Healthcare IT News November 12, 2019
While face-to-face visits are still preferred by many, 90% of healthcare organizations polled by HIMSS Media say they’re using or piloting remote care services to boost care coordination, manage at-risk patients and broaden pop health efforts.
More and more patients are able to take advantage of remote consults and other virtual care options as health systems have begun pursuing telehealth programs in earnest, new HIMSS Media research shows.
WHY IT MATTERS
That’s not necessarily to say that many patients – and, indeed, many providers – don’t still prefer old-fashioned, in-person, one-on-one doctor-patient consults.
But as the new realities of staffing challenges and value-based care become apparent – and regulatory and reimbursement policies evolve to accommodate it – more and more healthcare...
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