telehealth

The coronavirus pandemic has driven some UK GPs to digitise patient consultations at speed – achieving transformation in weeks with the help of online triage tools.

Also: HHS awards $20 million in telehealth access, infrastructure funds; Lumi launches online service.

The integrated app allows providers using DrChrono's platform to schedule and launch video visits from within their calendar, while next month's tool helps patients search for and receive virtual care.

In this HIMSS TV Deep Dive, we show how health systems are leveraging advanced technologies such as AI, analytics and telehealth to manage patient populations while still staying focused on the basic building blocks of health and wellness.

The company fielded a major spike in demand and now paints a rosy long-term picture for its telehealth business, although its poor EPS disappointed some investors. 

Virtual primary care, acute care, chronic disease management and specialty consultations will all be available directly through DarioHealth's app.

Optum was already a stakeholder in the New York company thanks to a "significant investment" it made early in 2019.

Like many other virtual-care services, the company has seen its audience spike within the past few months.

Survey found that 80% of patients and 74% of GPs would like remote consultations to continue after lockdown.    

Marianna Imenokhoeva, founder at LinktoMedicine and HIMSS Future50 International, talks about reopening economies, and how telehealth will be more relevant than ever in the post-COVID-19 world.