Telehealth and Medicine Today

Quadruple Aim Meets Digital Health: Opportunities and Challenges

2022-12-31T16:55:15-08:00

A bold, frank and candid discussion evaluating telehealth policy and service interventions: framework to guide selection, and interpretation of study end points. Seek a quiet place to listen to this audiocast.

Challenges and Opportunities in Space Medicine, Space Flight, and Holoportation

2022-12-31T08:33:08-08:00

Dr. Schmid will provide an overview of the NASA space medicine operations current spaceflight challenges and opportunities in the context of the environments of care including air, space and terrestrially in our domestic and international health systems. He will provide a worldwind tour of Space Medicine origins, space telemedicine, medical training required, extreme environmenta of care, NASA international and off the planet medical operations, mission planning, space physiology, longitudinal surveillance of astronaut health, current and future missions, commercial space flight and new vehicles. Dr. Schmid will introduce the Holoportation Project, the first Holographic Transportation of humans to space, new technologies and opportunities for collaboration and problem solving with NASA.

Market Transformation, Opportunities and Challenges of Telehealth Players

2022-12-31T08:56:44-08:00

There are three types of known “telehealth players” and only two will prevail in the future. The first type are credible known entities like Cleveland Clinic, UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, or Amazon Care, which would be their online arm. The second type will be telehealth solutions that broker availability of different services between brands. The third type – and the one that won’t work – is the standalone solution. From a patient standpoint, more credibility is needed to use these services. Smart market players in the telehealth industry anticipate future trends and make sure business focuses on several consumer problems, not one.

Further, there are concerns about equitable access to telehealth services, particularly for video telehealth – something HCPs and telehealth companies should think about as telehealth becomes a long-term/permanent solution. Basic technological barriers like lack of broadband access, digital literacy, social isolation, disparities in technology/device ownership prevent patients from engaging with their providers via telehealth. These barriers have disproportionate impacts across different populations. Additionally, social data gaps – low technology for certain sub-populations indicates minimal data availability.

Addressing Workforce Crisis through New Models of Care

2022-12-31T09:10:10-08:00

The healthcare industry has already been burdened by longstanding trends like aging populations, provider burnout, and patient dissatisfaction. Healthcare burnout has increased significantly during the pandemic. Many factors are putting strain on the industry: expanding healthcare roles, squeeze in reimbursements, competition for patient volume, shifts in the delivery of care, and a shortage of providers and staff. These factors have contributed to the unprecedented challenge forcing healthcare organizations to rethink established norms and operational best practices. While new technologies have promised significant clinical and operational benefits for healthcare organizations, COVID-19 has turned them from nice-to-haves to imperatives. This session will discuss how today’s workforce crisis can be addressed through new models of care such as telehealth.

Objectives:

Discuss the business process and business applications revolution
Explain the experience revolution
Describe the impact of new models of care on the clinical workforce

Key Components of a Tech-Enabled Hospital at Home Program

2022-12-31T10:20:09-08:00

Until recently, acute care technological innovations were centered on improvements in procedural interventions or critical care. Accelerated by the pandemic, there has been a shift and developing interest in bringing acute-level care into the home. As a result, more tech-enabled improvements are supporting decentralized care models. Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), combined with clinical necessity, are enabling healthcare systems to deliver better care beyond the four walls of the hospital.

Insiders Perspectives On Hybrid Care

2022-12-31T10:34:23-08:00

Hear perspectives from tech giant, Microsoft, and startup Ravkoo Health executives, about what is currently top of mind for them, their business, and what they are being asked to deliver for clients and consumers. The new "hybrid world" discussion includes topics such as:

What the newest tools are being used at health organizations
What's the most mature use case in virtual care
Where is the digital health/virtual health “puck” headed over the next few years

Raising the Bar in RPM Innovation with Value Based Patient-Centered Care

2022-12-31T11:42:19-08:00

The Role Blockchain Technology Can Play in Solving Today’s Telemedicine Limitations

2022-12-31T11:03:23-08:00

Data security, regulatory compliance, cost of IT infrastructure, cross border consultations, and interoperability are just some of the challenges telemedicine faces today. Find out how blockchain technology can help solve many of the pressing challenges, telemedicine faces today.

THMT 2021 Editors Best Article Award

2022-12-31T13:08:54-08:00

The study identifies characteristics of the explosive implementation and scale of telehealth use in the first year of COVID-19 pandemic - forever changing traditional healthcare practices and patient access in the United States.

To view the article, please visit DOI https://doi.org/10.30953/tmt.v6.280

The award selection is based on the number of online views, article downloads, citations, and market impact.

Authors and affiliations appear below:

Francis X. Campion, MITRE Corporation; Atrius Health; and Harvard Medical School
Stephen Ommen, Mayo Clinic
Helayne Sweet, MITRE Corporation
Nilay Shah, Mayo Clinic
Barbra Rabson, Massachusetts Health Quality Partners
Nick Dougherty, Allways Heath Partners
Jennifer Goldsack, Digital Medical Society
Peter Sylvester, MITRE Corporation
Karen Jones, MITRE Corporation
Aaron Burgman, MITRE Corporation
Nathalie McIntosh, Massachusetts Health Quality Partners
Lindsey Sangaralingham, Mayo Clinic
David Jiang, Mayo Clinic
Jeffrey McGinn, Change Healthcare
Ricardo Rojas, Mayo Clinic
Tim Suther, Change Healthcare
Brian Anderson, MITRE Corporation
John Halamka, Mayo Clinic (Dr Halamka is editors-in-chief of the THMT journal)

Congratulations, authors!

Developing Evidence for Telehealth Effectiveness

2022-12-31T13:20:34-08:00

This keynote offers a definition for telehealth, and discusses dimensions of telehealth effectiveness, clinical outcomes, patient and provider experience, cost utilization, and equity. Three use cases are presented to help illustrate findings.

The Evolution and Promise of Digital Health

2022-12-31T13:54:34-08:00

Learn about the history of health IT policy in the US, and how the national infrastructure being built today via the 21^st Century Cures Act, is paving the way for a digitally native healthcare ecosystem in the years ahead.

Data as Strategy: How Platforms Solve Problems and Ecosystems can Transform the Industry

2022-12-31T14:08:42-08:00

Many organizations talk about the power of data but too few really understand the full potential. Utilizing a strategic framework that redefines the roles of collaboration and innovation, ses how one organization built competitive differentiators by expanding upon the concept of a data analytics platform to create a data operating system and beyond enterprise analytics to facilitating an ecosystem.

Global Trends in Information Governance & Data Protection

2022-12-31T14:29:00-08:00

This presentation discusses the top legal and regulatory issues affecting information governance and data privacy and security measures being implemented or expanded in the United States and European Union. This presentation provides valuable insights to startups and existing telemedicine providers and digital health technology companies seeking to understand strategic planning to optimize market success and maintain regulatory compliance.

Key Topics / Learning Points

Policy trends in the United States and recently enacted state privacy laws
Practical insights and recommendations to compliance with GDPR or local privacy rules
Flexibilities applied during the pandemic to ensure access to safer health care
Pending legislation impacting information governance and data protection
Access and use of individually identifiable information in clinical trials and research

How ‘Resource Recycling’ Impacts a New Telehealth Paradigm

2022-12-31T14:47:48-08:00

Telehealth provides an opportunity to change rules of engagement, reach out to neglected communities, and uncharted populations at the touch of a button, redefining a transformative vision from disconnection to a well-orchestrated consortium of value-based care and patient-centered services. All we need to do is to develop a ‘digital resource recycling’ mentality, and technology will take care of the rest.

The new telehealth paradigm supports outreach, connectivity and interaction, offering an opportunity to put an end to the current innovation predicament and function on a platform that we can scale and radically transform the pace and permanence of integration in health and care systems. The challenge is an overproduction of data, already contributing to the global carbon footprint. This is where data recycling comes in, as a sustainability prerequisite for the new telehealth paradigm.

Leveraging Web 3.0 Architecture for Healthcare 4.0

2022-12-31T14:56:46-08:00

The global digital transformation has been exponentially accelerated by the latest pandemic and we have a unique opportunity to redefine, redesign and reconfigure global wellness, global health and global health-care delivery systems. Telehealth and telemedicine play a key role in this new ecosystem and can act as a gateway to achieving Healthcare 4.0. The dual power of increased telehealth adoption, and transitioning towards a decentralized next generation internet (web 3.0) can act as a catalyst to enhance our efforts toward attainment of a more equitable healthcare ecosystem.

How Do We Get Physicians To Care About The Bottom-Line?

2022-12-31T15:10:35-08:00

Modern healthcare is quickly evolving. The advent of EHRs and digital health is putting pressure on physicians to know more and more non-clinical information. In addition to their clinical expertise physician alignment and proficiency with financial, compliance, and administrative objectives is critical for the modern healthcare systems overall success. While physicians are experts at providing the best possible care for their patients, they receive little to no training on how to align with crucial health system initiatives resulting in friction between physician and health system stakeholders. The secret to harmoniously merging physician’s clinical goals with the health system’s business goals is increasing the application of evidence-based EHR integrated disease management.

Telehealth Pearls 2022

2022-12-31T15:21:34-08:00

Panelists discuss topics below and their relevance for telehealth leaders.

Current challenges for providers
- Reimbursement
- Workflows
- Prescribing
- Disparities of care
Future vision for telehealth for health-systems

Patient Centricity and Ways to Expand Telehealth and Telemedicine Access

2022-12-31T16:15:38-08:00

The speaker will address topics such as wearable device usefulness for both practitioners and insurers, opportunities of digital health and telemedicine for the insurance industry, and how to expand services and platforms across borders.

Pandemic Push: Accelerating Connected Care

2022-12-31T17:29:02-08:00

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Opportunities and Obstacles for Using Remote Monitoring and AI to Enable Sustained Integrated Telehealth PPT

2022-12-31T15:46:20-08:00

Telehealth has seen a rapid growth period in the last a couple of years globally, partly propelled by the pandemic. Now many patients and healthcare providers have seen the potential benefits of telehealth, many people are in the process to drive sustained growth of this new paradigm of healthcare. The panel will be focused on two key enabling factors of the future growth of integrated telehealth, i.e., remote monitoring and AI. They will use specific cases to discuss the Opportunities and Obstacles in the development, deployment, and commercialization of these technologies.