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

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.

Telehealth will 'connect American doctors to patients on the battlefield'

Customers can talk with Teladoc providers through Echo devices

By PYMNTS The celebrity cage match featuring Amazon and Walmart is carrying over into healthcare big time as the two retail rivals push further into health technologies, pharmacy and treatment.

The metaverse is a hot topic at the moment, and much has been written and spoken about its potential to revolutionize gaming, entertainment, socializing, work and commerce. Not so much

During the pandemic, patients have said that they like telehealth, especially for behavioral-health treatment. But physicians say they are concerned about telehealth’s long-term sustainability.

Healthcare providers will need to build out interpersonal skills and choose seamless technology to use telehealth to support a good consumer experience.

Research from the telehealth platform Doximity finds that nearly three-quarters of patients surveyed say they plan to keep receiving at least some care virtually.

Coordination of care is an area that needs improvement.

Virtual care yielded lower healthcare costs for Cigna members and expanded access to care for members without a primary care physician, according to a white paper from the payer.

Cigna’s recently published study highlights how virtual care can cut healthcare costs.

Virtual reality is redefining what is possible in the healthcare industry. Patients are already benefiting from advanced and more precise surgeries, simulations for mental illness treatments and many other improvements thanks to VR solutions. VR helps make the work of healthcare professionals more effective and the lives of patients easier.

New, personalized virtual care models deliver broad, high-quality solutions beyond primary and urgent care telemedicine.

With the vast majority of healthcare providers now offering some kind of virtual care option for patients, telehealth on its own is no longer a differentiator or unique value-add. If care doesn’t feel personalized and specialized, patients will look elsewhere.

Chatting with your doctor via video about your health issues works just as well as an in-person office visit, at least when it comes to managing chronic illnesses, a new review suggests.

Telehealth took off during the pandemic, but 2021 was a brutal awakening. The healthcare industry is still figuring out how it fits into the big picture.

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) isn’t a new concept, but interest and adoption have increased significantly in the past 18 months. The pandemic took remote care from an enticing notion to the need-to-have status it holds now. Covid-19 spurred healthcare systems and organizations around the world to explore and execute medical monitoring differently.

A physician expert in virtual care talks technological advances, reimbursement legislation and the continued evolution of remote patient monitoring.

Virtual health is expected to capture the attention of future consumers

As healthcare organizations continue their digital-transformation journeys, what lessons can they learn from virtual-first approaches to care?

We’re in the middle of a long-term trend to reduce the size of our connected devices. What used to be done on a bulky desktop is now a few taps away on a smartphone.

Gadgetry that is time-saving (not to mention life-saving) can be expected to fill the breach.

The metaverse will be an extension of the virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality technology already in use today.

For many years, healthcare delivery entailed the physical interaction between a patient and physician as a means to receive a diagnosis, medical treatment, or operative care. This changed slightly with the advent of telehealth, which delivered the patient-physician relationship through digital means and the internet.

Advances in virtual technology and changing patient preferences show promise for increasing care access and present an opportunity for budding healthcare entrepreneurs.

As telehealth and digital platforms cement their role in the post-pandemic future, it's imperative for the digital health ecosystem to find ways of enhancing support networks, marking the transition from Telehealth to Tele-wellbeing.

Seven health system IT executives explain how they're strategizing to build on the post-pandemic potential of virtual care technologies and services.

Virtual reality (VR) is mostly seen as the domain of the gaming industry. The increasing penetration of connected devices in the healthcare sector, increased investment, and the growing need to reduce the healthcare cost are the major drivers of virtual reality in the healthcare market.

A nurse in Guam struggling to stabilize a COVID-19 patient got help within minutes from a physician at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Houston and a nurse at the Naval Medical Center San Diego. Using telehealth, they identified the problem and walked the nurse through a procedure that likely saved the patient’s life.

The market dynamics for telehealth and virtual care continue to evolve, and virtual care ecosystem players must understand how consumers have experienced these changes to better position themselves and design their solutions.

For the first time, clinicians have been able to get a “behind the scenes look” into their patient’s environment during telehealth visits

COVID-19 led to an emergence of healthcare innovations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which has had to reimagine its healthcare delivery system as the pandemic has exposed many weaknesses in its delivery model, creating opportunities for better healthcare delivery with virtual care.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is working to deploy a new 5G-enabled augmented reality surgical navigation system.

Here’s how virtual care can help midsized healthcare systems improve margins and minimize disruptions.

Virtual reality (VR) is mostly seen as the domain of the gaming industry. The increasing penetration of connected devices in the healthcare sector, increased investment, and the growing need to reduce the healthcare cost are the major drivers of virtual reality in the healthcare market.

Telehealth’s meteoric rise began just as the pandemic took off, and all indications suggest it’s here to stay. States that were once unwilling to reimburse for virtual visits are now onboard. Some have even passed parity legislation requiring insurers to reimburse equally for in-person visits and virtual visits.

Many healthcare organizations are learning that creating an effective, scalable remote monitoring program is not easy. Most engage only about half of eligible patients. When patients do engage, providers struggle to keep them connected, find actionable insights in the data, and achieve optimal reimbursement.

By Bill Siwicki In the latest Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed for the first time a set of CPT codes for remote

We spoke with a telemedicine expert to get a feel for where virtual care technology goes from here, and how near-term changes in healthcare might impact the ways it's deployed.

Covid-19 forced healthcare organizations to make a huge leap forward in their digital transformation roadmaps.

With virtual care on the rise, physicians need to understand the risks when caring for patients.

It will soon offer the "full package" of hybrid virtual/in-person care in Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas and Boston, Insider reports, with more expansion to follow in 2022.

At a conference examining the future for virtual care, experts said more flexible care models will persist beyond the crisis conditions that drove their use.

The resulting spike in telehealth use exceeded expectations, with an 11,718% increase in remote Medicare visits between March and April 2020.

There is a growing need for care access in the U.S., but telehealth could help.

How can healthcare organizations elevate their telehealth offerings beyond the pandemic? These HIMSS sessions provide needed insight.

With strengthened telehealth options and programs such as mobile clinics, healthcare systems are able to meet patients where they are in their communities.

The pandemic has helped to give rise to innovative models such as hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility (SNF)-at-home. But to be part of these programs, home health agencies need to prepare. That is according to a home care CEO and a technology expert, who spoke Tuesday at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s Financial Management Conference.