HealthLeaders Media November 27, 2018
Telehealth has matured into a disruptive enabler that helps you meet multiple clinical and business strategies.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Telehealth has morphed into a powerful resource that enables the disruption of healthcare delivery.
An enterprise approach maximizes resources, creates more efficient operations, consolidates workforce, and enables scale.
Leadership support from the CEO and physician champions are essential to achieve success.
To circumvent reimbursement issues, virtual care leaders often initiate value-based contracts, secure grants, develop other creative payment solutions and offer free services.
In its infancy, telehealth was a novelty that helped hospitals achieve specific objectives, such as rural care. With the addition of connected medical devices that remotely monitor heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory function,...