Back to the doctor’s office? Here’s what’s next for telehealth after the pandemic
Ensuring that people have access to broadband and that medical centers have software that can protect patient’s privacy will be expensive. Hernández-Cancio said that although the upfront cost of improving the technology may be steep, it is an investment that could save money in the long term as more people get the care they need.
Telehealth growing pains
The ability for patients to pay online visits to their doctors across state lines is being threatened by pre-pandemic regulations.
A Framework for Designing Excellent Virtual Health Care
The pandemic heightened awareness of the promise of virtual care but realizing it is proving challenging. A framework developed by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School can help. It prioritizes the needs of both patients and caregivers.
The value of integrating in-person and virtual care
The retail industry with its e-commerce boom has lessons to teach healthcare, says an innovation leader at Teladoc Health.
Virtual Reality Experience Helping Healthcare Workers Suffering From Pandemic Burnout
Researchers are looking at possible long lasting stress benefits to the virtual reality experience and they’re introducing other scenes including beaches and snow falling, since some people may prefer different scenes to relax.
Envisioning the Future of Healthcare Construction through Virtual and Augmented Reality
For an industry undergoing drastic change, the ability of healthcare employees to be adaptable is crucial, as are the facilities in which they work.
9 key steps to advance equity in emerging telehealth landscape
Telehealth has the potential to become an important tool to address longstanding health inequities in the historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality And Mixed Reality Are Enhancing Radiology
Morris Panner is President of Intelerad, a global leader in medical image management solutions. Virtual reality (VR) has been talked about for at least a few decades, but you may have also heard about augmented reality (AR) and perhaps even mixed reality (MR) in recent years. Collectively, these terms are commonly referred to as the building […]
Why the “Great Resignation” is Driving Physicians to Explore Opportunities in Telemedicine
Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that a record number of workers left their jobs by the end of 2021 – 4.5 million to be exact – and that healthcare was among the top three industries impacted by the “Great Resignation.” A pandemic awakening for many individuals, and a pain point for many organizations, the […]
HIMSS 2022: Health systems see virtual care companies as biggest competitive threat: report
The race toward digital transformation has accelerated in the context of the pandemic as many hospitals and health systems have ramped up their investments in digital technologies intended to maintain remote contact with their patients.