How primary care physicians can harness apps for a new age of patient care
Caring for patients with autoimmune diseases is a team sport. Here’s a way for technology to tie your team together.
How Mayo, Mass General Brigham, Providence are using generative AI, virtual nursing
From generative artificial intelligence to virtual nursing, health systems have been investing a lot of resources in digital innovation. Here are 24 projects Becker’s has reported on in the past month.
AI, licensing and remote prescribing among key issues facing telepsychiatry
Geoffrey Boyce, CEO and cofounder of Array Behavioral Care, spells out some of the biggest challenges to virtual mental healthcare – and offers some solutions.
AI in medical care: A map for clinical practice and patient protection
Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen an exponential increase in the already rising interest within the medical field since the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022.
Telehealth: Past, Present, Future
If the buzz of investment activity and increasing acceptance among patients signals are any indications, direct-to-consumer (DTC) telehealth is having its moment.
ARIZONA OKS TELEMEDICINE CARE FOR PETS
The state is one of the first to fully sanction veterinary telemedicine, a growing trend since the pandemic that has shown to benefit not only the pet but the pet’s owners.
Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine
New research found that experienced practice leaders most often cited visit-triage rules and telemedicine-specific staffing and scheduling protocols as two key areas most needed for telehealth implementation and maturation.
Telehealth Has Many Benefits in GI Care, Says Oshi Health’s Sam Holliday
Telehealth provides more flexibility for patients with gastrointestinal issues to better fit their care into their lives and around symptoms they may be experiencing, said Sam Holliday, co-founder and CEO of Oshi Health.
Addiction recovery provider sees success with AI-enabled telehealth meds monitoring
In two years following 100 new-start opioid use disorder patients, Bill Farr says 94% remained in the medication-assisted treatment program – attrition rates had previously hovered around 54%.
DEA Extends Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing of Controlled Medications
On May 10, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) released a new regulation – “Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications” – temporarily extending the “full set” of DEA’s COVID-19 waivers for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine.