Telehealth

Corey Scurlock, MD, Westchester Medical Center's medical director, and Wendy Deibert, VP of Clinical Solutions at Caregility, say COVID-19 brought to light the value of telehealth and no one wants to go back to a pre-telehealth world.

Cam Deemer, president of DrFirst, says the pandemic has forced the adoption of telehealth and other technologies that already existed.

COVID-19 has forced remote patient monitoring, an experience that many patients find as more convenient, time-saving and equal to in-person care, says Dr. Chris Hobson, CMO for Orion Health.

This week's top stories include the virtual health platform going mainstream despite more work needing to be done and sleep tracking coming to Apple Watch.

Doctors are racing to adapt to new technologies to be able to care for patients remotely, says Shawn Morris, CEO of Privia Health.

Dr. Carl Nohr of the Canadian Medical Association discusses the arrival of the age of smartphone-enabled virtual care and remote monitoring and previews his upcoming HIMSS webinar exploring "person-enabled" healthcare during the coronavirus crisis and beyond.

Podimetrics CEO Dr. Jonathan Bloom discusses how digital health is being used to monitor high-risk patients with diabetes and avoid adverse outcomes.

Eric Rock, CEO of Vivify Health, talks about the shifting expectations for connected health products.

Remote monitoring is changing chronic care management, explains CAREMINDr President and CEO Harry Soza.

Dr. Roy Schoenberg, CEO of Amwell, describes how COVID-19 is impacting his telehealth company and is rewriting the expectations for virtual care.