Healthcare Finance News October 31, 2018
Jeff Lagasse

Once a novelty, telehealth has potential to ease the workflow and financial burdens placed on physicians and nurses.

Telehealth should stop thinking of itself as telehealth.

The care model, which harnesses technology to provide remote care via video conferencing and other means, is proving to be more and more effective, especially in rural areas that lack brick-and-mortar care options. Elderly patients often find it useful since it eliminates the need for transportation.

But as the model gains traction, the focus is shifting away from the novelty of connected devices and new technology and more toward providing patients with top notch care — and giving providers, physicians and nurses alike, the power to deliver it effectively.

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Provider, Technology, Telehealth
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