Telehealth

Stanford Health Care taps Lumeris for help with value-based senior care

By Mike Miliard 11:12 am March 19, 2019

The company will help the academic medical center build out its Medicare Advantage plan, as well as developing new AI-powered diagnostics, clinical pathways and more.

Telemedicine reduces ICU mortality rate at Valley Health

By Bill Siwicki 03:41 pm March 18, 2019

During the first year of tele-ICU, the technology helped save 125 lives, reduce ICU length of stay by 34 percent, reduce the sepsis mortality rate, and more.

Senior using telemedicine blood pressure cuff.

Intermountain at Home looks to push the boundaries of tech-enabled virtual care

By Jonah Comstock 02:10 pm March 15, 2019

The program uses a mix of home visits and telehealth technologies to bring more services to the home.

Credit: Samitivej Hospital Group

Samitivej launches multi-service 'Virtual Hospital' app in Thailand

By Dean Koh 05:07 am March 14, 2019

Samitivej Hospital Group, a private hospital brand in Thailand with a network of eight hospitals and owned by Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), recently announced the launch of its one-stop Virtu

Safety-net providers face obstacles to telehealth adoption

By Deirdre Fulton 10:19 am March 13, 2019

Despite its clear potential to improve access to high-quality care in underserved communities, telehealth is underutilized by safety-net providers due to a range of barriers, according to a new report from the RAND Corpo

At Mount Sinai, telehealth reduces ER visits and hospitalizations

By Bill Siwicki 03:16 pm March 11, 2019

At the hospital's inflammatory bowel disease center, providers can now deliver better care to patients with delicate conditions.

A sample of PET images acquired from Siemens Healthineers' FlowMotion technology. Credit: Siemens Healthineers

Northern Territory’s patients get improved access to advanced medical imaging tech

By Hafizah Osman 01:26 am March 07, 2019

Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) and Siemens Healthineers have partnered in a venture to expand oncology services available in the Northern Territory, providing the hospital with an advanced PET CT scanner that offers patients the capability to scan faster using lower doses of radiation and pe

Specialist telemedicine platform saves Vista Community Clinic $1.8 million

By Bill Siwicki 01:02 pm March 04, 2019

At the federally qualified health center and patient-centered medical home, telehealth technology has changed the way primary care physicians deliver care.