates remote behavioral health clinicians into existing primary care practices, AMA said that coordinated digital services improved access to behavioral healthcare for patients at small, rural and larger medical practices. THE LARGER TREND.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

Power has undertaken a survey on consumer satisfaction with 31 telehealth providers across 15 measures, which will be published in November 2019. In advance of the full report, the organization released a summary on telehealth access and satisfaction, which I’ll discuss in this post. The top-line finding from J.D.

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JUNE 14, 2021

That means small growth expected for pediatrics and specialties that serve the young, and huge growth expectations for clinicians focused on providing care to older and older health citizens. This Big Trend converges with another aging demographic: that of U.S. physicians themselves. physician workforce is getting old, fast.”

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Surveys and Research Nearly 30% of telehealth visits result in an in-person follow-up within three weeks, and nearly half of patients who used telehealth only did it once, according to Trilliant Health’s latest report on trends shaping the healthcare economy.

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2023

Health care cost trend will spike up another percentage point to 7.0% in 2024, according to the annual report from the PwC Health Research Institute, Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2024. As the first line chart illustrates, the peak of medical trend in the last 18 years was in 2007 when the U.S.

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JUNE 8, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, health care spending in the U.S. This year, medical cost trend will rise by 7.0%, expected to decline a bit in 2022 according to the annual study from PwC Health Research Institute , Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2022. Health systems finding ways to provide more care using less resources.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

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. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Enzyme Health

JULY 3, 2019

Recent patient surveys shed light on who is using telemedicine, why they are using it, and how benefits and barriers to telehealth use are rapidly shifting as adoption grows. We’ve compiled the latest information about what telehealth patients look like in 2019, and their makeup might surprise you.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

A report from Wolters Kluwer suggested that patients are willing to shift primary care to new care settings if it means the cost of care will decrease. A survey from medication management provider Bluesight revealed that 85% of consumers have been surprised by the cost of their medication.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In March 2020, many Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) serving low-income patients started delivering high volumes of telehealth visits to maintain access to care. The resulting telehealth safety net services led to rapid changes to technology, workflows, and staffing to accommodate telehealth visits.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The survey informing the report was conducted between August 2 and September 7, 2021, among 3,616 adults 18 and older (in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Vietnamese based on consumers’ language preferences). This month’s announcement launching the Advanced Care at Home Initiative bolsters this phenomenon.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 15, 2020

Physicians are evolving as digital doctors, embracing the growing role of data generated in electronic health records as well as through their patients using wearable technologies and mobile health apps downloaded in ubiquitous smartphones, described in The Rise of the Data-Driven Physician , a 2020 Health Trends Report from Stanford Medicine.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

A report from Wolters Kluwer suggested that patients are willing to shift primary care to new care settings if it means the cost of care will decrease. A survey from medication management provider Bluesight revealed that 85% of consumers have been surprised by the cost of their medication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

CCA specializes in managing complex care for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as those who narrowly miss the threshold for Medicaid. We’ve found that members prefer using virtual care for regular check-ins and routine symptom management appointments because it saves time and stress.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

“90% of seniors say access to Lyft improves their quality of life,” the company gleaned from a consumer survey they conducted and reported in Fast Company. Our homes are evolving into our health hubs — truly our “medical homes,” which have been formally defined as a primary care gatekeeper’s office.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2019

The study found the use of telehealth and digital consultations removed the need for a National Health Service general practitioner appointment in more than half (56 percent) of cases, and a hospital appointment in 3 percent of cases if digital health through app-based tech was rolled out across the population. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Survey respondents say RPM solutions will be used to help care managers monitor and manage high-risk patients with chronic conditions who are considered unstable and at-risk for hospital readmissions. THE LARGER TREND.

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American Well

JANUARY 23, 2017

American Well has published a new eBook – the latest in our Telehealth Index Series. We ran a nationally projectable survey with Harris Poll in late 2016 to measure the latest in consumers’ perceptions and experience with telemedicine. Consumers now want to see their own primary care physician via telemedicine.

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American Well

JANUARY 23, 2017

American Well has published a new eBook – the latest in our Telehealth Index Series. We ran a nationally projectable survey with Harris Poll in late 2016 to measure the latest in consumers’ perceptions and experience with telemedicine. Consumers now want to see their own primary care physician via telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In addition to gaining access to Ochsner’s telemedicine capabilities, Rush’s hospitals and primary care clinics also will be able to tap into Ochsner’s billing practices and other support services. THE LARGER TREND. However, the results of a July survey conducted by J.D. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

MedStar Health received a $2 million grant to continue research into how telehealth access impacts health equity. The granted-funded, follow-up research will explore ways to connect patients with chronic conditions and other vulnerable populations to telehealth services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

"Based on our internal survey data, as many as 15-20% of our over 65,000 patients have inconsistent access to reliable transportation to get to and from their appointments," she continued. "We worked with our EHR vendor, eClinicalWorks, to implement integrated telehealth solutions within a few days.

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Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2021

In this year’s 2021 annual report by Deloitte into Connectivity & Mobile Trends, their report details How the pandemic has stress-tested the crowded digital home. Deloitte’s Center commissioned an online survey among 2,009 U.S.

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Mend

AUGUST 3, 2023

Online booking trends even show that 40% of appointments are booked after business hours. With the right telehealth tools, patients can take their counseling sessions into their own hands. An easy way to provide open dialogue is through an online portal or telehealth platform. A clear policy also benefits the practice.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

” For this report, PwC’s Health Research Institute surveyed 2,511 American consumers, 128 health plan executives, 153 healthcare provider organization executives, and 124 pharmaceutical and life sciences executives in August and September 2020. ” Implications of the changing telehealth landscape.

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JUNE 10, 2020

This second graphic diagrams a patient journey map for the coronavirus, across the continuum of care settings from the community and home to primary care, emergency, hospital, and post-acute. Another facet of telehealth is in helping to scale intensive care units (ICUs).

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MARCH 31, 2020

This research surveyed 1,004 U.S. Affluent households drive this trend, CTA found: 1 in 4 affluent folks are using online health and fitness services more often. Some consumers experienced several hours’ wait times for telehealth company services in “virtual waiting rooms.” ” U.S.

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JUNE 16, 2022

The first chart identifies six over-arching trends of the research, noting that, Annual tech spending will slightly contract, depending on the tech category (with 16 tech products growing in adoption). families about being able to afford health services and prescription drugs, found in a Civic Science survey conducted in early June.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

When physicians were unable to see patients in person, telehealth and RPM became a necessary capability not a nice-to-have. RPM enabled providers to continue to support patient care from afar. In other words, CMS created these reimbursement pathways as a bridge to practicing proactive, value-based care. patients – 26.2%

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

InstaMed’s latest Trends in Healthcare Payments report noted a stark divide in how healthcare consumers prefer to be paid vs. how physicians bill them. Products ChristianaCare launched Virtual Primary Care , a subscription-based service available to residents of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. Currently, 100mm people live in primary care physician shortage areas and 160MM live in mental health provider shortage areas.

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