telehealth

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.

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.

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.

Notal Vision CEO Kester Nahen discusses remote diagnostic eye care and its future.

Dr. Joe Kvedar, senior advisor of virtual care at Mass General Brigham, discusses the future of telehealth as the population ages.

Telemedicine and the different care paradigm it enables help nurses minimize stress and the burnout it can cause, says Laura Jonsson, a nurse practitioner and Matrix Medical Network's chief clinical officer.

Telehealth Connection TV: Virtual care tools enable providers at Northwell Health to connect with senior patients in their homes, says Dr. Karen Abrashkin, medical director of the healthcare provider's House Calls program.

Dr. Jeffrey M. Hoffman, chief medical information officer at Nationwide Children's Hospital, says the explosion of telehealth, videoconferencing and digital tools generally has been essential during COVID-19.

Telehealth Connection TV: Dr. Danielle Hairston, psychiatry residency training director at Howard University College of Medicine, says virtual care isn't perfect, but its accessibility is an advantage.

To support health equity, Congress must expand access to telehealth, explains Terri Ripley, chair of the HIMSS Public Policy Committee.