Telehealth

A mere five years ago, telehealth was slowly making its presence known, used by less than 20% of healthcare facilities in the U.S. However, during the coronavirus outbreak, that number skyrocketed 154% within the first weeks of April.

Michael Guerriero, Senior Vice President, NJHA Healthcare Business Solutions, sent an announcement today of the organization's newest strategic alliance partner, Derive Healthcare.
 

In an article yesterday from HIT Consultant, Mercy Health's CMIO Dr. Stephen Beck, explains how Mercy Health is using telehealth solutions to overcome healthcare challenges, while increasing the quality of care.  Roeen Roashan of IHS Technology explains how changes in this field are necessary to allow healthcare organizations to operate more efficiently and effectively "amid rising expenses, an aging population and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases".

An April 20, article appeared in the National Law Review, entitled, “Does the ‘Doc Fix’ Bill Help Telemedicine and Telehealth?”  The article answers the question: “In a word: yes. Telemedicine was one of the many beneficiaries of changes introduced by the so-called ‘doc fix’ bill, formally titled the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2).”