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• Factoring in Caregivers Adds Value to a Telehealth Program

  Telehealth programs that include the caregiver in the care management process stand a better chance of improving outcomes and quality of life.  Continue Reading

• Providers Plan a Post-Pandemic Future With Telehealth Strategies

  They’ve tried the technology and tested the workloads. Now that telehealth is here to stay, providers are looking closely at what telehealth strategies do and not work for them.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare Looks to Telehealth to Address Physician Burnout, Stress

  In an industry plagued by burnout, hospitals and health systems are using telehealth to give providers virtual access to mental health counselors - and to make their jobs less stressful.  Continue Reading

• The Promise and Potential for Telehealth in Home Health

  Despite reimbursement barriers, home health care providers have long used telehealth and mHealth tools to improve care. Could COVID-19 expand those opportunities?  Continue Reading

• COVID-19 Gives Providers a Blueprint for New Telehealth Strategies

  The lessons learned in applying telehealth and mHealth to a pandemic will help health systems and hospitals shape their connected health strategies far beyond this crisis.  Continue Reading

• School-Based Telehealth Makes Health a Priority for Teachers, Providers

  School-based telehealth programs are connecting educators and providers through technology to ensure every child has a chance at good health and a good education.  Continue Reading

• Ridesharing Services Help mHealth Programs Improve Care Coordination

  Integrating ridesharing services into mHealth programs not only improves patient engagement and outcomes but also reduces costs through better care coordination.  Continue Reading

• How eConsults Can Offer a Virtual Care Connection to Specialists

  Primary care providers can use telemedicine to consult with specialists, creating a virtual care platform that improves care management and coordination and extends one’s network.  Continue Reading

• Integrating a Telehealth Platform into a Diabetes Prevention Program

  Diabetes Prevention Programs, which seek to improve health and wellness for people at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, are using telehealth to improve access and facilitate better outcomes.  Continue Reading

• Remote Patient Monitoring Brings mHealth Care Management Into the Home

  With mHealth tools and platforms, remote patient monitoring programs have the potential to extend care management and coordination outside the doctor's office or hospital and into the patient's home.  Continue Reading

• Using Telehealth, mHealth Technology to Help Seniors Age in Place

  From mHealth apps to telehealth platforms to sensor-embedded smart homes, connected care technology is helping America's growing ranks of seniors stay healthy and active.  Continue Reading

• Store-and-Forward Telemedicine Services Expand Connected Health

  Asynchronous or store-and-forward telemedicine, popular with dermatologists and ophthalmologists, is now showing up in primary care programs. Proponents say it gives them a better chance to use evidence-based best practices.  Continue Reading

• Telemedicine Robots: Out of Science Fiction and Into the Mainstream

  Robots and robotics have been a fixture in healthcare for decades. New telehealth and mHealth tools are giving them a chance to shine.  Continue Reading

• Leveraging Primary Care Telehealth for Convenience and Quality

  Primary care telehealth services are giving health systems small and large new opportunities to improve care for their patients - and to bring in new business.  Continue Reading

• Telepsychiatry Opens a New Window into Behavioral Healthcare

  Thanks to telepsychiatry, the doctor’s couch no longer has to be in the office. And that’s making both providers and patients much more comfortable.  Continue Reading