Healthcare IT News // How one health system harnessed AI, telehealth to combat coronavirus
The Medical University of South Carolina employed a four-pronged approach to scale up its virtual-care offerings and monitor COVID-19 patients.
Fortune // Veterinarians are turning to virtual visits to care for Fido
Casey found Fuzzy Pet Health, which offered her the option to text or video chat with a veterinarian. Within 20 minutes, she had an answer: Cowboy was having an allergic reaction to a generic brand of flea medicine, and it would likely clear up in 24 hours. The guidance calmed Casey and gave her a sense of security during the coronavirus pandemic.
Health Tech Magazine // #ATA2020: Preparing Clinical Staff for Virtual Care Delivery
This shift has been astoundingly rapid: In a single week, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford saw its daily number of virtual outpatient visits jump from 20 to 400. Kadambari Beelwar, the California hospital’s telehealth manager, tells HealthTech that the number of visits surpassed 600 soon after that.
But this massive change in care delivery has had its challenges.
PharmaTimes // Virtual care here to stay
In May we set out to understand what changed for patient care during COVID-19, how patients felt about it, what they liked and what they want to continue in the future as a result of the early stages of COVID-19… We found, not surprisingly, that patients have embraced virtual care and communications at very high rates as a result of COVID-19, …
Fierce HealthIT // COVID-19 has caused a surge in telemedicine. Is telesurgery next?
The idea of telesurgery gaining traction has been stymied, in part, by the lack of fast and reliable network connections — until now.
Brookings // How the Pandemic is Changing the Economy
Wendy Edelberg and Jay Shambaugh discuss how the current crisis fits into historic context and what will be the long-lasting economic consequences. In particular, policymakers will need to address increasing concentration among businesses, accelerating automation, and stark reductions in labor force participation among certain groups. An effective response will require renewed …
Healthcare IT News (HIMSS) // Telehealth after dark: Health systems can relieve clinician workload through nighttime virtual care
Providence St. Joseph Health team members explained during a recent HIMSS20 Digital presentation how their telehospitalist program helped fill the gap for critical access hospitals.
HIT Consultant // Virtually or In-Person, Automation Improves The Healthcare Experience
Recent studies show that many patients, including vulnerable populations like those living with cancer, are delaying recommended care and procedures—and will continue to do so for at least several months amid fears over the safety of in-person visits. In response, reports of providers adapting to offer care virtually are all the more commonplace, …