Telehealth & Covid-19
Dashboard Medicine: Remote Physiological Monitoring (RPM) driving Engagement & Outcomes
These days, when people refer to telehealth, telemedicine, or virtual care, the most common use case that comes to mind is the live video visit. Yet telehealth, defined as “delivering care [...]
What does an AI think about Telehealth?
Many Telehealth Tuesday readers have in recent months pointed me towards ChatGPT (launched in November 2022) and invited me to assess its relationship with or value for modern medicine. While this [...]
Innovation in Healthcare:
Clinician Engagement for Digital Health Adoption
The problem in Healthcare is not the lack of innovation. It is the slow pace of innovation adoption. I don’t think I can repeat this phrase often enough. Given the [...]
Covid-19: Launching Telehealth in 5 locations in 2 days
The tension in the medical directors meeting was high. It was now clear that the Coronavirus crisis was going to have a significant impact on the world and on the rural healthcare organization that I was working with. The [...]
Using Remote Care for Triage, Diagnosis and Treatment
Almost exactly 100 years ago, the term triage was introduced into the common vocabulary of modern times. The stem of this word, ‘trier’, is of French origin and means ‘to separate, to select, to sort’. The concept of triage [...]
Telehealth for Coronavirus Care
Here’s the basic WHAT of establishing the capability for Community Health’s providers to treat patients for the Coronavirus using live audio/video technology.1. Clinical Guidelines: Clearly define which patients qualify and do not qualify for Telemedicine-based coronavirus care.2. Medical licensure: While [...]
5 Things your Telehealth Vendor cannot do for you (Misconception #4)
Whether you’re building a new house or renovating - you’ll typically rely on a multitude of different trades to help you get all the things done that need to be completed. The plumber, the electrician and the painter, just [...]
Should your IT Staff run your Telehealth Program? (Misconception #3)
"Telehealth is about technology, right? Without technology, there is no "tele"! And we do need a vendor and some software so we can connect patients with physicians. So let’s ask IT to find some software and roll it out." In [...]
Telehealth Requires Multiple Technology Solutions (Misconception #2)
When I come across a new misconception, I’m always curious as to where this particular misconception originated. Oftentimes it is the result of "lazy thinking", taking something you already know and applying it to the new circumstances without questioning it [...]