By Mark Melchionna March 20, 2023 – Recent research published in Telemedicine and e-Health showed that telehealth services supported healthcare access for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth within Seattle Children’s Gender Clinic (SCGC) during the…
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Panel participants discuss their experiences with remote monitoring strategies. From left to right: Moderators Greg Fulton, Industry and Public Policy Lead, Philips Population Health Management, and Bill Paschall, Senior Vice President of Growth and…
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BroadbandOhio, a division of the Ohio Department of Development, selected OCHIN as its statewide telehealth administrator to help expand healthcare services for Ohio’s K-12 students.WHY IT MATTERS
The new initiative aims to help administrators in…
The pandemic has forced healthcare organizations to rely heavily on telehealth services. In 2020, virtual visits accounted for more than a quarter of all outpatient visits in the U.S., and they’ve been steadily increasing since then. But there is a flip side to this trend. Recent data shows that telehealth is declining in healthcare, which could create a burden for both healthcare systems and patients. Let’s take a look at why this is happening and what can be done about it.
Reasons behind the decline There are several factors driving the decline in telehealth utilization in healthcare settings. One reason is cost…
The Australian National Audit Office has conducted a review of the expansion of telehealth services across the country by the Department of Health and Aged Care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.FINDINGS
Based on the state audit, the department fell short in governance, risk management, and evaluation of the telehealth expansion.
While it made “significant” changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), the expanded telehealth services were “only partly supported by sound implementation arrangements.”
The audit found that it did not require key implementation decisions and plans to be documented.
It was also noted that the department did not manage implementation risks associated with temporary…
