Becker's Healthcare May 17, 2018
Telehealth isn’t new, but tightly integrating it with existing brick-and-mortar-based services is a new approach that can pay dividends for health systems and patients alike.
The basics make that clear.
With most regions of the country facing shortages of primary care providers, and pressure mounting on hospitals and health systems to move to value-based care and capitated models, there’s a growing crisis in terms of access to primary care. Patient demand substantially exceeds provider supply.
One important way to solve this crisis is for health systems to implement a new generation of telehealth or remote care services, infused with artificial intelligence (AI), and tie them closely with the rest of the organization’s services and strategies.
A smart remote care program...