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Despite the challenges of interoperability, regulatory compliance, technology adoption, and data privacy, the benefits of digital health are undeniable. Collaboration between policymakers, cl...

https://medcitynews.com/2024/10/the-convergence-of-digital-health-and-life-sciences/

Investing in reproductive health is not only a strategic financial move but also a moral imperative. By channeling our investment dollars into the critical areas described above, we can suppo...

https://medcitynews.com/2024/10/investing-in-reproductive-health-companies-post-dobbs-a-moral-and-strategic-imperative/

HLTH 2024, scheduled for October 20-23 at the Venetian Expo Center in Las Vegas, will highlight new programming, a physicians roundtable, generative AI, the shifting landscapes of telemedicin...

https://medcitynews.com/2024/09/get-ready-for-hlth-2024-a-preview-guide/

Digital tools are producing a more efficient patient-centered system. Practices tuned in to the new digital world operate more smoothly, deliver higher-quality care, and allow payers to manag...

https://medcitynews.com/2024/08/time-to-get-digital-in-your-practice-improving-and-making-healthcare-easier-for-patients-practices-providers-and-payors/

Virtual first models can address a brutal trifecta of challenges – access, cost, and quality.  The post Three Healthcare Challenges Overcome by Virtual Specialty Care — And Why Employe...

https://medcitynews.com/2024/06/three-healthcare-challenges-overcome-by-virtual-specialty-care-and-why-employers-should-take-note/

In response to emailed questions, Kismet Health Co-founders CEO Dr. Cierra Gromoff and COO Christie Sander talked about why they started the business. The post Pediatric Telehealth Startup ...

https://medcitynews.com/2024/01/pediatric-telehealth-startup-kismet-health-seeks-to-improve-access-to-care/

MedKitDoc Founder Dorian Koch shared the journey of the startup, which wants to transform the way patients receive healthcare. The post MedKitDoc Founder Develops Advanced Telemedicine Plat...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/12/medkitdoc-founder-develops-advanced-telemedicine-platform-integrating-medtech-for-effective-remote-healthcare/

Talkiatry, Array Behavioral Care, Iris Telehealth and Quartet Health sent a letter to the DEA asking for a special registration process that would allow for the prescribing of certain control...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/dea-telemedicine-controlled-substances-mental-health/

In Pickens County, Alabama, cardiac arrests are now treated differently. Instead of immediately transporting patients, local EMS now work cardiac arrests in the field for 30 minutes; if there...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/07/save-someones-life-in-5-minutes-or-let-them-die-in-30/

To fully reap the benefits of telemedicine, it is crucial to provide comprehensive education to both staff and patients. Clinicians, doctors, and other medical care providers should all be ...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/06/how-telemedicine-can-combat-clinician-burnout-the-biggest-challenge-facing-the-healthcare-industry/

Hospitals’ digital health adoption exploded during the pandemic, leading to many vendor contracts spanning three to five years. As these contracts reach their expiration dates over this yea...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/06/which-digital-health-tools-will-be-the-greatest-victim-to-turnover-from-hospitals/

Penn Medicine recently published a study on the economics of providing telemedicine — it showed that when the health system began offering virtual urgent care services to its employees, the...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/06/telemedicine-telehealth-healthcare-upenn/

In some ways, the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) proposed rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine are a sign of progress. Behavioral health could be getting some much-...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/reading-between-the-lines-of-the-deas-proposed-rules-on-telemedicine/

The new DEA ruling is doing a disservice not only to people with OUD, but to the entire medical care system—exacerbating a condition that will most likely lead to death. The post Relying ...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/relying-on-primary-care-physicians-to-treat-opioid-use-disorder-fails-both-patients-and-providers/

Patients with opioid use disorder are more likely to stick with their treatment plan when offered buprenorphine via telemedicine, according to a new study. The study involved 1,378 patients, ...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/study-more-oud-patients-stay-in-treatment-when-offered-buprenorphine-via-telemedicine/

The American Medical Association recently released its comments on the DEA’s proposed rules for controlled substance prescribing via telemedicine. Many telehealth providers are supportive o...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/providers-mostly-agree-with-the-amas-views-on-controlled-substance-prescribing-via-telemedicine/

Data can help healthcare facilities improve patient safety, but first, healthcare leaders need to bring data from multiple sources together using a common taxonomy. The post Aggregate Data ...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/aggregate-data-to-improve-patient-safety-how-data-can-inform-risk-management/

Travel nurses provide critical relief during staffing shortages and use of these professionals has increased in recent years. With this increase comes new and emerging risks. A review of clos...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/travel-nurses-risk-management-insights/

The collaboration, which was announced last week, is between Bicycle Health, Wellpath and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It will provide virtual opioid use disorder services to those living i...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/new-collaboration-brings-opioid-use-disorder-treatment-to-formerly-incarcerated-patients/

The proof is here: a survey done by the American Medical Association (AMA) reported that 80% of physicians they surveyed believed that telehealth provided patients better access to care since...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/virtual-care-real-outcomes/

Dr. B began as a virtual service providing access to Covid-19 vaccines and later Covid-19 treatments. It has now expanded to treatments for dermatology, sexual health, reproductive health and...

https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/dr-b-adds-new-treatments-to-platform-expands-beyond-covid-19/

Kharraz made a bold declaration about telehealth back in December 2020. In the final episode of 2022, we ask him about that and more. The post MedCity Pivot Podcast: What does the CEO of Zo...

https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/medcity-pivot-podcast-what-does-the-ceo-of-zocdoc-believe-the-future-of-telehealth-to-be/

Making predictions in unpredictable times can be dangerous. As long-held certainties – even ones as basic as person-to-person contact – have proven unreliable, perhaps we can only really ...

https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/telehealth-in-2023-predicting-the-unpredictable/

Virtual first care (V1C) – high-quality healthcare delivered virtually until it cannot be – will allow both new and incumbent providers to achieve success in the redefined value chain. ...

https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/5-steps-to-delivering-virtual-first-care-that-will-redefine-the-healthcare-value-chain/

Instead of trying to fix access issues by adding more office-based doctors, health systems should consider how to best implement a program that utilizes Virtualists for workforce expansion. ...

https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/enhancing-care-and-access-with-virtualist-partners/

There are three major tensions that still need to be addressed in virtual care or telemedicine before it can work as promised. Convenient The post 3 Tensions to Telehealth and How We Can ...

https://medcitynews.com/2022/11/3-tensions-to-telehealth-and-how-we-can-resolve-them/

Aegis Ventures launched a new startup with Northwell Holdings, the venture capital arm of Northwell Health. The New York City-based company, named Upliv, focuses on virtual menopause care. It...

https://medcitynews.com/2022/11/northwell-aegis-launch-virtual-menopause-care-startup-for-employers/

Telemedicine company TytoCare launched a new offering that promises to give providers and health plans the range of products and services needed to operate successful virtual primary care pro...

https://medcitynews.com/2022/11/why-tytocares-ceo-thinks-its-new-roi-focused-primary-care-offering-is-different-than-the-competition/

Insurers and employers are optimistic about the possibilities of virtual care, but they’re not very enthusiastic about the care modality’s larger influence on the healthcare industry, acc...

https://medcitynews.com/2022/11/why-payers-and-employers-are-still-doubtful-that-virtual-care-will-have-a-revolutionary-impact/

Hospitals and health systems must take a comprehensive and proactive stance to protect themselves from emerging competition in telemedicine and shore up operational practices. The post Comp...

https://medcitynews.com/2022/10/competing-in-the-age-of-telemedicine/