Telehealth

Telehealth jumped ahead generations in 2020, says Amwell CEO Roy Schoenberg, who shares what he is excited about for 2021.

Healthcare providers are still facing hurdles such as patients' lack of internet connection when it comes to virtual appointments, says Jim Rogers, president of HealthConnect Networks and Mission Broadband.

The pandemic has created unforeseen virtual care use cases that Verizon's connected solutions make possible, says Lea Sims, marketing practice lead for healthcare insurance and life sciences.

Mobile-first platform Healthvana is working with labs, providers and public health organizations to deliver test results with security, efficiency and empathy, says CEO Ramin Bastani.

There's a huge opportunity to reduce the cost of care delivery, including onboarding, assessing, monitoring and following up on patients that are specific to them, says Robbie Hughes, CEO of Lumeon.

Telehealth Connection TV: There are certain LGBTQ-specific factors that telemedicine providers need to be aware of, says Heather Hitson, telehealth implementation manager at UCLA Health.

Ron Emerson, global healthcare lead at Zoom, details the company's rise to prominence in the healthcare field and its approach to telemedicine.

This week's top stories include CMS expanding telehealth services but the American Telemedicine Association expressing concerns about remote patient monitoring, and DeepMind AI cracking a decades-old protein folding challenge.

Telehealth Connection TV: Matt Hawkins and Parity Health founder Iris Frye discuss why convenience helps drive engagement – and virtual care is no exception.

A nationwide telemedicine initiative to provide teleconsultations to the whole population of Pakistan provided an opportunity to drive adoption of technology during the pandemic, says Digital Care CEO Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed.