How to Offer a Virtual Second Opinion Service at Your Health System
The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic is a joint venture of the Cleveland Clinic health system and telemedicine provider Amwell. The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic provides virtual second opinions to patients, with access to more than 3,500 expert physicians at Cleveland Clinic.
Is Healthcare Innovating Its Way Back to Patient Engagement?
The HIMSS24 panel, titled “Moving Beyond EHR Engagement: Deploy Consumer-Centric Strategies That Truly Empower Communities,” took a closer look at how providers are making engagement work. They’re listening more to their patients, embracing remote patient monitoring, virtual care, wearables and home-based services, and targeting care management and coordination.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 100 – The State of Virtual Healthcare
On episode 100 of PSQH: The Podcast, Frank McGillin, CEO at The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, talks about the state of virtual care and how it can improve the quality of the patient experience. This episode is sponsored by Avtec, IAC and Origami Risk as part of PSQH’s activities for Patient Safety Awareness Week.
Healthcare Harnesses the Warp Speed of AI in Our Changing Economy
Some organizations may wish to use AI to collaborate and improve process management and operations; others might want to increase the personalization of services they’re providing for improved quality of care and patient satisfaction.
Flattening the Curve of Care with At-Home Diagnostics
Programs involving at-home diagnostics are becoming more prevalent in the area of biopharma. According to one study, the at-home testing industry is projected to be worth over $2 billion by 2025.
It Takes a Community to Support a Pregnancy
The United States spends 17.8% of its GDP on healthcare, nearly twice as much as the average OECD country. Yet despite this spending, we currently have a healthcare system largely designed to attend to clinical variables, which, according to some studies, impact only 20% of county-level variation in health outcomes, while social determinants of health (SDOH) affect as much as 50%.
HHS Expands Telemedicine Use in Opioid Abuse Treatment Programs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule Feb. 2 in the Federal Register that, among other things, allow providers to evaluate new patients for a methadone-based treatment via audio-visual telemedicine.
New Jersey Makes Hospital at Home a State Program
The Hospital at Home Act, which was passed by the state Legislature and signed by Governor Phil Murphy in September 2023 and enacted into law on January 23, establishes a state Hospital at Home permitting process through the New Jersey Department of Health that is consistent with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Acute Hospital Care at Home Program.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 97 – The Benefits of Robotic Surgical Systems
On episode 97 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Maria Iliakova, bariatric and general surgeon, talks about the benefits of robotic surgical systems.
A New Option to the Crowded ED: Concierge Care
Concierge care programs designed specifically for urgent and emergency care are finding support from consumers who don’t want to wait several hours in an ED, along with primary care providers who don’t want to send their patients there. The service offers a cash-only alternative to the ED and could pull more patients away from hospitals and health systems.