Telehealth

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How Penn Medicine looks at telehealth from the patient perspective

By John Donohue 08:37 am June 11, 2018

What patients want from telemedicine tools are care quality and user experience.

Telehealth tactics: A look at Penn Medicine's three-tiered approach

By John Donohue 07:30 am December 19, 2017

Associate Vice President John Donohue divulges the system’s approach to telemedicine and videoconferencing, including the tech and governance components hospitals need to succeed.

My #IHeartHIT story: Telemedicine with my mother every week

By Nick van Terheyden, MD 01:37 pm October 06, 2017

Dr. Nick van Terheyden: "This is 2017, telemedicine should be available to everyone."

Ninety-one percent of people with chronic disease say they need help in managing their disease – not in the doctor’s office, but at home, between appointments.

Patients with chronic conditions eager for more care at home, new research shows

By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn 10:17 am July 21, 2017

Report offers advice on how to do it right – the way patients want.

When it comes to telehealth, strategy is critical, says Sue Schade.

8 tips for telehealth success

By Sue Schade 01:05 pm July 11, 2017

There are common themes for the best results.

The mobile health app glut

By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn 12:14 pm October 21, 2016

Supply of mobile health apps greatly exceeds the demand for them, based on research2guidance’s report on the mHealth App Developer Economics 2016, analyzing the status and trends of the mobile health apps market.

Telemedicine: What the future holds

By John Donohue 11:06 am September 06, 2016

Penn Medicine associate CIO John Donohue shares insights and obstacles from the academic medical centers work on telehealth thus far.

Employers changing health care delivery – health reform at work

By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn 11:05 am August 12, 2016

Large employers are taking more control over health care costs and quality by pressuring changes to how care is actually delivered, based on the results from the 2017 Health Plan Design Survey sponsored by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH).

Bumps along the rural road: using telemedicine to treat chronic disease in rural communities

By Altarum Institute 10:13 am March 22, 2016

Despite the widely publicized successes of the Affordable Care Act, many rural Americans were forgotten by health care reform. Telemedicine is a critical tool for transitioning to value-based treatments, and to better serving rural communities.

Connected health advances care across the globe

By Chris Edwards, Chief Marketing Officer, Validic 06:36 am November 02, 2015

(SPONSORED) The idea of improving outcomes and patient experience with digital-health technologies is also spreading across the globe. There are a number of examples of countries and companies abroad launching successful and innovative strategies.