telehealth

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.

Telehealth Connection TV: Telehealth can be used to help with advance planning for end-of-life care, says the Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Silvia Perez-Protto.

This week's top stories include HHS requiring hospitals to report flu data, Americans wanting mental healthcare via telehealth, and Clover Health joining the public market by merging with Social Capital SPAC.

Liz Ashall-Payne, founder and CEO of ORCHA, says COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of telehealth, but digital therapeutics, diagnostics and remote patient monitoring will play a more significant role moving forward.

In the debut episode of Telehealth Connection TV, a new series on HIMSS TV, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden speaks to the importance of safeguarding telehealth and what he hopes to see from digital health innovators.